The Politics of Azerbaijan take place in an authoritarian system where elections are not free and fair, political opponents are repressed, civil rights are limited, human rights abuses are widespread, corruption is rampant, and power is concentrated in the hands of President Ilham Aliyev and his extended family.
Aliyev, Aliyeva for females, is a surname originating from the Caucasus and Central Asia. The surname is a Russian-language patronymic derivation from both Hebrew and the Arabic male given names. Three district sources linked to modern day Aliyev surname in Azerbaijan. Aliyah meaning "ascent" in Hebrew, Ali meaning "highnes" in Arabic and Eli meaning "My God" in Hebrew.
The Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It served as the home ground for the Azerbaijan national football team until they moved to the Baku Olympic Stadium. It holds 31,200 seats making it the second largest stadium in the country. The stadium is also used by the Azerbaijan Premier League clubs in the final rounds of European competitions.
Mehriban Arif gizi Aliyeva is an Azerbaijani politician and physician who is the vice president and First Lady of Azerbaijan.
Khoshbakht Baghir oglu Yusifzadeh was an Azerbaijani academician and the First Vice-President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR). He was Doctor of Science in Geology and Mineralogy.
The Heydar Aliyev Foundation is a private foundation headed by Azerbaijan's First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva. The foundation is named after Azerbaijan's former president, Heydar Aliyev – the father of the incumbent president Ilham Aliyev. The foundation has been criticized for not being transparent about its finances, and for being a vehicle of corruption.
First Lady of Azerbaijan is the informal title of the wife of the president of Azerbaijan. The current first lady is Mehriban Aliyeva, wife of President Ilham Aliyev, who has held the position since 31 October 2003.
A constitutional referendum was held in Azerbaijan on 26 September 2016. Voters were asked whether they approved of 29 constitutional amendments, with a separate vote on each one. All 29 amendments were approved by between 89% and 95% of voters. It created the office of the Vice President and extended the presidential term from five to seven years.
Heydar Mosque is an Azerbaijani mosque named after Heydar Aliyev, in the Binəqədi raion of Baku. It officially opened on 26 December 2014.
In 1991, Azerbaijan joined the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and started to build relations with the organization. As a result, the ambassador of Azerbaijan to Saudi Arabia was given a mandate of permanent representative of Azerbaijan to the General Secretariat of the OIC in May 1994.
The following lists events that occurred in 2018 in Azerbaijan.
Stone Chronicle Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of stone plastics in Azerbaijan. Many types of stone plastic are exhibited in the museum. The Stone Chronicle Museum, located on the National Flag Square, was created by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. The most archaic features of moral life in Azerbaijan were found in plastic stone traditions.
The Opening Ceremony of the 2015 European Games was the official opening ceremony held in the afternoon at 9:00PM Azerbaijan Time (GMT+4) on June 12, 2015 in the Baku Olympic Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was attended by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, the Vice President of Azerbaijan, Mehriban Aliyeva, and the President of the European Olympic Committee Patrick Hickey.The ceremony was attended by 68,000 spectators gathered at the Olympic Stadium, as well as hundreds of millions of online viewers. More than 300 creative teams from 28 countries were involved in organizing the ceremony. The cost of organizing of the ceremony was about 100 million U.S. dollars. The opening ceremony was directed by artistic choreographer Dimitris Papaioannou who was praised for his work during 2004 Summer Olympics.
Events from the year 2019 in Azerbaijan.
Events from the year 2020 in Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijan—France relations are the bilateral relations between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the French Republic in the political, socio-economic, cultural, and other spheres.
Karabakh Order is an order of Azerbaijan. The order was created on the occasion of Azerbaijan being the victor in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
The Zafar Order, or the Victory Order, is an order of Azerbaijan. The order was created on the occasion of Azerbaijan being the victor in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Statue of Uzeyir Hajibeyov is a monument erected in 1985 to Uzeyir Hajibeyov, an Azerbaijani composer, musicologist-scientist, publicist, dramatist, pedagogue and public figure, founder of modern Azerbaijani professional music art and national opera, composer of the national anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan, author of the first opera in the Muslim East, in his hometown of Shusha. The statue became a victim of vandalism after the city of Shusha came under Armenian control. After the liberation of the city, it was restored in 2021, and its official opening took place on August 29.
Heydar Ilham oghlu Aliyev is the youngest child and the only son to the incumbent President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and his wife, Mehriban Aliyeva, who is currently serving as the Vice President of Azerbaijan since 2017.
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