Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (part of the Soviet Union):
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Tahira Tahirova - 1959
- Chairwoman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet - Elmira Gafarova - 1989
Republic of Azerbaijan (independent):
- Chairwoman of the National Assembly - Elmira Gafarova - 1991
- Secretary of State - Lala Shevket - 1993
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