Artur Rasizade

Artur Rasizade
Rasizade (left) meeting Dmitry Medvedev
Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 November 2003
President	Ilham Aliyev
Deputy	Yaqub Eyyubov
Preceded by	Ilham Aliyev
In office 20 July 1996 – 4 August 2003 Acting: 20 July 1996 – 26 November 1996
President	Heydar Aliyev
Preceded by	Fuad Guliyev
Succeeded by	Ilham Aliyev
Personal details
Political party	New Azerbaijan Party

Artur Tahir oğlu Rasizada (Azerbaijani: Artur Tahir oğlu Rəsizadə), often spelled as Artur Rasizade^[1] (born 26 February 1935), is the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan. Rasizada was a long-time Communist Party member during the Azerbaijan SSR period. He was Prime Minister from July 20, 1996 until August 4, 2003, when he resigned, ostensibly due to health reasons, enabling President Heydar Aliyev's son Ilham Aliyev to assume the office. Rasizada continued to act as Prime Minister for Ilham Aliyev, however, and he formally returned to the post on November 4, after Ilham Aliyev was elected as president.

Awards

Rasizade was awarded with Istiglal Order for his contributions to economic development of Azerbaijan by President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev on February 23, 2005.^[2]

References

1. ^ The "Artur Rasizada" spelling is an orthography specially invented for Wikipedia after a long dispute about the spelling of Azeri proper names.
2. ^ "A.T.Rasizadənin "İstiqlal" ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI [Order of the President of Azerbaijan Republic on awarding A.T. Rasizade with istiglal Order of Azerbaijan Republic]". http://e-qanun.az/print.php?internal=view&target=1&docid=7405&doctype=0. Retrieved 2011-01-20. 

Political offices
Preceded by Fuad Guliyev	Prime Minister of Azerbaijan 1996–2003	Succeeded by Ilham Aliyev
Preceded by Ilham Aliyev	Prime Minister of Azerbaijan 2003–present	Incumbent

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Name	Rasizade, Artur
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Date of birth	26 February 1935
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