Who is the President of Azerbaijan?

Ilham Aliyev has been President of Azerbaijan since Oct 31, 2003.

Who is the longest-serving President of Azerbaijan?

Ilham Aliyev, with 8,340 days in office.

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🇦🇿 Azerbaijan

Republic, unitary state, semi-presidential systemElectoral autocracy

Ilham Aliyev

President · 8,340 days in office

Tenure records

Longest-serving

Ilham Aliyev

8,340 days

Shortest-serving

Isa Gambar

30 days

Average tenure

680 days

Ilham Aliyev: 1126% above average

Recent presidents by days in office

Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Azerbaijan?

Across 7 completed terms, the average president of Azerbaijan has served 680 days (about 1.9 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 860 days.

One completed term Average tenure per decade

All presidents of Azerbaijan

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Days
8	Ilham Aliyev	Oct 31, 2003	Incumbent	8,340
7	Heydar Aliyev	Oct 3, 1993	Dec 12, 2003	3,722
6	Heydar Aliyev	Jun 24, 1993	Oct 3, 1993	101
5	Abulfaz Elchibey	Jun 16, 1992	Sep 1, 1993	442
4	Isa Gambar	May 18, 1992	Jun 17, 1992	30
3	Ayaz Mutallibov	May 14, 1992	May 18, 1992	4
2	Yaqub Mammadov	Mar 6, 1992	May 14, 1992	69
1	Ayaz Mutallibov	Feb 5, 1991	Mar 6, 1992	395

Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the President of Azerbaijan?: Ilham Aliyev has been President of Azerbaijan since Oct 31, 2003.
Who is the longest-serving President of Azerbaijan?: Ilham Aliyev, with 8,340 days in office.
Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Azerbaijan?: Across 7 completed terms, the average president of Azerbaijan has served 680 days (about 1.9 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 860 days.