Artur Rasizade

6th Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan · Azerbaijan · On the map · Politicians · Born 1935 · age 91

Artur Tahir oghlu Rasizade is an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan from 1996 until 2018 under the authoritarian regimes of Heydar Aliyev and his son Ilham Aliyev.

Artur Rasizade is read about 116 times a day, in 47 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 111 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2025Heydar Aliyev OrderAward20201st degree "For Service to the Fatherland" orderAward2015Certificate of Honor of the National Assembly of the Republic of BelarusAwardOrder of the Friendship of PeoplesAwardShohrat OrderAward2010Sheref OrderAward2005Independence OrderAward2003Named Prime Minister of AzerbaijanOffice4 November 2003 to 21 April 2018Named First Deputy Prime MinisterOffice4 August to 4 November 2003Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"Award1996Named Prime Minister of AzerbaijanOffice20 July 1996 to 4 August 2003Named First Deputy Prime MinisterOffice3 May to 26 November 19961991Named First Deputy Prime MinisterOffice22 May 1991 to 16 May 19921980Order of the Badge of HonourAward1971USSR State PrizeAward1935Born26 February 1935

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Ilham Aliyev Preceded Artur as Prime Minister of Azerbaijan

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Rasizade with Dmitry Medvedev.

Awards

Heydar Aliyev Order, Ilham Aliyev2025

1st degree "For Service to the Fatherland" order2020

Shohrat Order2015

Order of the Friendship of Peoples2015

Certificate of Honor of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus2015

Sheref Order2010

Independence Order2005

Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg"2003

Order of the Badge of Honour1980

USSR State Prize1971

Knight of the Legion of Honour

About this person

Thomas de Waal writes of Rasizade's tenure that he "had no political influence", "was unknown outside the country" and his "departure barely merited any commentary."

Country

Azerbaijan

Politicians from Azerbaijan 6

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Isa Gambar54.9 of 100

Ali Asadov54.9 of 100

Novruz Mammadov54.5 of 100

Abulfaz Elchibey59.2 of 100 Surat Huseynov54.4 of 100