Ayaz Mütallibov
917076
204002983
2008-04-07T15:32:42Z
Tec15
1269086
/* External links */
{{Infobox_President|name=Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mütallibov
| image = Replace this image male.svg <!-- only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people - see [[WP:NONFREE]] --> |
| nationality=azerbaijani
| small| order=1st [[President of Azerbaijan|President of the Republic of Azerbaijan]]
| term_start=[[October 30]], [[1991]]
| term_end=[[March 6]], [[1992]]
| predecessor=
| successor=[[Yaqub Mammadov]]
| order2=1st (restored) [[President of Azerbaijan|President of the Republic of Azerbaijan]]
| term_start2=[[May 14]], [[1992]]
| term_end2=[[May 18]], [[1992]]
| predecessor2=[[Yaqub Mammadov]]
| successor2=[[İsa Qambar]]
| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1938|5|12|mf=y}}
| birth_place=[[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan SSR]] [[Soviet Union]]
| death_date=
| death_place=
| spouse=Adila Mütallibova
| party=[[Azerbaijan Communist Party]]
| vicepresident=
}}
'''Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mütallibov''' (born 1938; {{lang-az|Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mütəllibov}}, {{lang-ru|Аяз Ниязoвич Муталибов}}) was the last leader of [[Soviet Azerbaijan]], and the first [[President of Azerbaijan|President of independent Azerbaijan]] from October 1991 till May 1992.
==Biography==
Ayaz Mütallibov was born on [[May 12]], [[1938]] in [[Baku]] to the family of a physician and later [[World War II]] veteran, Niyazi Aṣraf oğlu Mütallibov, and gynaecologist Kubra Mütallibova (died in 1988).
In 1956, Ayaz Mütallibov graduated from the secondary school #189 in Baku. During the school years he was fond of [[jazz]] music especially of [[Elvis Presley]]'s and [[The Beatles]]. He was the member of the school team on volleyball. In 1962, Mütallibov graduated from the [[Azerbaijan State Oil Academy|Azerbaijan State Institute of Petroleum and Chemistry]]. In 1964, Mütallibov became the director of the Baku Refrigerator Factory, and in 1974, he was appointed as the General Director of "BakElectroBytMash" State Industrial Company.
===Political career===
*1977 — appointed as the Second Secretary of [[Azerbaijan Communist Party]] for Narimanov district of [[Baku]]
*1979 — appointed a Minister of Light Industry of [[Azerbaijan SSR]].
*1982 — appointed as the Chairman of the State Planning Committee of [[Azerbaijan SSR]] and the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of [[Azerbaijan SSR]].
*January 1989 — appointed as the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of [[Azerbaijan SSR]].
*[[January 20]], [[1990]] - Soviet troops enter [[Baku]]; [[Black January]] crackdown takes place.
*[[January 24]], [[1990]] — While in [[Moscow]], Mütallibov is appointed as the First Secretary of the [[Azerbaijan Communist Party]].
*May 1990 — Supreme Council of [[Azerbaijan SSR]] elects Mütallibov as the first President of [[Azerbaijan SSR]].
*December 1990 - at Mütallibov's initiative, the Supreme Council of [[Azerbaijan SSR]] officially renames the country to [[Azerbaijan Republic]] and adopts the Declaration of Sovereignty
*[[March 17]], [[1991]] - under pressure from Mütallibov, the Supreme Council of Azerbaijan votes for participation of [[Azerbaijan]] in the referendum on the fate of [[Soviet Union]]
*[[August 20]], [[1991]] - Mütallibov becomes the only Soviet leader besides [[Zviad Gamsakhurdia]] to endorse the [[Soviet coup attempt of 1991]] by issuing a statement in [[Tehran]]
*[[October 18]], [[1991]] - Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts the Declaration of Independence of [[Azerbaijan]]
*September, 1991 — Mütallibov dissolves the [[Communist Party of Azerbaijan]] and proposes constitutional changes for direct nationwide elections of president.
*[[September 8]], [[1991]]. Mütallibov elected a president in a single-candidate nationwide election.
*December, 1991 - In a nationwide referendum, Azerbaijani voters approve the Declaration of Independence adopted by the Supreme Council; [[Soviet Union]] is dissolved, [[Azerbaijan]] is recognized as independent state by Turkey, Israel, Romania and Pakistan.
*[[February 25]], [[1992]] - Armenian forces with support of Russia's 366th motorized brigade took control of [[Khojaly]]; fleeing residents become victims of the [[Khojaly Massacre]].
*[[March 6]], [[1992]] - Under pressure from [[Azerbaijan Popular Front]] due to mismanagement in defense of [[Khojaly]] and safety of its inhabitants, Mütallibov was forced to submit his resignation to the [[National Assembly of Azerbaijan]].
*[[May 8]], [[1992]] - Armenian forces take control of [[Shusha]], the last [[Azerbaijani]]-populated town in [[Nagorno-Karabakh]]
*[[May 14]], [[1992]] - Supreme Council of [[Azerbaijan]], dominated by the former members of the [[Communist Party of Azerbaijan]], hears the case on [[Khojaly Massacre]], relieves Mütallibov of any responsibility, reverses his prior resignation and restores him as the [[President of Azerbaijan]].
*[[May 15]], [[1992]]. Armed forces led by the [[Azerbaijan Popular Front]] take control of the offices of the [[Parliament of Azerbaijan]] and Azerbaijani State Radio and Television, thereby deposing Mütallibov, who leaves for [[Moscow]]; defunct Supreme Council of Azerbaijan is dissolved passing the duties to the [[National Assembly of Azerbaijan]] formed by equal representation of [[Azerbaijan Popular Front]] and former communists.
*[[May 17]], [[1992]]. Armenian forces take control of [[Lachin]], [[Isa Gambar]] is elected as the new Chairman of the [[National Assembly of Azerbaijan]] and takes on the temporary duties of [[President of Azerbaijan]] until the national elections on [[June 17]], [[1992]].
===Exile===
Ayaz Mütallibov has been in exile in [[Moscow]] since 1992.
*1994 Mütallibov publishes a book called "Karabakh — Black Garden" in Moscow.
*April 2000 — Mütallibov's followers in Baku declare the formation of the new [[Civil Union Party]]
*2003 - Mütallibov joins [[Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party]] (ASDP) and becomes its co-chairman in exile
Mütallibov is married to Adila Mütallibova, has two sons, Azad and Zaur, grandson Tahir and granddaughter Madina.
==See also==
* [[President of Azerbaijan]]
* [[Politics of Azerbaijan]]
* [[National Assembly of Azerbaijan]]
* [[Foreign relations of Azerbaijan]]
* [[List of political parties in Azerbaijan]]
==External links==
*[http://www.engology.com/eng5mutalibov.htm Ayaz Mütallibov]
{{start box}}
{{succession box|
title=First Secretary of the Azerbaijan Communist Party|
before=[[Abdulrahman Vezirov]]|
years=1990–1991|
after=none
}}
{{succession box|
title=[[President of Azerbaijan]]|
before=none|
years=October 30, 1991–March 6, 1992|
after=[[Yaqub Mammadov]]
}}
{{succession box|
title=[[President of Azerbaijan]]|
before=[[Yaqub Mammadov]]|
years=May 14, 1992–May 18, 1992|
after=[[İsa Qambar]]
}}
{{end box}}
{{AzerbaijanPresidents}}
{{AzerbaijanPrimeMinisters}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mutallibov, Ayaz}}
[[Category:1938 births]]
[[Category:Presidents of Azerbaijan]]
[[Category:Soviet politicians]]
[[Category:People from Baku]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[az:Ayaz Mütəllibov]]
[[fr:Ayaz Mütəllibov]]
[[id:Ayaz Mutalibov]]
[[pl:Ayaz Mütəllibov]]
[[ru:Муталибов, Аяз Ниязи оглы]]
[[tr:Ayaz Muttalibov]]