Second cabinet of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
The second cabinet of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic governed the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) between June 17, 1918 and December 7, 1918. It was formed after the first cabinet of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic dissolved and was led by Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Fatali Khan Khoyski with the following composition:
| State Agency | Minister | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | Muslim Socialist Bloc |
| Minister of Industry and Trade | Agha Ashurov | June 17, 1918 – October 6, 1918 | Musavat |
| Minister of Postal Service and Telegraph | Agha Ashurov | October 6, 1918 – December 26, 1918 | Musavat |
| Minister of Finance | Abdulali bey Amirjanov | June 17, 1918 - October 6, 1918 | 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 the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic moved to Baku, it conducted a few administrative reforms. The Ministry of Transportation, Postal Service and Telegraph was split into the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Postal Service and Telegraph. and a new Ministry of Social Security and Religious Affairs was established.
Among notable contributions of the second cabinet are the declaration of Azerbaijani language as the state language of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on June 27, 1918; the declaration of a red banner with white crescent and eight pointed star as 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.