The Chairperson 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 Chairperson of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR.
PictureNameTook officeLeft officePolitical partyChairperson of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet1Mir Bashir Gasimov (1879–1949)21 July 193823 April 1949CPSU2Nazar Heydarov (1896–1968)18 May 19499 March 1954CPSU3Mirza Ibrahimov (1911–1993)9 March 195423 January 1958CPSU4Ilyas Abdullayev (1913–1985)23 January 195825 November 1959CPSU5Saftar Jafarov (1900–1961)25 November 195916 November 1961CPSU6Mamed Iskenderov (1914–1985)29 December 196125 December 1969CPSU7Gurban Khalilov (1906–2000)25 December 196930 December 1985CPSU8Suleyman Tatliyev (1925–2014)30 December 198522 June 1989CPSU9Elmira Gafarova (1934–1993)22 June 198918 May 1990CPSU
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.
See also Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic President of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic List of heads of state of Azerbaijan
Sources World Statesmen.org: Azerbaijan