Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan

Speaker of the National Assembly
Official seal
Incumbent Ogtay Asadov since December 2, 2005
Appointer	Elected by the Members of Azerbaijani Parliament
Inaugural holder	Mammad Emin Rasulzade May 27, 1918
Formation	Constitution of Azerbaijan November 12, 1995
Succession	Third, after Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
Website	www.meclis.gov.az

Azerbaijan

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The Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Məclisinin Spikeri), also called Chairman of the National Assembly (Azerbaijani: Milli Məclisinin Sədri) is the Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament. The current Speaker is Ogtay Asadov. According to the amendments to the Azerbaijani Constitution of 1995, the Speaker is the third in line of succession after Prime Minister of Azerbaijan.

Chairmen of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan

Name	Period
Mammad Emin Rasulzade	May 27, 1918–December 7, 1918
Alimardan Topchubashov^[1]	December 7, 1918–April 27, 1920
Hasan bey Aghayev (First Deputy Chairman)	December 7, 1918–February 2, 1920
Mammad Yusif Jafarov (First Deputy Chairman)	February 2, 1920–April 27, 1920
Mir Teymur Yaqubov	July 18, 1938–July 4, 1941
Aziz Aliyev	July 4, 1941–March 6, 1947
Sultan Gafarzade	March 6, 1947–March 22, 1947
Yusif Yusifov	March 23, 1947–March 25, 1951
Aghamirza Ahmadov	March 25, 1951–April 18, 1953
Mustafa Topchubashov	April 18, 1953–March 25, 1955
Abdulla Bayramov	March 25, 1955–January 23, 1958
Mirza Ibrahimov	January 23, 1958–March 25, 1959
Gazanfar Jafarli	March 25, 1959–November 25, 1959
Ali Taghizade	November 25, 1959–March 29, 1963
Mammad Dadashzade	March 29, 1963–May 4, 1967
Mustafa Topchubashov	May 4, 1967–July 1, 1971
Suleyman Rustamzade	July 1, 1971–June 10, 1989
Elmira Gafarova^[2]	May 18, 1990–March 5, 1992
Yaqub Mammadov	March 5, 1992–May 18, 1992
Isa Gambar	May 18, 1992–June 13, 1993
Heydar Aliyev	June 24, 1993–November 5, 1993
Rasul Guliyev	November 1993–September 11, 1996
Murtuz Alasgarov	October 16, 1996–December 2, 2005
Ogtay Asadov	December 2, 2005–Incumbent

↑ Topchubashov did not take office. The legislature was headed by the First Deputy Chairman
↑ Gafarova became Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on June 22, 1989

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