Leaders

Ilham Aliyev

Who leads Azerbaijan? Ilham Aliyev, President. Profile, record and power assessment from the Magna Bureau leader index.

President — Azerbaijan

Record & power

Record score	59
Power score	59

Country momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

Why it matters

Azerbaijan's victor — full territorial control after the 2023 Karabakh operation.
The Middle Corridor expansion and the Southern Gas Corridor anchor the connectivity push.
Turkey the core ally under the Shusha Declaration; OPEC+ ties bind Riyadh and Moscow.
Journalist arrests and political prisoners are documented by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty.

Other leaders

Gaston Browne Anthony Albanese Christian Stocker Évariste Ndayishimiye Bart De Wever Romuald Wadagni

Azerbaijan Rankings

Across the Bureau

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