The author of this article analyzes the formation of the state leadership in Azerbaijan. He points out the key themes in the transformation processes and their legal and political conditions. According to research, the process of the formation of the state leadership in Azerbaijan took place in the conditions of sovereigntization and becoming independent by the republic. Starting with Azerbaijani declaration of independence of 1991, throughout the next 20 years a process of legal strengthening of the institution of head of state took place. An important step in this process was 1993, when the president changed, which began the rule of sui generis Aliev presidential dynasty. Since taking office by president Geidar Aliev, the process of stabilization of presidency (and in parallel political relations in the state and its emergence in fixed form) occurs. The fact that all the six presidential elections of Azerbaijan were won by the favorite of the ruling elite (1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008) is a phenomenon characteristic for the formation of the national leadership of Azerbaijan. The second round was not necessary even once. According to the official election results, only once the candidate elected for the post of a president received less than 75% of the valid votes (it was Abulfaz Elchibei in 1992). That is why we can speak of an extraordinarily high level of social support for every winner of presidential election, which provides him a social legitimacy for dynamic leadership.