Ilham Aliyev is present and 4th President of The Country Azerbaijan since 31 October 2003
Date of Birth: 24 December 1961
Birth Place: Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Preceded by: Heydar Aliyev
Party: New Azerbaijan Party
Family: Mehriban Aliyeva (Married in 1983), Three children are Leyla, Arzu, Heydar and Parents are Heydar Aliyev, Zarifa Aliyeva
About: Ilham Aliyev is the son of Heydar Aliyev (Former president of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2003) and His mother Zarifa Aliyeva was an Azerbaijani ophthalmologist. He also has an older sister, Sevil Aliyeva. Ilham Aliyev entered the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-MSIIR) and, in 1982, continued his education as a postgraduate. In 1985, he received a PhD in history. From 1985 to 1990, Aliyev lectured at MSIIR. From 1991 to 1994, he led a group of private industrial-commercial enterprises. In 1994–2003, he was vice president and later the first vice president of SOCAR, the state-owned Azerbaijani oil and gas company. Since 1997, Aliyev has been the president of the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan.
