In Azerbaijan, a number of city and district executive power heads have reached retirement age, while some have already passed this limit. The current situation shows that the number of heads in local executive structures who have reached retirement age in the country is quite high.
Modern.az has investigated executive heads who are over 65 and at retirement age.
Those who have reached the age of 65
Currently, some executive heads are reaching retirement age this year or have just passed this limit. Among them are leaders of both regional and suburban districts.
The Head of Astara District Executive Power, Gazanfar Aghayev, and the Head of Tovuz District Executive Power, Mammad Mammadov, will turn 65 this year. Vasif Imanov, who leads Pirallahi, was also born in 1961 and reaches retirement age this year.
The executive head of Shaki, Elkhan Usubov, and his colleague from Zangilan, Ramiz Hasanov, will celebrate their 66th birthday this year.
Those who have long passed retirement age
The other group includes executive heads who have remained in office for years despite having passed retirement age. This list also includes the leaders of the country's largest cities.
Baku Mayor Eldar Azizov will celebrate his 69th birthday in June. Ganja executive head Niyazi Bayramov will turn 70 in the coming days.
Sumgayit executive head Zakir Farajov turned 72 last month. Lankaran's executive head Taleh Garashov will celebrate his 67th birthday.
Ilgar Abbasov, who leads Shirvan city, has turned 68. Among his colleagues, the Head of Aghjabadi District Executive Power, Rafil Huseynov, is 72, and the Head of Aghdam District Executive Power, Vagif Hasanov, is 67.
The head of the executive p in Barda, Vidadi Isayev, will celebrate his 67th birthday next month. His colleague from Fuzuli, Ali Aliyev, is 71 years old.
The Head of Khojaly District Executive Power, Shahmar Usubov, is 72 years old. Khojavand's executive head Eyvaz Huseynov turned 67 this year.
The Head of Gobustan District Executive Power, Adil Mammadov, will celebrate his 74th birthday next month. Gubadli executive head Malik Isagov is 72 years old.
Sahir Mammadkhanov, who leads Gusar, and Sabirabad's executive head Siraqaddin Jabbarov turn 67 this year.
The Head of Siyazan District Executive Power, Novruz Novruzov, is 71, and his colleague from Shusha, Bayram Safarov, is 75 years old.
The Head of Zagatala District Executive Power, Mubariz Ahmadzade, has turned 79. The Head of Zardab District Executive Power, Mardan Jalalov, will celebrate his 70th birthday.
They receive a pension in addition to their salary:
It should be noted that there is no direct special norm regarding the retirement age of executive heads, and since they hold the status of civil servants, the general retirement age requirements of the Law "On Labor Pensions" are applied. Currently, in Azerbaijan, the right to a labor pension by age is set at 65 for men, and is gradually increased for women.
According to the legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan, if a person who has acquired the right to an old-age labor pension continues to work, a labor pension is assigned to them, and its payment continues. That is, an executive head who has reached retirement age, while continuing to perform their duties, retains the right to receive both a salary and a labor pension. The legislation stipulates that the payment of a labor pension is suspended only when certain circumstances occur (e.g., death, marriage, non-compliance with pension conditions, etc.), and working is not among these circumstances. At the same time, the pensions of working pensioners are recalculated every 6 years, and additional insurance capital is taken into account
