Vice President of Azerbaijan

Vice President of Azerbaijan
Incumbent Mehriban Aliyeva since 21 February 2017
Appointer	President of Azerbaijan
Inaugural holder	Mehriban Aliyeva
Formation	2016

The First Vice-President of Azerbaijan is the second-highest constitutional office in Azerbaijan, after the President. The current Vice-President is First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva.

The office was established through a constitutional amendment that was approved by voters during a referendum on 26 September 2016. The amendment gives the president the power to appoint or dismiss a First Vice-President, along with other vice presidents.

The First Vice-President will become acting president if the president resigns or is incapacitated. Prior to the position being established, those duties devolved to the prime minister, who is now second in line after the first vice president. A vice president has immunity and cannot be arrested, charged or sentenced during his or her term.

To be eligible to be vice president, a person is required to be a citizen of Azerbaijan, possess voting rights, have a university degree, and have no responsibilities to other states.

On 21 February 2017, President Ilham Aliyev appointed his wife Mehriban Aliyeva to be First Vice-President.