President of Azerbaijan

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Azərbaycan Prezidenti
Standard of the president
Incumbent Ilham Aliyev since 31 October 2003
Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Executive branch of the Government of Azerbaijan
Type	Head of state
Residence	Zuğulba Residence in Baku (primary)
Term length	Seven years, unlimited number of terms[1]
Formation	18 May 1990[2]
First holder	Ayaz Mutallibov
Deputy	Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan (1991–2002) Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2002–2017) Vice President of Azerbaijan (2017–present)
Salary	180,000 AZN annually[3]
Website	The President of Azerbaijan

Politics of Azerbaijan
Constitution Constitutional court Human rights
Head of state President Ilham Aliyev Vice President: Mehriban Aliyeva Office of the President
Executive Prime Minister Ali Asadov Cabinet of Ministers
National Assembly National Assembly Speaker: Sahiba Gafarova
Judiciary Judiciary
Administrative divisions Administrative divisions
Elections Presidential: 2013 2018 2024 Parliamentary: 2015 2020 Political parties
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Jeyhun Bayramov Diplomatic missions of / in Azerbaijan Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Azerbaijan–European Union relations Azerbaijan–NATO relations Armenia–Azerbaijan relations Azerbaijan–China relations Azerbaijan–France relations Azerbaijan–Georgia relations Azerbaijan–Germany relations Azerbaijan–Iran relations Azerbaijan–Israel relations Azerbaijan–Italy relations Azerbaijan–Netherlands relations Azerbaijan–Poland relations Azerbaijan–Russia relations Azerbaijan–Spain relations Azerbaijan–Turkey relations Azerbaijan–Ukraine relations Azerbaijan–United Kingdom relations Azerbaijan–United States relations
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The president of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Constitution states that the president is the embodiment of executive power, commander-in-chief, "representative of Azerbaijan in home and foreign policies", and "shall have the right of immunity [from prosecution]." The president rules through his executive office, the Presidential Administration, consisting of a group of secretaries and departmental ministers. Additionally, there is a Cabinet of Ministers regarding economic and social policy and a Security Council regarding foreign, military, and judicial matters.

The primary workplace is the presidential building (also known as the presidential apparatus) on Istiglaliyyat Street in Baku.^[4][5][6] Ilham Aliyev, son of the former president, Heydar, was elected the 4th and current president on 31 October 2003 after his father's resignation due to his deteriorating health and eventually died several months later.