First Lady of Azerbaijan

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|post = First Lady

|body = Azerbaijan

|native_name = Azərbaycanın birinci xanımı

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|insigniacaption =

|image = First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva 2023.jpg

|incumbentlabel = Current

|incumbent = Mehriban Aliyeva

|residence =

|incumbentsince = 31 October 2003

|preceded by = Helime Aliyeva

|termlength =

|formation = 30 August 1991

|inaugural = Adila Mutallibova

|website =

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First Lady of Azerbaijan ({{langx|az|Azərbaycanın birinci xanımı}}) is the informal title of the wife of the president of Azerbaijan. The current first lady, since 31 October 2003, is Mehriban Aliyeva, wife of President Ilham Aliyev.{{cite news|first=Daisy|last=Sindelar|title=The Political Rise Of Azerbaijan's First Lady |url=http://www.rferl.org/content/azerbaijan-rise-aliyeva/25016294.html |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |date=2013-06-13 |access-date=2016-04-06}}

First ladies of Azerbaijan (1918–1920)

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!First Lady

!From

!Till

!President of Azerbaijan

Umbul Banu Rasulzadeh {{Cite web|url=https://www.azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/73_folder/73_articles/73_rasulzade.html|title=Mammad Amin Rasulzade|website=www.azer.com|access-date=2018-08-09}}

|May 28, 1918

|December 7, 1918

|Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh

Peri Malikova

|December 7, 1918

|April 27, 1920

|Alimardan Topchubashov

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

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!First Lady

!From

!Till

!President of Azerbaijan

Tamarakhanum Khoyskaya

|February 1920

|July 23, 1920

|Mirza Davud Huseynov

Vera Naneyshvili

|July 23, 1920

|September 9, 1920

|Viktor Naneyshvili

|September 9, 1920

|September 15, 1920

|Elena Stasova

Anna Dumbadze-Bakhtadze

|September 15, 1920

|November 24, 1920

|Vladimir 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)

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First Ladies ! Portrait ! Term began ! Term ended ! President of Azerbaijan ! Notes
Adila Mutallibova \| \| 30 August 1991 \| 6 March 1992 \| Ayaz Mutallibov \|
Aziza Mammadova \| \| 6 March 1992 \| 14 May 1992 \| Yagub Mammadov (acting) \|
Adila Mutallibova \| \| 14 May 1992 \| 18 May 1992 \| Ayaz Mutallibov \|
Aida Bagirova \| \| 19 May 1992 \| 16 June 1992 \| Isa Gambar (acting) \|
Halima Aliyeva \| \| 16 June 1992 \| 1 September 1993 \| Abulfaz Elchibey \|
Position vacant \| \| 3 October 1993 \| 31 October 2003 \| Heydar Aliyev \| Aliyev's wife, Zarifa Aliyeva, died in 1985{{cite news\|title=Heydar Aliyev obituary \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1449447/Heydar-Aliyev.html \|work=The Daily Telegraph \|date=2003-12-15 \|access-date=2016-04-06}}
Mehriban Aliyeva \| 150px \| 31 October 2003 \| Present \| Ilham Aliyev \|

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First Ladies

! Portrait

! Term began

! Term ended

! President of Azerbaijan

! Notes

Adila Mutallibova

| 30 August 1991

| 6 March 1992

| Ayaz Mutallibov

Aziza Mammadova

| 6 March 1992

| 14 May 1992

| Yagub Mammadov (acting)

Adila Mutallibova

| 14 May 1992

| 18 May 1992

| Ayaz Mutallibov

Aida Bagirova

| 19 May 1992

| 16 June 1992

| Isa Gambar (acting)

Halima Aliyeva

| 16 June 1992

| 1 September 1993

| Abulfaz Elchibey

Position vacant

| 3 October 1993

| 31 October 2003

| Heydar Aliyev

| Aliyev's wife, Zarifa Aliyeva, died in 1985{{cite news|title=Heydar Aliyev obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1449447/Heydar-Aliyev.html |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=2003-12-15 |access-date=2016-04-06}}

Mehriban Aliyeva

| 150px

| 31 October 2003

| Present

| Ilham Aliyev

References

Azerbaijan