Mehriban Aliyeva
Female, Person
1964 –
Who is Mehriban Aliyeva?
Mehriban Arif qizi Aliyeva is the head of Azerbaijan's Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the wife of its current president Ilham Aliyev. The Sunday Times, writing in 2005 about Aliyeva's decision to run for the Azerbaijani parliament, described her as already wielding "considerable influence," and the Heydar Aliyev Foundation as "a powerful and wealthy institution set up to safeguard the late president’s legacy and support a number of educational and charitable projects."
According to the Los Angeles Times, Mehriban Aliyeva is widely considered to be in line to succeed her husband as President of Azerbaijan.
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- Born
- Aug 26, 1964
Baku - Also known as
- First lady Mehriban Aliyeva
- Spouses
- Ilham Aliyev
(1983/12/22 - )
- Ilham Aliyev
- Children
- Nationality
- Azerbaijan
- Education
- Moscow Medical Academy
- Lived in
- Baku
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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