Adila Mutallibova ( az, Adilə Mütəllibova, 1938 – 5 July 2019) was an Azerbaijani physician and wife of former

President of Azerbaijan The president of the Republic of Azerbaijan is the head of state of Azerbaijan. The Constitution states that the president is the embodiment of executive power, commander-in-chief, "representative of Azerbaijan in home and foreign policies", ...

Ayaz Mutallibov. She served as the first

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from the country's independence in 1991 until 1992.

Biography

Adila Mutallibova was born in

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in 1938. She married Ayaz Mutallibov in 1961. The couple had two sons: Azad (1962–August 2011) and Zaur (b. 1970). President Ayaz Mutallibov was forced to resign during the spring of 1992 as the

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turned in

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's favor. Adila Mutallibova and her husband fled Azerbaijan and lived in exile in Moscow, Russia, from 1992 until 2011. They were allowed to return to Azerbaijan in August 2011 to attend the funeral of their son, Azad, who died from cancer. Adila and Ayaz Mutallibov permanently returned from exile in July 2012 and lived in Baku. Mutallibova died following a long illness on 5 July 2019, at the age of 81. Her funeral was held later the same day at the

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in Baku. She was buried in Baku's Yasamal cemetery next to her son, Azad, who died in 2011.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mutallibova, Adila Date of birth missing 1938 births 2019 deaths First ladies of Azerbaijan Physicians from Baku Azerbaijani women physicians Azerbaijani expatriates in Russia Azerbaijani exiles