# Heydar Aliyev

_3rd President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1923–2003)_

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Last updated: 2026-11-02

> 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:** 10 May 1923 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157451#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Nakhchivan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157451#P19))
- **Died:** 12 December 2003 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157451#P570))
- **Place of death:** Cleveland ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157451#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Soviet Union; Azerbaijan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157451#P27))
- **Occupation:** intelligence officer; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157451#P106))
- **Political party:** New Azerbaijan Party (1992–2003); Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1945–1991) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157451#P102))
- **Education:** Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University; Baku State University ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157451#P69))
- **Spouse:** Zarifa Alieva ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157451#P26))
- **Official website:** heydar-aliyev-foundation.org ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157451#P856))
- **Positions held:** 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 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157451#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of Lenin; Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Hero of Socialist Labour; Order of the Red Star; Order of the October Revolution; Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class; Medal "For Labour Valour"; Medal "For Battle Merit"; Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus"; Medal "Veteran of Labour"; Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; 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; Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157451#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Heydar Aliyev](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heydar_Aliyev) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q157451](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157451) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Heydar Aliyev (crop).jpg by Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Heydar_Aliyev_(crop).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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