Speaker of the National Assembly | |
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since 10 March 2020 | |
Appointer | Elected by the Members of Azerbaijani Parliament |
Inaugural holder | Mammad Emin Rasulzade May 27, 1918 |
Formation | Constitution of Azerbaijan November 12, 1995 |
Succession | Third, after the Vice President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan |
Deputy | First Deputy Chair |
Salary | 2,250 AZN per month[1] |
Website | www.meclis.gov.az |
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The Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Republic (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Respublikası Milli Məclisinin Spikeri), also called Chairman of the National Assembly (Azerbaijani: Milli Məclisinin Sədri) is the Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament. The current Speaker is Sahiba Gafarova. According to the amendments to the Azerbaijani Constitution of 1995 and 2016, the Speaker is the fourth in line of succession to presidency after the Vice President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, in that sequence.