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Mehriban Aliyeva
Vice President of Azerbaijan since 2017 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mehriban Arif gizi Aliyeva (née Pashayeva; Azerbaijani: Mehriban Arif qızı Əliyeva Paşayeva, IPA: [mehɾiˈbɑn ɑˈɾif ɡɯˈzɯ æˈlijevɑ pɑˈʃɑjevɑ]; born 26 August 1964) is an Azerbaijani politician and physician who is the vice president and First Lady of Azerbaijan.
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Mehriban Aliyeva | |
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Mehriban Əliyeva | |
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Vice President of Azerbaijan | |
Assumed office 21 February 2017 | |
President | Ilham Aliyev |
Preceded by | Position established |
First Lady of Azerbaijan | |
Current | |
Assumed role 31 October 2003 | |
President | Ilham Aliyev |
Preceded by | Halima Aliyeva (1993) |
Deputy Leader of the New Azerbaijan Party | |
Assumed office 7 June 2013 | |
Leader | Ilham Aliyev |
Preceded by | Position established |
Personal details | |
Born | Mehriban Arif qızı Paşayeva (1964-08-26) 26 August 1964 (age 59) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
Political party | New Azerbaijan Party |
Spouse | |
Children | Leyla Arzu Heydar |
Alma mater | Azerbaijan Medical University |
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Website | mehriban-aliyeva.az/en |
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She is married to Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan. Aliyev created the position of vice president in 2017 and appointed his wife to the position.