Mehriban Aliyeva facts for kids
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Mehriban Aliyeva
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Mehriban Əliyeva
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Aliyeva in 2024
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| Vice President of Azerbaijan | |
| Assumed office 21 February 2017 |
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| President | Ilham Aliyev |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| First Lady of Azerbaijan | |
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| Assumed role 31 October 2003 |
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| President | Ilham Aliyev |
| Preceded by | Halima Aliyeva (1993) |
| Deputy Leader of the New Azerbaijan Party | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2013 |
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| Leader | Ilham Aliyev |
| Preceded by | Position established |
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Mehriban Arif qızı Paşayeva
26 August 1964 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | New Azerbaijan Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Leyla Arzu Heydar |
| Alma mater | Azerbaijan Medical University |
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| Website | mehriban-aliyeva.az/en |
Mehriban Arif gizi Aliyeva (born 26 August 1964) is an important politician and doctor from Azerbaijan. She holds two major roles in her country. She is the Vice President and also the First Lady.
She is married to Ilham Aliyev, who is the president of Azerbaijan. In 2017, President Aliyev created the position of Vice President. He then chose his wife, Mehriban Aliyeva, to fill this new role.
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Early Life and Family
Mehriban Aliyeva was born in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan. She comes from a well-known and influential family. Her grandfather was a famous writer named Mir Jalal Pashayev. Her uncle, Hafiz Pashayev, was the first Ambassador from Azerbaijan to the United States.
Her father, Arif Pashayev, is the head of the National Aviation Academy in Baku. Her mother, Aida Imanguliyeva, was a scholar who studied languages and cultures.
Mehriban Aliyeva married Ilham Aliyev on 22 December 1983. Ilham is the son of Heydar Aliyev, a former leader of Azerbaijan. Mehriban and Ilham have two daughters, Leyla (born in 1984) and Arzu (born in 1989). They also have a son named Heydar (born in 1997).
Education and Medical Career
Mehriban Aliyeva finished secondary school in 1982. She then went to the Azerbaijan Medical University. She did very well in her studies there. Later, she continued her medical training at the Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy. She graduated from this academy in 1988.
From 1988 to 1992, Mehriban Aliyeva worked at a research institute for eye diseases in Moscow. This institute was part of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. She is known as a qualified physician and a former eye doctor.
Public Career
In 1995, Mehriban Aliyeva started the Azerbaijani Culture Friends Foundation. This organization helps to promote and protect Azerbaijani culture. The next year, in 1996, she launched a magazine called "Azerbaijan - Heritage." This magazine is published in three languages: Azerbaijani, English, and Russian. Its goal is to share Azerbaijani culture with more people.
In 2004, Aliyeva created the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. This foundation is named after her father-in-law, Heydar Aliyev. It works to promote his ideas and support various projects. The Heydar Aliyev Foundation builds schools and hospitals in Azerbaijan. It also organizes many cultural events.
The foundation supports projects outside Azerbaijan too. For example, it has helped with renovations at famous places like the Louvre Museum and the Palace of Versailles in France. It also supported work at Strasbourg Cathedral.
Mehriban Aliyeva is also a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. This means she helps promote UNESCO's goals, like education and culture, around the world. She is also a Goodwill Ambassador for ISESCO, an organization focused on education, science, and culture in the Islamic world.
Since 2004, she has been a member of the Political Board of the New Azerbaijan Party. Her husband, Ilham Aliyev, is the leader of this party. In 2013, she became the deputy chairperson of the party. She was also chosen to lead the organizing committee for the first European Games held in Baku in 2015.
Member of Parliament
In 2005, Mehriban Aliyeva was elected to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan, which is the country's parliament. She ran as a candidate for the New Azerbaijan Party. She won her election with a large number of votes.
During her time as a Member of Parliament, Mehriban Aliyeva often asked the parliament to pass amnesty acts. These acts allow prisoners to be released from jail early. As a result of her efforts, over 30,000 prisoners were released in 2007, 2009, 2013, and 2016.
Vice President of Azerbaijan
On 21 February 2017, Mehriban Aliyeva was appointed as the First Vice President of Azerbaijan. This appointment was made by her husband, President Ilham Aliyev. If the president were to step down, the Vice President would become the President of Azerbaijan.
The position of Vice President was created through a constitutional referendum in 2016. This referendum also changed the age requirement for the president.
Personal Life
Mehriban Aliyeva married Ilham Aliyev in Baku on 22 December 1983. They have two daughters, Leyla and Arzu, and a son, Heydar. Their daughter Leyla is an editor for Baku magazine.
Awards and Honours
Mehriban Aliyeva has received many awards and honours both in Azerbaijan and from other countries. These awards recognize her work in public service, culture, and charity.
National Honours
- The Public Figure of 2004
- Heydar Aliyev Order
- The Person of 2005
- Woman of Year (2005)
- The Person of 2015
- Academician Mikayil Huseynov Medal (2017)
- Uzeir Hajibeyli honorary medal
Foreign Honours
- Legion of Honour (France)
- Hilal-e-Pakistan (Pakistan)
- Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (Poland)
- Sretenjski Orden (Serbia)
- Order of "For Services to Astrakhan Region" (Russia)
- Gold Medal of the Crans Montana Forum (Switzerland)
- “Prix de la Fondation” Prize of the Crans Montana Forum (Switzerland)
- Commander's Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (Hungary)
- Saint Princess Olga Order of 2nd degree of the Russian Orthodox Church (Russia)
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Italy)
- Order of Friendship (Russia)
- Order of Pope Pius IX, Dame Grand Cross (Vatican)
International Organizations
- UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador
- Goodwill Ambassador of ISESCO
- Ihsan Doğramacı Family Health Foundation Prize
- UNESCO Mozart Medal
- High Order of the European Olympic Committee
Honorary Degrees
- Honorary doctor of the Veliko Tarnovo University (Bulgaria)
- Honorary Professor of the I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Russia)
- Honorary doctor of the Israel Medical Academy (Israel)
Images for kids
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At the opening of Baku Book Center
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Aliyeva and her husband with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Baku in 2024
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See also
In Spanish: Mehriban Aliyeva para niños
