İlham Aliyev

Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev was born on December 24, 1961 in Baku.
In 1967-1977, he studied at secondary school No. 6 in Baku.
In 1977-1982, he studied at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. After graduating from MDBMI, in 1982 he entered the post-graduate course of that institution.
In 1985, he defended his thesis and received the scientific degree of candidate of historical sciences, and in 1985-1990 he was a teacher of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
During 1991-1994, he worked in the field of private business and managed a number of production-commercial enterprises.
From 1994 to August 2003, he was first the vice-president and then the first vice-president of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He actively participated in the implementation of the national leader Heydar Aliyev's oil strategy.
In 1995 and 2000, he was elected a member of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Since 1997, he has been the President of the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan.
In 1999, he was elected the deputy chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party, in 2001, the first deputy chairman, and in 2005, the party chairman.
In 2001-2003, he was the head of the delegation of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). In January 2003, he was elected the deputy chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, a member of the Bureau of PACE.
On August 4, 2003, after being approved by the Milli Majlis, he was appointed the Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In this regard, the powers of the deputy were terminated.
Ilham Aliyev was elected the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on October 15, 2003. More than 76 percent of voters voted in favor of Ilham Aliyev in the presidential elections.
In 2004, he was awarded the diploma and medal of the honorary member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
In the elections held on October 15, 2008, Ilham Aliyev, who won 88.73 percent of voters' votes, was elected the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the second time.
In the elections held on October 9, 2013, Ilham Aliyev, who won 84.54 percent of voters' votes, was elected the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the next time.
In the elections held on April 11, 2018, Ilham Aliyev was re-elected as the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, having won 86.02 percent of voters' votes.
He knows Azerbaijani, Russian, English, French and Turkish languages.
He is married. He has three children and five grandchildren.
 List of awards and honors:

Orders

Order of the Romanian Star (October 11, 2004)
Order of "King Abdulaziz" of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (March 8, 2005)
Order of Alexander Nevsky 1st degree of the Academy of Security, Defense and Rule of Law Problems of the Russian Federation (April 11, 2005)
"Heydar Aliyev" Order of the Republic of Azerbaijan (April 28, 2005)
Order of the Holy Sergi Radonejski 1st degree of the Russian Orthodox Church (September 14, 2005)
Order of "Sheikhulislam" of the Administration of Caucasian Muslims (December 22, 2005)
Order of the French Republic "Commander Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor" (January 29, 2007)
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (February 26, 2008)
"Prince Yaroslav the Wise" Order of Ukraine, 1st degree (May 22, 2008)
"Mubarak Al-Kabir" Order of the State of Kuwait (February 10, 2009)
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars of the Republic of Latvia (August 10, 2009)
Order of Glory and Honor of the Russian Orthodox Church (April 24, 2010)
Grand Cross of the National Order of Loyal Service of Romania (April 18, 2011)
National Order of Loyal Service of Romania (April 18, 2011)
Order of "Stara Planina" of the Republic of Bulgaria (November 14, 2011)
"Ismaili Somoni" Order of the Republic of Tajikistan (July 12, 2012)
Order of Friendship of Peoples of Belarus (August 28, 2012)
"Order of the Republic of Serbia with Ribbon" (February 22, 2013) 
Order of the Republic of Turkey "State Badge" (November 12, 2013)
Order of "Freedom" of Ukraine (November 18, 2013)

High Order of the Turkic World (November 12, 2021)

Honorary scientific titles

Honorary Doctor of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (February 7, 2004)
Honorary Professor of Lev Gumilyov Kazakh State Eurasian University and "Golden Warrior" medal (March 1, 2004)
Honorary Doctorate of Kirıggala University, Turkey (March 25, 2004)
Honorary Doctor of Bilkend University of Turkey and World Peace Prize named after Ihsan Doğramaci (April 14, 2004)
Honorary Doctor of Ployest Oil and Gas University, Romania (October 12, 2004)
Honorary Professor of the National and World Economy University of Bulgaria (September 23, 2005)
Honorary Doctor of Kyung He University, Republic of Korea (April 24, 2007)
Honorary Doctor of the University of Jordan (July 29, 2007)
Honorary Doctor of Corvinus University, Hungary (February 18, 2008)
Honorary Professor of Moscow State University (February 21, 2008)
Honorary Doctor of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University (May 22, 2008)
Honorary Professor of Makhdumgululi State University of Turkmenistan (November 28, 2008)
Honorary Doctor of Baku State University (November 2, 2009)
Honorary Professor of Belarus State University (November 12, 2009)
Honorary Doctor of the National University of Tajikistan (October 16, 2014)
Honorary Professor of History, Renmin University of China (December 11, 2015)
 

Awards of sports organizations

World Taekwondo Federation 6th Dan Black Belt and Certificate (October 10, 2003)
International Wrestling Federation (FILA) special award (April 3, 2004)
"Olympic" Order of the International Olympic Committee (April 19, 2004)
European Amateur Boxing Association Special Award (May 1, 2004)
"Grand Cordon" Order of Honor of the International Military Sports Council (May 27, 2005)
Award of Distinction of the International Confederation of Sports Organizations of the CIS Countries (September 26, 2005)
International Wrestling Federation (FILA) "Legend of Sports" medal (September 17, 2007)
Supreme award of the Belarusian National Olympic Committee (October 26, 2007)
"Olympic" Order of the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan (December 27, 2007)
Diploma of the Honorary 9th Dan Degree of the World Karate Federation (March 20, 2008)
European Fair Games Movement Badge of Honor (15 May 2009)
International Paralympic Committee Supreme Paralympic Award (June 26, 2015)
Barroso signed a Joint Declaration on the Southern Gas Corridor. [144] During his visit to Brussels in 2013, Ilham Aliyev expressed the importance of the Joint Declaration for energy cooperation between Azerbaijan and the EU in the following words: "Energy cooperation is, of course, one of the most important parts of our relations. I am very glad that at the beginning of 2011, the chairman "After signing the Declaration on strategic cooperation in the field of energy with Barroso in Baku, we are currently seeing its practical results. This Declaration played a key role in the implementation of the gas corridor." [145]
On February 6, 2017, President Ilham Aliyev visited Brussels, the capital of the EU, to participate in bilateral and multilateral meetings. During the visit, he met with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Presidents of the EU Council and the European Commission, and the EU Commissioner for Energy Affairs. [146] On February 7, 2017, after the official visit of President Aliyev, negotiations on a new bilateral agreement between Azerbaijan and the EU began
As the president of the country supporting NATO operations in Afghanistan , Ilham Aliyev participated in a number of meetings within the NATO summits held in Chicago in 2012 and Wales in September 2014. [174] [175] In July 2016, President Aliyev participated in a meeting dedicated to Afghanistan at the NATO summit in Warsaw . [176] [177] On November 23, 2017, President Aliyev met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels . At the meeting, the parties discussed cooperation between NATO and Azerbaijan and security issues in the South Caucasus region. The Secretary General also appreciated Azerbaijan's contributions to the "Resolute Support Mission" led by NATO. [178] [179]
Azerbaijan's balanced foreign policy and regional importance enabled US Chief of Staff General Joseph Dunford and Russian Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Valery Gerasimov to choose Baku for a bilateral meeting. [1