🇦🇿 Ilham Aliyev
President of Azerbaijan since October 31, 2003
How long has Ilham Aliyev been in office?
As of September 1, 2026, Ilham Aliyev has been in office for 8,341 days as President of Azerbaijan, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to. Azerbaijan is classified as an electoral autocracy: elections are held, but they rarely change who is in charge.
8,341 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Azerbaijan usually stay in office?
Azerbaijan has had 6 leaders in the office we track since 1991. A completed tenure has averaged 680 days (about 1.9 years), and the longest was Ilham Aliyev at 8,341 days. Ilham Aliyev has served 8,341 days so far, 1127% longer than that average. The previous officeholder, Heydar Aliyev, served 3,722 days. Azerbaijan is classified as an electoral autocracy.
Key facts
| Role | President of Azerbaijan |
|---|---|
| Political system | Electoral autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | New Azerbaijan Party |
| Born | December 24, 1961 (age 64) |
| Took office | October 31, 2003 (aged 41) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 8th President of Azerbaijan |
| Preceded by | Heydar Aliyev |
| Vs. average | 8,341 days served — 1127% longer than the historical average of 680 days (so far) |
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