This is a list of individuals and events related to Azerbaijan in 2022.
Incumbents Photo Post Name President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev Vice President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Asadov Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Sahiba Gafarova
Events Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan
January
5 January — 2022 was declared the "Year of Shusha" 7 January — "Khanim Fatimeyi-Zahra" mosque in Yeni Günəşli settlement of Suraxanı district was put into use after reconstruction 10 January — Ilham Aliyev accepted he credentials of the newly appointed ambassadors of South Korea and Algeria to Azerbaijan: Ambassador of South Korea – Lee In-Yong Ambassador of Algeria – Abdelouahab Osman 14 January — Ilham Aliyev visited Ukraine and met President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv 18 January — Ilham Aliyev inaugurated the statue of Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev in Baku
February
11 February – A new 20 manat banknote was put into circulation 21 February Ilham Aliyev visited Russia 2 members of Azerbaijan Parliament (Tahir Mirkishili and Soltan Mammadov) visited Armenia and met Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan in Yerevan 22 February Ilham Aliyev met President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Moscow The Moscow Declaration was signed
March
10 March — Ilham Aliyev visited Turkey and met President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara 24 March — Farukh operation: Units of Azerbaijan Army entered Farukh village of Khojaly district 26 March — Farukh operation: Farukh village, Farukh mountain, Daşbaşı hill and Sagsagan mountain range of Khojaly district were liberated from occupation. Aghdam and 9 villages of district were removed from the visual control of the Armenians. Visual control of Khankendi-Aghdara highway was achieved 31 March — Shusha was declared "Culture Capital of the Turkic World" for 2023
April
3 April – An explosion occurred in the "Location Baku" night club in Baku. 3 people died and 35 were injured 14 April — Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama visited Azerbaijan and met Ilham Aliyev in Baku 19 April Ilham Aliyev accepted he credentials of the newly appointed ambassadors of UAE, Cuba and Egypt to Azerbaijan: Ambassador of UAE – Mohammed Al Blushi Ambassador of Cuba – Carlos Enrique Valdes de la Concepcion Ambassador of Egypt – Hisham Mohammed Nagy Abdel Hamid President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov visited Azerbaijan 20 April — Ilham Aliyev met President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov in Baku 22 April — 23 — V Congress of World Azerbaijanis (Shusha)
May
5 May — 8 — I International Culinary Festival (Shusha) 6 May — 7 — "President's Cup-2022" International Tournament (Sugovushan, Tartar) (Mingachevir) 10 May — 14 — Eurovision Song Contest 2022 (Turin, Italy) Song: Fade To Black Singer: Nadir Rustamli Place: 16 Score: 106 12 May — 14 — V Kharibulbul Music Festival (Shusha) 14 May — Ilham Aliyev visited Turkey and met President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Rize 17 May — President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda visited Azerbaijan 18 May — Ilham Aliyev met President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda in Baku 20 May — 27 — I Baku International Piano Festival 26 May — 29 — Teknofest Festival 2022
June 2 June — 4 — VII International Congress of Social Sciences (Baku) (Shusha) 10 June — 12 — 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Baku) 1 - Max Verstappen (150 points) 2 - Sergio Pérez (129 points) 3 - Charles Leclerc (116 points) 16 June President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili visited Azerbaijan and met Ilham Aliyev in Baku President of Albania Ilir Meta visited Azerbaijan and met Ilham Aliyev in Baku Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited Azerbaijan and met Ilham Aliyev in Baku President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro visited Azerbaijan 16 June — 18 — IX Global Baku Forum 17 June — President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro met Ilham Aliyev in video format 21 June — Ilham Aliyev visited Uzbekistan and met President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent 29 June Ilham Aliyev visited Turkmenistan and met President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow in Ashgabat VI Caspian Summit was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Ilham Aliyev met President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan Ilham Aliyev met President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
July 12 July — Ilham Aliyev accepted the credentials of the newly appointed ambassador of Czech Republic to Azerbaijan Ambassador of the Czech Republic – Milan Sedláček 14 July — 15 — 2022 Vagif Poetry Days (Shusha) 18 July — President of European Commission Ursula von der Leyen visited Azerbaijan and met Ilham Aliyev in Baku 19 July — 25 — 1st stage of resettlement of residents to Agali village, which was rebuilt on the basis of the concept of "smart village" in Zangilan district 20 July – 9 September – Summer Fest 2022
Deaths
January
1 January Ramiz Abutalibov, historian and diplomat (b. 1937) Madina Giyasbeyli, associate professor of BSU, pedagogue, doctor of philosophy in pedagogy (b. 1948) 2 January — Maharram Mammadyarov, scientist (b. 1924)Academician Maharram Mammadyarov has died 4 January — Kamal Babayev, photographer, journalist (b. 1927) 8 January Novruz Gartal, actor (b. 1947) Inna Gurbanova, senior researcher of ANAS, doctor of biological sciences (b. 1937) 10 January Abdurrahman Vazirov, politician, 13th leader of Azerbaijan SSR (1988–1990) (b. 1930) Tofig Babanli, boxer, coach (b. 1937) 13 January — Farrukh Zeynalov, deputy, Minister of Mineral Resources (b. 1942) 14 January Ramiz Aliyev, filmmaker (b. 1938) Garib Orujov, Hero of Socialist Labor (b. 1935) 15 January — Alikram Taghiyev, doctor of philosophy, professor (b. 1945) 19 January — Aydin Abdullayev, producer, film production organizer (b. 1951) 21 January — Nizami Agayev, soil scientist, agrochemical scientist, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor (b. 1936) 23 January — Minira Garayeva, pedagogue, linguist, professor (b. 1937) 26 January Sadreddin Sadreddinov, associate professor of BSU (b. 1941) Azadkhan Adigozelov, doctor of pedagogical sciences, professor (b. 1940) 27 January — Shaig Safarov, theatrologist (b. 1954)
February
2 February — Aydin Karimov, poet, journalist (b. 1934) 3 February — Nariman Shikhaliyev, filmmaker (b. 1934) 5 February — Galina Mikeladze, journalist (b. 1931) 6 February — Shohlat Afshar, poet (b. 1949) 7 February — Ali Vakil, poet, translator (b. 1938) 8 February Fikret Hashimov, artist (b. 1948) Eleonora Rajabova, lawyer (b. 1933) Fakhreddin Ali, artist (b. 1938) 10 February — Vagif Seyidov, doctor of medical sciences, professor (b. 1941) 13 February — Afgan Askerov, writer (b. 1929) 15 February — Mammad Chiragov, professor (b. 1938) 16 February — Aydin Abiyev, lexicographer, doctor of philological sciences, professor (b. 1939) 17 February — Anwar Ahmad, poet, translator (b. 1943) 22 February — Kamil Jalilov, composer, musician (b. 1938)Умер народный артист Кямиль Джалилов 24 February — Arif Gaziyev, television director, screenwriter (b. 1938) 25 February — Alibaba Mammadov, singer, composer (b. 1929)
March
4 March — Albert Mustafayev, artist (b. 1931) 5 March — Zehmet Shahverdiyev, doctor of historical sciences, professor (b. 1942) 10 March — Rustam Ibragimbekov, screenwriter, playwright and producer (b. 1939) 11 March — Faig Hasanov, chemist (b. 1939) 13 March — Ajdar Ismailov, philologist, co-founder of New Azerbaijan Party (b. 1938) 15 March — Zaur Yusifov, boxer (b. 1984) 17 March — Musa Mammadov, doctor of geology and mineralogy, professor (b. 1940) 18 March — Beybala Usubaliyev, doctor of chemical sciences, scientist (b. 1951) 21 March — Almaz Taghiyeva, doctor of pedagogical sciences, scientist (b. 1962) 22 March — Maksim Shamil, poet (b. 1952) 25 March — Reza Baraheni, South Azerbaijani writer, poet, critic (b. 1935) 27 March — Ayaz Mutallibov, 14th leader of Azerbaijan SSR (1989–1990) and 1st President (1990–1992) (b. 1938)Former President of Azerbaijan Ayaz Mutallibov died 28 March — Vahdat Sultanzadeh, diplomat (b. 1935)
April
1 April — Zulfugar Abbasov, actor, director (b. 1940) 2 April Ali Ismayilov, engineer (b. 1948) Vilayat Kahramanzade, musician, member of "Rast" band (b. ?) 8 April — Teymur Bunyadov, doctor of historical sciences, professor (b. 1928) 14 April — Ilgar Fatizadeh, economist, statesman (b. 1956) 22 April — Ogtay Hajiyev, singer, composer (b. 1951) 30 April — Namig Aslanov, police colonel (b. 1965)
May
5 May — Giyas Guliyev, doctor of biological sciences, scientist (b. 1947) 11 May Mazahir Suleymanzadeh, journalist (b. 1952) Musa Bagirov, director, screenwriter (b. 1932) 16 May — Fuad Valikhanov, TV presenter, producer (b. 1941) 19 May Vagif Asadov, actor, director (b. 1947) Tofig Mammadov, doctor of biological sciences, professor (b. 1957) 31 May — Tosu Zangilanli, phenomenon (b. 1993)
June
2 June — Rahid Rahmanov, volcanologist, doctor of geology and mineralogy (b. 1936) 5 June — Ali Babayev, statesman (b. 1957) 7 June — Nasir Ahmadli, doctor of philological sciences, professor (b. 1942) 8 June — Intigam Mehdizadeh, writer, publicist, journalist, screenwriter (b. 1945) 17 June Muzamil Abdullayev, 1st Minister of Agriculture of Azerbaijan (b. 1941) Alistan Akbarov, scientist, linguist, philologist (b. 1940) 20 June Aida Huseynova, musicologist, doctor of philosophy in art studies, professor (b. 1964) Eldar Salayev, doctor of physical and mathematical sciences, scientist, 8th President of ANAS (b. 1933)
July
10 July — Envar Chingizoglu, writer, publicist (b. 1962) 11 July — Akif Musayev, economist, scientist, professor (b. 1947) 16 July — Mais Mammadov, TV host journalist (b. 1938) 17 July — Sevda Ibrahimova, composer (b. 1939) 31 July — Aliya Tahmasib, educational worker (b. 1947)
August
3 August — Araz Zeynalov, journalist, publicist (b. 1961) 5 August — Ataxan Pashayev, historian (b. 1938) 6 August — Zahid Sharifov, doctor of technical sciences, professor (b. 1962) 9 August Arif Maharramov, artist (b. 1948) Ramin Mahmudzadeh, scientist, academic (b. 1935) 16 August — Firangiz Rahimbeyli, singer, actress (b. 1960) 23 August — Hikmet Ibrahimov, doctor of technical sciences, professor, scientist (b. 1951) 26 August — Nazim Mammadov, statesman, lieutenant general (b. 1951) 27 August — Jamila Hasanzadeh, doctor of art studies, professor, author of the book "Magical Tales of Tabriz" (b. 1947)
September
1 September — Zahid Aliyev, doctor of technical sciences, professor, oil scientist (b. 1935) 3 September — Sayavush Mammadzade, poet, translator (b. 1935) 4 September — Asif Azerelli, artist (b. 1946) 15 September — Khalil Yusifli, doctor of philological sciences, professor, scientist (b. 1935) 22 September — Fargana Guliyeva, actress (b. 1957) 30 September — Rahim Rahimli, singer, composer (b. 1976)
October
6 October — Araz Alizadeh, politician (b. 1951) 9 October — Ruhangiz Gasimova, composer (b. 1940) 15 October — Shakir Yagubov, journalist, cultural worker (b. 1951) 18 October Yafes Turkses, poet (b. 1954) Ogtay Seyidbeyov, doctor of medical sciences, professor (b. 1940) 21 October — Surkhay Taghizadeh, public and statesman, deputy (b. 1932) 23 October — Suleyman Abdullayev, singer (b. 1939) 26 October — Mashallah Abdullayev, statesman, National Hero (b. 1950)
November
1 November — Leyla Safarova, film director, screenwriter (b. 1945) 2 November — Rana Gashgai, doctor of geography, academician (b. 1938) 4 November — Fazil Mammadov, politician, Minister of Taxes of Azerbaijan (b. 1964) 12 November — Ali Rajabli, doctor of historical sciences, professor, numismatist-archaeologist (b. 1927) 15 November — Ikhtiyar Shirinov, politician, 3rd Prosecutor General of Azerbaijan (b. 1952) 17 November — Alikhan Niftaliyev, singer, cultural worker (b. 1943)