First Lady of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva: biography and photos

The wife of Azerbaijani President Mehriban Aliyeva ... For compatriots she is a model of beauty and style. The very first lady is sure that the harmonious and pleasant outer shell is to some extent a gift of fate. But a person sooner or later acquires that appearance, which becomes his maximum reflection. Therefore, in the matter of success and beauty, it is the inner content that plays the decisive role.

Wife of the President

Aliyev's wife - Mehriban - is an Azerbaijani public and political figure. She is a deputy of the Milli Mejlis of the country. In addition, Mehriban leads the working group of the Azerbaijani-American inter-parliamentary relations, is the president of the Gymnastics Federation and the Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations, UNESCO, ISESCO and OIC. She has been President of the Foundation for 10 years, founded in honor of his father-in-law Heydar Aliyev, as well as the State Fund of Friends of Culture.

Parents

Born in Baku, Mehriban Aliyeva was born in Baku on August 26, 1964 in the family of scientists. Her mother - Aida, who died in 1992, was the daughter of the well-known journalist Nasir Imankuliyev. She became an outstanding philologist, Arabist, doctor of Oriental studies. Mehriban Aliyeva, since childhood, is proud of her mother, who was the first woman in Azerbaijan to be awarded the title of professor. Father - Arif Pashayev - was the son of a literary critic and writer Mir Jalal Pashayev. Today he is the rector of the National Aviation Academy in Baku.

As Mehriban Aliyeva herself says, in her youth her mother was a stunningly beautiful woman. She had that rare appearance in which a bright personality combined with canonical beauty. As soon as she appeared somewhere, the views of all those present were involuntarily turned towards her. It is her, as the daughter thinks, and managed to form in her an overestimated sense of responsibility.

Loving parents never read Mehriban's notations. It was simply obvious that she could not badly learn, be dishonest or look bad.

Mehriban Aliyeva, biography

The wife of the President of Azerbaijan with a gold medal graduated from Baku secondary school No. 23. In the same year 1982 she entered the Azerbaijan Medical University. Then the future doctor continues his education at the Sechenov Academy in Moscow. In 1988, Mehriban Aliyeva received a red diploma and a specialty of a doctor. In 1983 she marries Ilham.

Career

After graduation, the future first lady of Azerbaijan comes to work in the Moscow Research Institute of Eye Diseases, where she works until 1992. In 1995, Mehriban Aliyeva became the founder and head of the charity fund called "Friends of Azerbaijani Culture". A year later she founded a cultural and historical journal.

In 2002 the first lady of Azerbaijan holds the post of the President of the Federation of Gymnastics. It was she who initiated, with considerable effort, that in 2005 the World Championship in this sport would take place in her native land.

Two years later she headed the Foundation, bearing the name of Heydar Aliyev, her father-in-law. The press always highlights the work of this organization, which oversees issues of the revival of the cultural heritage of Azerbaijan. The Foundation funds hospitals and schools, youth and community centers. In the same year she joined the party "New Azerbaijan".

Awards and titles

In 2005, Mehriban Aliyeva was awarded the title "Woman of the Year". She became the first female cavalier in the world to wear the Order of the Ruby Cross on her breast. The wife of the President of Azerbaijan received this award from the International Fund "Patrons of the Century".

In the same year she was elected a deputy of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis.

However, as Mehriban Aliyeva herself says, most of all she values her "Golden Heart" prize, which she received seven years ago. In 2008, it was on the initiative of the spouse of the President of Azerbaijan, the famous singer Muslim Magomayev, who was buried in the Alley of Honorable Burial places in Baku.

She was also awarded an interstate award in the category "Stars of the Commonwealth". Mehriban Aliyeva is an officer of the Order of the Legion of Honor and is an honorary professor of the Sechenov Medical University. And in 2011, according to Playboy, she was named the sexiest among the first ladies.

Mehriban Aliyeva's family

On December 22, 1983, Mehriban married Ilham Aliyev, who is three years older than her. They have three children: two daughters and a son, Heydar. The eldest daughter of Leila is the wife of Samed Kurbanov, a Russian businessman, graduate of MGIMO. They have two twin boys.

According to Mehriban, who gave birth to Leila at the age of nineteen, the most important component of her life are children. She is close and dear to everything that can concern their problems and anxieties, successes and achievements.

Mehriban-khanum and fashion

The first lady of Azerbaijan closely follows the fashion trends, but at the same time has her own unique unique style. At first sight it's hard to believe that this lady is fifty years old, and yet she is not only a mother, but also a grandmother. In her years, Mehriban Aliyeva is still the owner of a chic appearance, and the fashion for her is nothing more than a fascinating process.

For most compatriots, Mehriban is an object for imitation. And although some say that her appearance is the fruit of not one dozen of the most famous surgeons from Western clinics, and her whole style is the merit of stylists, but if she did not have the appropriate appearance initially, not a single plastic operation of such a result yielded Would. As for the choice of clothes, the first lady practically does not allow blunders, putting on only what she is going to. She especially likes black tones.

Mehriban Aliyeva, whose growth is above average, nourishes a special passion for the highest heels, although in some cases this contradicts the canons of etiquette. Yes, and the standard length of the skirt, set for formal events (up to five centimeters above the knee), it is not always observed. This leads to the fact that some representatives of Muslim countries do not always approve of the glamorous sexual style of Mehriban, believing that it is not appropriate for a Muslim woman to dress in such a way.

Official Mehriban

The wife of the President of Azerbaijan, possessing the figure of the model and the appearance of a movie star, during official events, official meetings and trips, always knows how to remain in the shadow of her husband. Flawless behavior: muted intonation, blunted look - all this is done in order to attract less attention to yourself. I must say, this is not always possible for Mehriban. After all, the impeccable appearance of the first lady has long been a subject for imitation. They say that in Baku hairdressing salons many ladies are asked to comb them in the style of "a la Mehriban".

With it are forced to reckon not only people from the entourage of the president. At ordinary citizens always there is an opportunity to address directly to it with requests and complaints. For this purpose, a special sector has been created in the Presidential Administration, which works with appeals and letters to the First Lady, but Mehriban does not have a bureaucratic inflated apparatus: it has only twenty employees in the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and in the presidential administration. But there is a huge number of volunteers and like-minded people in the country among the most diverse layers of the population. Dream of representatives of business circles, the scientific and creative elite of Azerbaijan, are involved in the projects implemented by the Foundation.