Today marks the birthday of the First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva.
Report informs that Mehriban Arif Aliyeva was born in Baku in 1964.
In 1981, she graduated from secondary school No. 23 in Baku with distinction and entered Azerbaijan State Medical Institute named after Nariman Narimanov, Preventive-Treatment Faculty.
In 1988, she graduated from the First Moscow State Medical Institute named after M.Sechenov with distinction. Between 1988-1992, she worked at the Eye Diseases Scientific Research Institute in Moscow.
In 1995, Mehriban Aliyeva founded "Azerbaijani Culture Foundation", which she currently heads. In 1996, Mehriban Aliyeva founded "Azerbaijan - Heritage" magazine, which is published in three languages (Azerbaijani, English, and Russian) in order to promote the Azerbaijani culture widely.
In October 2002, Mehriban Aliyeva was elected as President of the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation.
Mehriban Aliyeva has headed the Heydar Aliyev Foundation since 2004, which was founded to study the rich political legacy and promote the national statehood ideas of a national leader of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev.
In August 2004, Mehriban Aliyeva was named Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO for her role in protecting and developing Azerbaijan's intangible folk literature and national musical legacy.
In December 2004, Mehriban Aliyeva was elected as a member of the Executive Committee of NOC at the 4th General Assembly of the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Mehriban Aliyeva has been a member of the New Azerbaijan Party's Political Council since 2004 and deputy chairman of the party since 2013.
In 2005, Mehriban Aliyeva received an academic degree of Ph.D. in Philosophy.
In 2005, 2010, and 2015, Mehriban Aliyeva was elected as a Member of Parliament at the third, fourth, and fifth convocation of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
In November 2006, Mehriban Aliyeva was named Goodwill Ambassador of ISESCO for her outstanding contribution to the humanitarian area, including the development of dialogue among civilizations and cultures, promotion of Islamic cultural legacy, and her tremendous role in addressing problems of children with special needs.
At the 4th Congress of the World Azerbaijanis held in Baku in June 2016, Mehriban Aliyeva was elected as a member of the World Azerbaijanis Coordination Board.
On February 21, 2017, Mehriban Aliyeva was appointed as First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. This terminated her power as a Member of Parliament of the Republic of Azerbaijan on March 6, 2017.
Paying special attention and care to the participants of the 44-day Patriotic War, which ended with the liberation of Azerbaijan's ancient lands in 2020, First Vice President Mehriban Aliyeva holds regular meetings with the families of martyrs, the disabled, and war veterans.
The Heydar Aliyev Foundation, headed by Mehriban Aliyeva, has launched projects to restore religious monuments and mosques, which are the national treasure of the Azerbaijani people, in the liberated territories under her directives, instructions, and control.
Mehriban Aliyeva married Ilham Aliyev in 1983. They have three children: Leyla, Arzu, and Heydar, and five grandchildren.
Mehriban Aliyeva`s awards and honorary titles:
Heydar Aliyev Order (Republic of Azerbaijan); Order of the Legion of Honor (French Republic); Grand Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of Polish Republic; Hilal-e Pakistan Order of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan; the Sreten Order (Serbian Republic); Commander's Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary; UNESCO's Golden Mozart Medal, the UN World Intellectual Property Organization's gold medal; Gold Medal and "Prix de la Fondation" Prize of the Crans Montana Forum; High Order of the European Olympic Committees; Honorary Diploma of the State of Kuwait; Heydar Aliyev Award; Executive Board Award of World Health Organization; Golden Heart international award; Olympic Excellence Special Honorary Prize of the International Olympic Academy; Turkish-German Friendship Federation Award, Order of Friendship of Russian Federation; Honorary professor of Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, honorary doctor of the Veliko Tyrnovo University named after Saints Cyril and Methodius (Bulgaria).
Report News Agency congratulates the First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva on her birthday, wish her long life, good health, and every success!