Vali Akhundov | |
|---|---|
Vəli Axundov | |
 Akhundov in 1950s | |
| First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Azerbaijan Communist Party | |
| In office 10 July 1959 – 14 July 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Imam Mustafayev |
| Succeeded by | Heydar Aliyev |
| Chairman of the Council of Ministers | |
| In office 8 July 1958 – 10 July 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Sadig Rahimov |
| Succeeded by | Mamed Iskenderov |
| Minister of Healthcare | |
| In office 27 May 1954 – 31 January 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Alihuseyn Huseynov |
| Succeeded by | Boyuk Aghayev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May [O.S. 1 May] 1916 Baku, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 22 August 1986 (aged 70) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1939–1986) |
| Occupation | Doctor |
Vali Yusif oghlu Akhundov (Azerbaijani: Вәли Јусиф оғлу Ахундов, romanized: Vəli Yusif oğlu Axundov; 14 May [O.S. 1 May] 1916 – 22 August 1986), also spelled as Veli Akhundov, was an Azerbaijani politician and physician who headed the Azerbaijan SSR as the First Secretary of the Azerbaijan Communist Party from 1959 to 1969.