Heydar Aliyev
| Heydar Aliyev Heydər Əliyev Һeјдəр Əлијeв |
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| 3rd President of Azerbaijan | |
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In office 24 June 1993 – 31 October 2003 Acting: 24 June – 10 October 1993 |
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| Prime Minister |
Surat Huseynov Fuad Guliyev Artur Rasizade Ilham Aliyev |
| Preceded by | Abulfaz Elchibey |
| Succeeded by | Ilham Aliyev |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
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In office 15 June 1993 – 5 November 1993 |
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| President |
Abulfaz Elchibey Himself |
| Prime Minister |
Surat Huseynov Fuad Guliyev |
| Preceded by | Isa Gambar |
| Succeeded by | Rasul Guliyev |
| First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union | |
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In office 24 November 1982 – 23 October 1987 |
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| President |
Vasili Kuznetsov (acting) Yuri Andropov Vasili Kuznetsov (acting) Konstantin Chernenko Vasili Kuznetsov (acting) Andrei Gromyko |
| Premier |
Nikolai Tikhonov Nikolai Ryzhkov |
| Preceded by | Ivan Arkhipov |
| Succeeded by | Andrei Gromyko |
| Full member of the 26th, 27th Politburo | |
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In office 22 November 1982 – 21 October 1987 |
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| First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan | |
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In office 14 July 1969 – 3 December 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Veli Akhundov |
| Succeeded by | Kamran Baghirov |
| Candidate member of the 25th, 26th Politburo | |
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In office 5 March 1976 – 22 November 1982 |
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| Personal details | |
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Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev 10 May 1923 Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, Transcaucasian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 12 December 2003 (aged 80) Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Political party | New Azerbaijan Party |
| Spouse(s) | Zarifa Aliyeva |
| Children |
Sevil Aliyeva Ilham Aliyev |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
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| Allegiance |
 Soviet Union
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| Service/branch | KGB of Azerbaijan SSR |
| Years of service | 1941–1969 |
| Rank | Major General |
Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev or Geidar Aliev (Azerbaijani: Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, Һeјдар Алирза оғлу Əлијeв; Russian: Гейда́р Али́евич Али́ев, Geidar Aliyevich Aliyev; 10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003), also spelled Haydar Aliev or Geidar Aliev, was the third President of Azerbaijan for the New Azerbaijan Party from October 1993 to October 2003, when his son Ilham Aliyev succeeded him. From 1969 to 1982, Aliyev was also the leader of Soviet Azerbaijan, effectively dominating the political life of Azerbaijan for many years. His personality cult has developed in Azerbaijan following his death.
Many of the details of Aliyev's early life are obscure. According to his website, he was born in Nakhchivan City. After graduating from Nakhchivan Pedagogical School, from 1939 to 1941 Aliyev attended the Azerbaijan Industrial Institute (now the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy), where he studied architecture. In 1949 and 1950, he studied at the USSR MGB Officer Corps Qualifications-Raising School. Aliyev's official biography also stated that he studied at Baku State University, graduating with a degree in history in 1957. According to American journalist Pete Earley, Aliyev first attended the Ministry of State Security Academy in Leningrad, graduating in 1944.
In 1948, he married Zarifa Aliyeva. On 12 October 1955, their daughter Sevil was born. On 24 December 1961, their son Ilham was born. Zarifa died of cancer in 1985.
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