1. Artur Tahir oghlu Rasizade is an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan from 1996 until 2018 under the authoritarian regimes of Heydar Aliyev and his son Ilham Aliyev.
13 Facts About Artur Rasizade
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Artur Rasizade was born on 26 February 1935 in Kirovabad in a teacher's family.
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In 1973, Artur Rasizade became a scientific vice-principal of this institute.
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Artur Rasizade served for 15 years as prime minister before he was replaced in April 2018 by Novruz Mammadov.
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Artur Rasizade was officially prime minister from 26 November 1996 until 18 October 1998 and from 24 October 1998 until 4 August 2003, when he resigned, ostensibly for health reasons, enabling President Heydar Aliyev's son Ilham Aliyev to assume the office for less than three months.
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Artur Rasizade continued to act as prime minister for Ilham Aliyev and he formally returned to the post on 4 November 2003, after Ilham Aliyev was elected as President of Azerbaijan.
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Artur Rasizade was succeeded in the position by Novruz Mammadov on 21 April 2018.
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Furthermore, as acting first deputy prime minister, Artur Rasizade held the same role from 31 October 2003, when Ilham Aliyev vacated the post to take up the presidency, until Aliyev had him formally re-appointed to the post on 4 November 2003.
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Finally, Artur Rasizade had been acting prime minister for six days in October 1998, between his own two formal terms of office.
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On 28 June 2006, Artur Rasizade was awarded with Istiglal Order for his contributions to economic development of Azerbaijan by President Ilham Aliyev.
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On 25 February 2015, Artur Rasizade was given Shohrat Order for his special contributions to economic, scientific, social and cultural development.
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Artur Rasizade was awarded "Order for service to the Fatherland" 1st Class on 27 February 2020.
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On 20 February 2025, Artur Rasizade was awarded with the Heydar Aliyev Order, the highest order of Azerbaijan.