Ilham Heydar Oghlu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev [ilˈhɑm hejˈdæɾ oɣˈlu æˈlijev]; born 24 December 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician who has been the fourth and current president of Azerbaijan since 2003.

Jan 12, 2025 · Ilham Aliyev is the longtime president of Azerbaijan (2003– ) who has leveraged the country’s oil wealth to enrich his autocratic rule and build up a military capacity that in the 2020s allowed Azerbaijan to take control of Nagorno-Karabakh.

On January 23, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, made a phone call to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of the Republic of Türkiye. The Azerbaijani President expressed his deepest condolences to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan regarding the fire...

In the election held on February 7, 2024, Ilham Aliyev gained 92.12 percent of votes and has been elected as the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Mr. Ilham Aliyev is fluent in Azerbaijani, Russian, English, French, and Turkish languages.

Feb 8, 2024 · Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has won a fifth consecutive term in power with more than 92% of the vote, according to election authorities.

Feb 9, 2024 · President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has officially won another term in office with 92.12% of the vote, according to the country's Central Election Commission.

Jan 28, 2025 · Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, has launched a fierce verbal attack on Armenia, which he has called a fascist state. “Fascism must be destroyed,” he said in an interview on local TV ...

Chief military advisors to the president of Azerbaijan have included Nuraddin Sadigov (1993–1999), Tofig Aghahuseynov (1997–2002) and National Security Vahid Aliyev (since April 2002). After the oath of office has been taken by the elected president, the standard is handed over to the president.

Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev is the current President of Azerbaijan holding the position since 2003. He is the fourth president of Azerbaijan succeeding his father Heydar Aliyev who held the office from 1993 to 2003. He serves the ‘New Azerbaijan Party’ as it’s Chairman and also heads the ‘National Olympic Committee.

On October 15, 2003, Ilham Aliyev was elected as President of the Republic of Azerbaijan with more than 76 percent of votes. In 2004, he was awarded a medal and certificate of an honorary member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.