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Ilham Aliyev

Person of interest · Politician

Ilham Aliyev is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ilham ALIYEV · Ilham Aliev · Ilham Alijev · Ilham Aliyev · Ilham Alíev · 29 more...				[sources]
Other name	Il'cham Gejdarovič Alijev · Ilcham Alijev · Ilcham Alijew · Ilham Aliev · Ilham Alijev · 62 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1961-12-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Baku				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Azerbaijan				[sources]
Country	Azerbaijan				[sources]
Citizenship	Azerbaijan				[sources]
First name	İlham				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	Aliyev/Aliev/Aliiev				[sources]
Summary	[534] Will Fitzgibbon, Miranda Patrucic, and Marcos Garcia Rey, “How the Family That Runs Azerbaijan Built an Empire of Hidden Wealth,” Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, April 4, 2016, available at: https://www.occrp.org/en/panamapapers/azerbaijani-first-familys-hidden-wealth/ ; [885] Modern, “How Much Do Presidents Get Paid - LIST,” June 11, 2014, available at: https://modern.az/az/news/58961 ; [891] Human Rights Watch, “Azerbaijan: Relentless Crackdown on Opposition,” August 19, 2020, available at: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/19/azerbaijan-relentless-crackdown-opposition ; [892] President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, “Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev,” available at: https://president.az/en/pages/view/president/biography (last accessed February 22, 2024). ; [1014] Freedom House, “Azerbaijan,” 2023, available at: https://freedomhouse.org/country/azerbaijan/freedom-world/2023 ; [1015] Paul Lewis, “H.A. Aliyev, K.G.B. Officer And Azeri Leader, 80, Dies,” New York Times, December 13, 2003, available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/13/world/ha-aliyev-kgb-officer-and-azeri-leader-80-dies.html				[sources]
Title	His Excellency				[sources]
Website	president.az				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57371				[sources]
Position	President · President of Azerbaijan (2003-) · Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2003-2003) · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2001-2004) · member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan				[sources]
Education	Baku city secondary school number 6 · Candidate of Historical Sciences · Doktor Nauk in Political Science · Moscow State Institute of International Relations				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Source link	atlas.thesentry.org · www.cia.gov · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2024-11-12	Last processed	2024-11-14	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

President of Azerbaijan since 2003

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Directorships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
Beckforth Services Limited	Director	1998-01-01	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Sevil Aliyeva	sibling	-	-
Leyla Aliyeva	Father	-	-
Leyla Aliyeva	child	-	-
Mehriban Aliyeva	Spouse	-	-
Heydar Aliyev	father	-	-
Heydar Aliyev	child	-	-
Arzu Aliyeva	Father	-	-
Arzu Aliyeva	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan	-	-
Prime Minister of Azerbaijan	2003-08-04	2003-10-31
President of Azerbaijan	2003-10-31	-
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan	2003-10-31	-
President	-	-
President	2003-10-31	-
member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan	-	-
President of Azerbaijan	2003-10-31	-
Prime Minister of Azerbaijan	2003-08-04	2003-10-31

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Arzu Aliyeva	father	-	-
Leyla Aliyeva	father	-	-
Mehriban Aliyeva	spouse	1983-12-22	-

Data sources

US CIA World Leaders11,071

An index of most national-level cabinet members in world governments that is publicly maintained by the CIA.

United States · CIA

The Sentry Atlas247

Networks of people, companies and assets linked to violent conflict, repression, and kleptocracy.

Sentry · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons248,649

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Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and Government920

An index of most national-level heads of state and heads of government in world governments that is publicly maintained by the CIA.

United States · CIA

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories425,625

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,050

The UN's list of senior government officials in all of its member states.

DGACM

External databases

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Wikidata377,203

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-azerbaijan-ilham-aliyev-president · unprot-9da500d3adaf8bccd082e7a17a6b89b42c2e5ff9 · unprot-9d5d70d7f8aef8ea8fecee0d331833b855ebe425 · sentry-b9e2641c-cf37-4113-83ae-63e39eb7009a · unprot-1f206a117f07ead17f84494a784e74ea8df32cd9

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