Ramiz Mehdiyev's health has worsened

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The former head of the presidential administration of Azerbaijan, Ramiz Mehdiyev, who is accused of attempting a coup d'état and is under house arrest, has become ill; doctors have managed to stabilize his condition.

As "Caucasian Knot" reported, in October the court selected a preventive measure against the former president of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, Ramiz Mehdiyev, in the form of house arrest for a period of four months.

Ramiz Mehdiyev, who is under house arrest After his arrest, his health worsened, Oxu.az reported on November 22.

Mehdiyev began having breathing problems, and an ambulance was called. However, the former politician's relatives, not trusting government doctors, simultaneously called a team from a private clinic. Mehdiyev's condition was stabilized.

Ramiz Mehdiyev left his post as head of the presidential administration on October 23, 2019, at the age of 81. The president awarded him the country's highest award, the Heydar Aliyev Order, and appointed him to the Security Council of Azerbaijan. On the same day, Ramiz Mehdiyev was elected President of the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences. For many years, Mehdiyev was unofficially considered the second-in-command in the country.

In mid-February 2022, the president of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, 82-year-old Ramiz Mehdiyev, resigned. Analysts believed that Mehdiyev, one of the country's former communist leaders, who had headed the presidential administration for a quarter of a century, was forced to resign in order to permanently strip him of influence within the country. Mehdiyev's resignation came amid criticism from the heads of academic institutions.