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ILHAM HEYDAR OGLU ALIYEV
He is Azerbaijani. In 1982 graduated from the Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations, in 1985 - postgraduate studies at the same institute. Candidate of historical sciences.
Between 1985 and 1990 worked as a tutor in the Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations.
From 1991 to 1994 worked as Director General of the Orient Company in Moscow.
In 1994 was appointed to the position of Vice President for foreign relations of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, in 1996 - First Vice President.
In 1995 and 2000 was elected as Milli Majlis (Parliament) deputy of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
In 1997 was elected as President of the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan.
In 1999, the first congress of the Yeni Azerbaijan Party elected him as Deputy Chairman of the party and the second congress in 2001 - First Deputy Chairman.
In the year of 2001 was appointed as a head of the Azerbaijani parliamentary permanent delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). In January 2003 was elected as Deputy Chairman and Bureau member of PACE.
Speaks English, French, Turkish and Russian languages.
Married, has two daughters and one son.