2008 in Azerbaijan
# 2008 in Azerbaijan

The following lists events that happened during 2008 in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

## Incumbents

* President: Ilham Aliyev
* Prime Minister: Artur Rasizade
* Speaker: Ogtay Asadov

## Events

### April

* April 12 - Baku hosted the 1st Qualifying Tournament in Women's field hockey Qualifyings for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

### May

* May 24 – Azerbaijani duet Elnur Hüseynov and Samir Javadzadeh finishes 8th at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

### June

* June 26 - The Azerbaijani Armed Forces celebrates its 90th anniversary.

### August

* August 9 - The 17th season of Azerbaijan Premier League has started.

### September

* September 17 - The Premiliary Round of Azerbaijan Cup 2008–09 has started.

### October

* October 15 - Presidential election took place with Ilham Aliyev being re-elected.

## Sport

* 8 August to 24 August – Azerbaijan competes in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The Azerbaijani Olympic team wins 14 gold medals, coming 6th on the medal tally.

## Deaths

* March 5 – Hajibey Sultanov, Azerbaijani astronomer (born 1921)
* October 25 – Muslim Magomayev, Azerbaijani singer (born 1942)
