The death of the first president of Azerbaijan

Today, Sunday, Ayaz Mutalibov, the first president of Azerbaijan, died at the age of 83, after a long struggle with illness.

Araz Alizadeh, head of the Azerbaijan Social Democratic Party, said Mutalibov died on March 27, adding, “He was treated in hospital for some time.”

Ayaz Mutalibov is the first and only president of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (1990-1991), and the first president of Azerbaijan (1991-1992).