'Artur Tahir oÄŸlu Rasizada' (Artur Tahir oÄŸlu RasizadÉ™ in
Azeri), often spelled as ''Artur Rasizade''
[1] (born
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
İlham Aliyev to assume the office. Rasizada continued to act as prime minister for İlham Aliyev, however, and he formally returned to the post on
November 4, after İlham Aliyev was elected as president.
References
1. The "Artur Rasizada" spelling is an orthography specially invented for Wikipedia after a long .
Contact
Dr. Artur Tahir oÄŸlu RasizadÉ™
Milli Məclis
68 Lermontov Street
Baku, AZ 1066
AZERBAIJAN