Former Minister of Health Oktay Shiraliyev has passed away. He is the minister who served the longest in this position in the history of Azerbaijan's healthcare.
Musavat.com presents the identities of the individuals who have led Azerbaijan's healthcare from 1918 to the present.
Khudadat bey Rafibeyli June 17, 1918 - October 6, 1918 Musavat Party
People's Health Ministers of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
1 Khudadat bey Rafibeyli October 6, 1918 - December 7, 1918 Musavat Party
2 Yevsey Gindes December 26, 1918 - March 14, 1919 Slavic-Russian Society faction
Health Ministers of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
1 Abram Dastakyan March 14, 1919 - December 22, 1919 Dashnaktsutyun
2 Musa bey Rafiev December 24, 1919 - April 1, 1920 Musavat Party
People's Health Commissars of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1920–1946)
1 Abid Alimov April 28, 1920 - June 5, 1920
2 Agahuseyn Kazimov June 5, 1920 - November 28, 1921
3 Mohsun Qadirli November 28, 1921 - January 21, 1935
4 Museyib Huseynov January 21, 1935 - May 8, 1938
5 Kubra Farejova May 8, 1938 - September 9, 1939
6 Aziz Aliyev September 9, 1939 - September 20, 1941
7 Asgar Ismayilov November 4, 1941 - March 28, 1946
Health Ministers of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1946–1991)
1 Asgar Ismayilov March 28, 1946 - February 11, 1947
2 Kubra Farejova March 24, 1947 - September 19, 1950
3 Mahmud Aliyev September 19, 1950 - April 18, 1953
4 Alihuseyn Huseynov April 18, 1953 - May 27, 1954
5 Vali Akhundov May 27, 1954 - January 31, 1958
6 Boyuk Agayev January 31, 1958 - May 4, 1963
7 Fakhri Vakilov May 4, 1963 - January 19, 1970
8 Hanifa Abdullayev January 19, 1970 - June 15, 1979
9 Telat Gasimov June 15, 1979 - February 5, 1991
Health Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan (since 1991)
1 Telat Gasimov February 5, 1991 - April 10, 1992
2 Rahim Huseynov April 10, 1992 - September 16, 1993
3 Ali Insanov November 9, 1993 - October 20, 2005
4 Oktay Shiraliyev October 20, 2005 - April 23, 2021
5 Teymur Musayev April 23, 2021 Present