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Heydar Aliyev

3rd President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1923–2003)

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Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev was an Azerbaijani politician who was a Soviet party boss in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic from 1969 to 1982, and the third president of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2003.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Nakhchivan wd
Died
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Place of death
Cleveland wd
Citizenship
Soviet Union, Azerbaijan wd
Occupation
intelligence officer, politician wd
Political party
New Azerbaijan Party (1992–2003), Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1945–1991) wd
Education
Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University, Baku State University wd
Spouse
Zarifa Alieva wd

Positions held wd

  • President of Azerbaijan (3 October 1993 – 12 December 2003)
  • President of Azerbaijan (24 June 1993 – 3 October 1993)
  • Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Azerbaijan (15 June 1993 – 5 November 1993)
  • party leader (21 November 1992 – 13 December 2003)
  • Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of Nakhchivan (3 September 1991 – 15 June 1993)
  • First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (24 November 1982 – 23 October 1987)
  • Member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (22 November 1982 – 21 October 1987)
  • Candidate member of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee (5 March 1976 – 22 November 1982)
  • First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan (14 July 1969 – 3 December 1982)
  • Chairman of the State Security Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR (21 June 1967 – 14 July 1969)
  • member of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

Awards wd

  • Order of Lenin (1971)
  • Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1945)
  • Hero of Socialist Labour (1979)
  • Order of the Red Star (1962)
  • Order of the October Revolution (1982)
  • Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class (1985)
  • Medal "For Labour Valour" (1949)
  • Medal "For Battle Merit" (1954)
  • Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"
  • Medal "Veteran of Labour"
  • Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (1945)
  • Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
  • Medal "Veteran of the Armed Forces of the USSR"
  • "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal (1979)
  • Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called (2003)

Questions

When was Heydar Aliyev born?
Heydar Aliyev was born on 10 May 1923 in Nakhchivan.
What positions has Heydar Aliyev held?
Positions held by Heydar Aliyev include: President of Azerbaijan (1993–2003); President of Azerbaijan (1993–1993); Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1993–1993); party leader (1992–2003); Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of Nakhchivan (1991–1993).
Where did Heydar Aliyev study?
Heydar Aliyev was educated at Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University, Baku State University.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Heydar Aliyev · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q157451 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Heydar Aliyev (crop).jpg by Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (CC BY 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 6 November 2026

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