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

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)