Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic

The Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic was the nominal head of state of Soviet Azerbaijan, which existed between 21 July 1938 and 18 May 1990. It succeeded the office of Speaker of the Parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. Below is a table of the Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR.

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Political party
Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
1	Mir Bashir Gasimov (1879–1949)	21 July 1938	23 April 1949	CPSU
2	Nazar Heydarov (1896–1968)	18 May 1949	9 March 1954	CPSU
3	Mirza Ibrahimov (1911–1993)	9 March 1954	23 January 1958	CPSU
4	Ilyas Abdullayev (1913–1985)	23 January 1958	25 November 1959	CPSU
5	Saftar Jafarov (1900–1961)	25 November 1959	16 November 1961	CPSU
6	Mamed Iskenderov (1914–1985)	29 December 1961	25 December 1969	CPSU
7	Gurban Khalilov (1906–2000)	25 December 1969	30 December 1985	CPSU
8	Suleyman Tatliyev (1925–2014)	30 December 1985	22 June 1989	CPSU
9	Elmira Gafarova (1934–1993)	22 June 1989	18 May 1990	CPSU

On 18 May 1990 the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was abolished. The position of head of state went to the President of the Azerbaijan SSR, Ayaz Mutallibov.

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