Second cabinet of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic

Second cabinet of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic governed Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) between June 17, 1918 and December 7, 1918. It was formed after the first cabinet of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic dissolved and was led by Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Fatali Khan Khoyski[1] with the following composition:[2][3]

State Agency Minister Period Party[4][5]
Prime Minister Fatali Khan Khoyski May 28, 1918 – April 14, 1919 Independent
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mammad Hasan Hajinski May 28, 1918 – October 6, 1918 Musavat
Minister of Education and Religious Affairs Nasib Yusifbeyli June 17, 1918 – March 4, 1919 Musavat
Minister of Internal Affairs Behbud Khan Javanshir[6] June 17, 1918 – December 26, 1918 Independent
acting Minister of Defense;
Envoy to Karabakh and Zangezur		 Khosrov bey Sultanov June 17, 1918 – January 15, 1919 Musavat
Minister of Healthcare Khudadat Rafibayov June 17, 1918 – April 28, 1920 Musavat
Minister of Transportation, Postal Service and Telegraph
(later just Minister of Transportation)		 Khudadat bey Malik-Aslanov May 28, 1918 – April 28, 1918[7] Muslim Socialist Bloc
Minister of Industry and Trade Agha Ashurov[8][9] June 17, 1918 – October 6, 1918 Musavat
Minister of Postal Service and Telegraph Agha Ashurov October 6, 1918 – December 26, 1918[7][10][11] Musavat
Minister of Finance Abdulali bey Amirjanov June 17, 1918 - October 6, 1918[12] Independent
State Controller Abdulali bey Amirjanov October 6, 1918 – December 7, 1918 Independent
Special Minister in care of Social Security
and Refugee Affairs		 Musa bey Rafiyev June 17, 1918 – October, 1918 Musavat
Minister of Social Security and Religious Affairs Musa bey Rafiyev October, 1918 - December 7, 1918 Musavat

On October 6, 1918, when the government of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic moved to Baku, it conducted a few administrative reforms. The Ministry of Transportation, Postal Service and Telegraph was split into Ministry of Transportation and Ministry of Postal Service and Telegraph.[10][11] and a new Ministry of Social Security and Religious Affairs was established.[13]

Among notable contributions of the second cabinet are declaration of Azerbaijani language the state language of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on June 27, 1918; declaration of red banner with white crescent and eight pointed star the first flag of the country on June 24, 1918 and changing it to a tri-color Azerbaijani flag which is the state flag of Azerbaijan Republic today.[2]

See also

References
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