Awarded Heydar Aliyev Order presented by Ilham Aliyev (2025).
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Artur Tahir oghlu Rasizade is an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan from 1996 until 2018 under the authoritarian regimes of Heydar Aliyev and his son Ilham Aliyev. Thomas de Waal writes of Rasizade's tenure that he "had no political influence", "was unknown outside the country" and his "departure barely merited any commentary."
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politics · 6th Prime Minister of Azerbaijan · politician · engineer · diplomat · also Artur Rasizade, Artur Rasizadə, Artur Tahir oghlu Rasizade, Rasizade
Born 26 February 1935 · Q57618
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Awarded Heydar Aliyev Order presented by Ilham Aliyev (2025).
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Awarded 1st degree "For Service to the Fatherland" order (2020).
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Trend News Agency: President Aliyev expresses gratitude to Artur Rasizade for his merits as PM (UPDATE)
Mena FN: President Aliyev grateful to Artur Rasizade for his activity as PM
Awarded Certificate of Honor of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus (2015).
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Awarded Shohrat Order (2015).
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Awarded Order of the Friendship of Peoples (2015).
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Anadolu Ajansi: Artur Rasizade Azerbaijan's PM once again
Awarded Sheref Order (2010).
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Awarded Independence Order (2005).
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Won Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" (2003).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003–2018).
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Career landmark: First Deputy Prime Minister (2003–2003).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (1996–2003).
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Career landmark: First Deputy Prime Minister (1996–1996).
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Career landmark: First Deputy Prime Minister (1991–1992).
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Awarded Order of the Badge of Honour (1980).
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Became a director of the Azerbaijani institute of oil mechanical engineering
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Was appointed as senior principal engineer of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR)
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Rasizade became a scientific vice-principal of this institute
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Awarded USSR State Prize (1971).
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Was a winner of the USSR State Prize (Russian: Госуда́рственная пре́мия СССР)
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Studied at Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University (1957).
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Artur Rasizade graduated from the Secondary school № 4 (Lankaran), and in 1957 he finished his studies at Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University
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Born 1935-02-26.
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