Ilham Aliyev
President of Azerbaijan since 2003
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| 2024 | Wins presidential election, continuing his long-standing presidency. |
| 2024 | Wins presidential election, continuing his long-standing presidency. |
| September 2023 | Azerbaijan initiated a military offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, resulting in the surrender of the self-declared Republic of Artsakh and the mass displacement of over 100,000 ethnic Armenians from the region. |
| September 2023 | Azerbaijan initiated a military offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, resulting in the surrender of the self-declared Republic of Artsakh and the mass displacement of over 100,000 ethnic Armenians from the region. |
| August 22 2022 | Received the Order of the Golden Eagle from Kazakhstan. |
| August 22 2022 | Received the Order of the Golden Eagle from Kazakhstan. |
| 2021 | The Pandora Papers leak revealed that the Aliyev family had built a vast offshore network to hide their money, including secret property deals in the UK worth more than £400 million. |
| 2021 | The Pandora Papers leak revealed that the Aliyev family had built a vast offshore network to hide their money, including secret property deals in the UK worth more than £400 million. |
| 2020 | ILGA-Europe declared Azerbaijan the worst country in Europe for LGBT rights, with the country receiving a score of 2%. |
| 2020 | Azerbaijan launched a full-scale war in Nagorno-Karabakh, regaining control over Armenian-occupied territories surrounding the region and part of Nagorno-Karabakh itself. |
| 2020 | ILGA-Europe declared Azerbaijan the worst country in Europe for LGBT rights, with the country receiving a score of 2%. |
| 2020 | Azerbaijan launched a full-scale war in Nagorno-Karabakh, regaining control over Armenian-occupied territories surrounding the region and part of Nagorno-Karabakh itself. |
| November 10 2020 | Aliyev mocked Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during a speech, creating an internet meme in Azerbaijan and Turkey with the phrase 'What happened Pashinyan?' |
| November 10 2020 | Aliyev mocked Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan during a speech, creating an internet meme in Azerbaijan and Turkey with the phrase 'What happened Pashinyan?' |
| July 20 2020 | The U.S. State Department urged Azerbaijan to avoid using the pandemic to silence civil society advocacy, opposition voices, and public discussion, highlighting concerns about suppression of political discourse. |
| July 20 2020 | The U.S. State Department urged Azerbaijan to avoid using the pandemic to silence civil society advocacy, opposition voices, and public discussion, highlighting concerns about suppression of political discourse. |
| July 15 2020 | During the 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, President Aliyev gave a speech targeting the largest opposition party, the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, declaring a need to 'finish with the fifth column' and claiming the Popular Front is 'worse than the Armenians'. |
| July 15 2020 | During the 2020 Armenian–Azerbaijani clashes, President Aliyev gave a speech targeting the largest opposition party, the Popular Front Party of Azerbaijan, declaring a need to 'finish with the fifth column' and claiming the Popular Front is 'worse than the Armenians'. |
| 2019 | Awarded the 'Friendship' order of Bulgaria. |
| 2019 | Azerbaijan was elected chair of the Non-Aligned Movement for a three-year mandate during Aliyev's presidency. |
| 2019 | Azerbaijan was elected chair of the Turkic Council under Ilham Aliyev's presidency. |
| 2019 | Awarded the 'Friendship' order of Bulgaria. |
| 2019 | Azerbaijan was elected chair of the Turkic Council under Ilham Aliyev's presidency. |
| 2019 | Azerbaijan was elected chair of the Non-Aligned Movement for a three-year mandate during Aliyev's presidency. |
| 2018 | Signed a Joint Statement with Vladimir Putin on Priority Areas of Economic Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia. |
| 2018 | Wins presidential election, maintaining his hold on power. |
| 2018 | As the New Azerbaijan Party's presidential candidate, Aliyev repeated his call for 'the return of Azerbaijanis' to claimed historical lands |
| 2018 | As the New Azerbaijan Party's presidential candidate, Aliyev repeated his call for 'the return of Azerbaijanis' to claimed historical lands |
| 2018 | Signed a Joint Statement with Vladimir Putin on Priority Areas of Economic Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Russia. |
| 2018 | Wins presidential election, maintaining his hold on power. |
| July 12 2018 | Received the Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. |
| July 12 2018 | Received the Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. |
| July 11 2018 | Signed the 'Partnership Priorities' agreement between the EU and Azerbaijan, following diplomatic discussions initiated during his Brussels visit in 2017. |
| July 11 2018 | Signed the 'Partnership Priorities' agreement between the EU and Azerbaijan, following diplomatic discussions initiated during his Brussels visit in 2017. |
| 2017 | Ilham Aliyev attended and addressed the general debates of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly. |
| 2017 | Implicated in the Azerbaijani laundromat, a money-laundering scheme involving payments to European politicians. |
| 2017 | Ilham Aliyev attended and addressed the general debates of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly. |
| 2017 | Implicated in the Azerbaijani laundromat, a money-laundering scheme involving payments to European politicians. |
| August 8 2017 | Transparency Azerbaijan announced scaling back operations in Baku due to government restrictions on foreign funding. |
| August 8 2017 | Transparency Azerbaijan announced scaling back operations in Baku due to government restrictions on foreign funding. |
| March 15 2017 | Concluded official visit to France, meeting with French President François Hollande at the Elysee Palace. During discussions, Hollande suggested a potential resumption of negotiations regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. |
| March 15 2017 | Concluded official visit to France, meeting with French President François Hollande at the Elysee Palace. During discussions, Hollande suggested a potential resumption of negotiations regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. |
| March 12 2017 | Ilham Aliyev began an official visit to France, meeting with executive officials of international companies including SUEZ, DCNS, CIFAL, and Airbus Defence and Space Division's Space Systems. |
| March 12 2017 | Ilham Aliyev began an official visit to France, meeting with executive officials of international companies including SUEZ, DCNS, CIFAL, and Airbus Defence and Space Division's Space Systems. |
| February 6 2017 | Aliyev visited Brussels and met with key EU officials, including the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the European Council president, Commission President, and Commissioner for Energy Union. |
| February 6 2017 | Aliyev visited Brussels and met with key EU officials, including the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the European Council president, Commission President, and Commissioner for Energy Union. |
| January 10 2017 | Ilham Aliyev announced 2017 as the year of Islamic Solidarity and allocated funds to organize related events. |
| January 10 2017 | Ilham Aliyev announced 2017 as the year of Islamic Solidarity and allocated funds to organize related events. |
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