Azerbaijani literature department was established on March 13, 1970 in Nakhchivan branch of API. "Literature of Azerbaijan" department was established on May 31, 1982. In 2018, the "Azerbaijani Linguistics" department was merged with the "Azerbaijani Literature" department according to the order of the Cabinet of Ministers, and the "Azerbaijani Language and Literature" department was created. The "Azerbaijani language and literature" department was divided into "Azerbaijani linguistics" and "Azerbaijani literature" departments by the decision of the Scientific Council of Nakhchivan State University on May 30, 2024.

The composition of the professor-teacher staff of the chair consists of 12 people - 1 professor, 7 people with a doctor of philosophy in philology, associate professor, 2 people with a doctor of philosophy in philology, a senior teacher. The department has 2 technical staffs: 1 head of the "Azerbaijani literature" booth, 1 laboratory assistant of the chair (P.S. Ahmadova, Ph.D. in philology).

From March 13, 1970, when the Azerbaijan literature department was operating in the Nakhchivan branch of the API, until May 31, 1982, the chair of "Azerbaijani language and literature" was prof. Yavuz İbrahimkhalil oglu of Akhund was in charge. From May 31, 1982 to November 1, 2007, Professor Akhundlu Yavuz İbrahimkhalil oglu was in charge, and from November 1, 2007 to September 2021, Professor Gadimov Asker Nadir oglu was in charge. and literature" department was established. Prof. to the chair. Gadimov Asgar Nadir oglu headed it until September 2021.

From September 5, 2022 to May 30, 2024, the chair of "Azerbaijani language and literature" was headed by associate professor, doctor of philosophy in philology Valiyev Elburus Ali oglu.

Until May 30, 2024, the chair of "Azerbaijani language and literature" was headed by the chair of "Azerbaijani linguistics" and was assigned to the "Azerbaijani literature" department.

As of May 30, 2024, the position of deputy head of the "Azerbaijani literature" department was assigned to Karimli Khanali Abbasali oghlu, associate professor, doctor of philosophy in philology, on public grounds.

As of 2024, Aliyeva Nurlana Sabirgizi, assistant professor, doctor of philosophy in philology, was appointed to the chair head of the "Azerbaijani literature" department.