This is a list of individuals and events related to Azerbaijan in 2025.
Incumbents PhotoPostNamePresident of AzerbaijanIlham AliyevVice President of AzerbaijanMehriban AliyevaPrime Minister of AzerbaijanAli AsadovSpeaker of the National Assembly of AzerbaijanSahiba Gafarova
Events January 18 January – The first case of mpox in Azerbaijan is discovered from a patient in Baku who had travelled abroad. 25 January – Two cars collide in Shamkir, killing five people. January 29–30 – The SPE Workshop on Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) Technologies is held in Baku
February February 6–7 – The IADC Drilling Caspian Conference & Exhibition is held in Baku 20 February – The government orders the suspension of operations of the BBC in Azerbaijan. February 22 – The Congress for People with Special Needs is held in Heydar Aliyev Centre in Baku 24 February – The government orders the closure of the offices of RT in Azerbaijan.
May 4 May – MP Azer Badamov is detained in Astrakhan, Russia amid reports that he had been barred entry by Moscow over allegations of Russophobia.
June 20 June – Seven journalists from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Abzas Media are sentenced to up to nine years' imprisonment on charges disputed as politically motivated by human rights groups. 29 June – The Ministry of Culture cancels all Russian-related cultural events nationwide in response to the deaths of two Azerbaijani nationals during a raid by Russian authorities in Yekaterinburg on 27 June. 30 June – Authorities raid the branch of the Russian state media outlet Sputnik in Baku on suspicion of illegal financing despite the revocation of its operating license in Azerbaijan.
July
1 July – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan sign an agreement in Baku to establish the Green Corridor Union, a joint venture to promote regional green energy cooperation. 10 July – President Aliyev meets with Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan in the United Arab Emirates as part of peace negotiations between their countries. 12 July – Colonel Arguj Kalantarli, head of the international relations department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, is elected as Secretary-General of the International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO).
August 2 August – Turkey opens a pipeline to facilitate the distribution of natural gas from Azerbaijan to Syria. 8 August – President Aliyev signs a peace agreement with Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan in a ceremony hosted by US president Donald Trump in the White House.
October 9 October – Russian president Vladimir Putin admits that Russian air defenses were responsible for the shooting down of Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 over Chechnya in 2024.
November 22 November – A fire in a residential building in Yasamal raion of Baku leaves three people dead and 20 people hospitalized. 29 November – Ali Karimli, the leader of the opposition Azerbaijani Popular Front Party, is arrested on unspecified charges.
Holidays
1–2 January – New Year holidays 19–20 January – Martyrs' Day 8 March – International Women's Day 20–24 March – Novruz holidays 30 March –1 April – Ramazan Bayram Holiday 9 May – Victory and Peace Day 28 May – Independence Day 6–8 June – Qurban Bayramı 15 June – National Salvation Day 26 June – Armed Forces Day 8 November – Victory Day 9 November – State Flag Day 31 December – International Solidarity Day
Deaths 13 January – Shamsaddin Khanbabayev, 85, prime minister of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (1993–2000). 19 July – Soltan Abbas, 92, poet.
References
External links Online calendar