First Lady of Azerbaijan explained

Post:First Lady
Body:Azerbaijan
Native Name:Azərbaycanın birinci xanımı
Incumbentlabel:Current
Incumbent:Mehriban Aliyeva
Incumbentsince:31 October 2003
Preceded By:Helime Aliyeva
Formation:30 August 1991
Inaugural:Adila Mutallibova

First Lady of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycanın birinci xanımı) is the informal title of the wife of the president of Azerbaijan. The current first lady is Mehriban Aliyeva, wife of President Ilham Aliyev, who has held the position since 31 October 2003.[1]

First ladies of Azerbaijan (1918–1920)

See main article: Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.

First LadiesTerm beganTerm endedPresident of Azerbaijan
Umbul Banu Rasulzadeh [2] May 28, 1918December 7, 1918Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh
Pari MalikovaDecember 7, 1918April 27, 1920Alimardan Topchubashov

First ladies of Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1922–1991)

See main article: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.

First LadiesTerm beganTerm endedPresident of Azerbaijan
Tamarakhanum KhoyskayaFebruary 1920July 23, 1920Mirza Davud Huseynov
Vera Naneyshvili July 23, 1920September 9, 1920Viktor Naneyshvili
-September 9, 1920September 15, 1920Elena Stasova
Anna Dumbadze-BakhtadzeSeptember 15, 1920 November 24, 1920Vladimir Dumbadze
-|October 24, 1920|July 27, 1921|Grigory Kaminsky|-|Mariya Lvovna Marlkus|July 24, 1921|January 5, 1925|Sergey Kirov|-|Frida Naumovna Shlemova|January 5, 1925|January 6, 1926|Ruhulla Akhundov|-|Natalia Yevgenievna Gikalo|July 11, 1929|August 5, 1930|Nikolai Gikalo|-|Esfir Iosifovna Polonskaya  |August 5, 1930|February 7, 1933|Vladimir Polonsky|-|Yevgeniya Mikhailovna Baghirova  |December 10, 1933|April 6, 1953|Mir Jafar Baghirov|-|-|April 6, 1953 |February 12, 1954|Mir Teymur Yagubov|-|-|February 16, 1954 |July 8, 1959|Imam Mustafayev|-|Sona Akhundova|July 10, 1959 |July 14, 1969|Vali Akhundov|-|Zarifa Aliyeva|July 14, 1969|December 3, 1982|Heydar Aliyev|-|Tatiana Baghirova|December 3, 1982|May 21, 1988|Kamran Baghirov|-|Irina Vezirova|May 21, 1988|January 20, 1990|Abdurrahman Vazirov|-|Adila Mutallibova|August 30, 1991|March 6, 1992|Ayaz Mutallibov|}

First Ladies of Azerbaijan (since 1991)

First LadiesPortraitTerm beganTerm endedPresident of AzerbaijanNotes
Adila Mutallibova30 August 19916 March 1992Ayaz Mutallibov
Aziza Mammadova 6 March 199214 May 1992Yagub Mammadov (acting)
Adila Mutallibova14 May 199218 May 1992Ayaz Mutallibov
Aida Bagirova19 May 199216 June 1992Isa Gambar (acting)
Halima Aliyeva16 June 19921 September 1993Abulfaz Elchibey
Position vacant3 October 199331 October 2003Heydar AliyevAliyev's wife, Zarifa Aliyeva, died in 1985[3]
Mehriban Aliyeva31 October 2003PresentIlham Aliyev

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Notes and References

  1. News: Daisy. Sindelar. The Political Rise Of Azerbaijan's First Lady . . 2013-06-13 . 2016-04-06.
  2. Web site: Mammad Amin Rasulzade. www.azer.com. 2018-08-09.
  3. News: Heydar Aliyev obituary . . 2003-12-15 . 2016-04-06.