Ilham Aliyev

@Fourth President of Azerbaijan, Family and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev is the current President of Azerbaijan Azerbaijani Leaders Political Leaders Presidents Prime Ministers Capricorn Celebrities Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev is the current President of Azerbaijan holding the position since 2003. He is the fourth president of Azerbaijan succeeding his father Heydar Aliyev who held the office from 1993 to 2003. He serves the ‘New Azerbaijan Party’ as it’s Chairman and also heads the ‘National Olympic Committee. He is the recipient of two national honors - the ‘Heydar Aliyev Order’ and the ‘Order of Sheikhulislam’. He has received several foreign awards, honours and orders. Some of them are ‘Grand Cordon Order of Merit’ from ‘International Military Sports Council’, ‘Prepodobniy Sergiy Rodonejskiy first degree Order of Russian Orthodox Church’ and the ‘Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor’ from France. Ilham Aliyev has been conferred honorary degrees by several foreign universities. Some such honours are ‘Honorary Doctor of Lincoln University’ of USA, ‘Honorary Professor of Moscow State University’ of Russia and ‘Honorary Doctor of Kyung Hee University’, South Korea. He remains one of the most controversial figures who have faced criticism for his autocratic rule in Azerbaijan. While political analysts mark him as Europe’s leading man in corruption, ‘Transparency International’ has enlisted his government among the most corrupt in Europe.

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Birthday: December 24, 1961 Nationality: Azerbaijani Famous: Fourth President of Azerbaijan, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents, Prime Ministers Spouses: Mehriban Aliyeva Known as: İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, Илһам Һејдәр оғлу Әлиев, ایلهام علیف, Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev Childrens: Heydar Aliyev Universities: Moscow State Institute of International Relations Information Detail Birthday December 24, 1961 Nationality Azerbaijani Famous Fourth President of Azerbaijan, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents, Prime Ministers Spouses Mehriban Aliyeva Known as İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, Илһам Һејдәр оғлу Әлиев, ایلهام علیف, Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev Childrens Heydar Aliyev Universities Moscow State Institute of International Relations Birth Place Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union Religion Shia Islam, Islam Height 188cm Gender Male Father Heydar Aliyev Mother Zarifa Aliyeva Sun Sign Capricorn Born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union Famous as Fourth President of Azerbaijan

Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union

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On December 22, 1983, he married Mehriban Aliyeva. At present Mehriban heads the ‘Heydar Aliyev Foundation’. The couple has three children, Leyla, Arzu and Heydar. Unsplash Personal Life

According to the reports of ‘Mail Online’ and ‘The Washington Post’, Leyla and Arzu hold properties worth £50 million taking those into account in London, Dubai and Paris. Heydar, who is eleven years old, is the owner of nine mansions in Dubai, summing up his property worth $44 million. Unsplash Personal Life

He was born on December 24, 1961, to Heydar Aliyev and Zarifa Aliyeva in Baku, Azerbaijan. His father was a prominent political leader of Azerbaijan who remained the third President of the country from October 1993 to October 2003. His mother was an ophthalmologist, academician and professor. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

From 1967 to 1977 he studied in a secondary school, ‘No 6’ in the city of Baku and upon completion he enrolled in the ‘Moscow State University of International Relations’ (‘MSUIR’) to pursue his graduation. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1982 he pursued his post graduation studies in ‘MSUIR’ and in 1985 he earned his PhD as a Doctor of Philosophy on historical sciences submitting his research papers. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He served at the ‘Moscow State University of International Relations’ as a teacher from 1985 to 1990. Apart from Azerbaijani, he is fluent in English, French, Turkish and Russian languages. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

From 1991 to 1994 he remained a businessman in Moscow and Istanbul working with and leading a group of private production-commercial undertakings. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He was inducted by the ‘State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic’ (‘SOCAR’) during mid-94 as its vice-president. He was a prominent participant at the time of settlement of ‘Contract of the century’, a new contract that was negotiated between Western oil companies and the government of Azerbaijan. Unsplash Career

In 1995 he became an elected member of the ‘Milli Majlis’ (the Parliament of Azerbaijan Republic). Unsplash Career

Since 1997 he has served as the president of ‘National Olympic Committee’. His contributions for the Olympic movement and development of sports earned him the award for the highest order of International Olympic Committee. He is also the recipient of the ‘Grand Cordon Order of Merit’ from the ‘International Military Sport Council’. Unsplash Career

He was elected a member of the ‘Milli Majlis’ for the second time in 2000. Unsplash Career

He headed the Azerbaijan delegation from 2001 to 2003 at the ‘Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe’ (‘PACE’). Unsplash Career

Information	Detail
Birthday	December 24, 1961
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Famous	Fourth President of Azerbaijan, Leaders, Political Leaders, Presidents, Prime Ministers
Spouses	Mehriban Aliyeva
Known as	İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, Илһам Һејдәр оғлу Әлиев, ایلهام علیف, Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev
Childrens	Heydar Aliyev
Universities	Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Birth Place	Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Religion	Shia Islam, Islam
Height	188cm
Gender	Male
Father	Heydar Aliyev
Mother	Zarifa Aliyeva
Sun Sign	Capricorn
Born in	Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Famous as	Fourth President of Azerbaijan

Ilham Aliyev

Azerbaijani

Dec 24, 1961

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Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union