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'''Leyla Aliyeva''' ({{lang-az|Leyla İlham qızı Əliyeva}}, born 3 July 1984) is the first daughter of the President of ], ]. '''Leyla Aliyeva''' ({{langx|az|Leyla İlham qızı Əliyeva}}, born 3 July 1984) is a member of the ruling Aliyev dynasty in Azerbaijan. She is the daughter of ]'s ruler ] and granddaughter of former ruler ].

Aliyeva and her family have substantial wealth stashed in elaborate networks of offshore companies.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Luxury London Properties Linked to Family of Azerbaijan's President Are Hidden Behind an Offshore Trust |url=https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/luxury-london-properties-linked-to-family-of-azerbaijans-president-are-hidden-behind-an-offshore-trust |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241220194646/https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/luxury-london-properties-linked-to-family-of-azerbaijans-president-are-hidden-behind-an-offshore-trust |archive-date=2024-12-20 |website=OCCRP |language=en-US}}</ref> She and her sister ] own ], one of the largest mobile operators in Azerbaijan through three Panamanian offshore companies.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Ismayilova |first=Khadija |date=2014-07-15 |title=TeliaSonera’s Behind-The-Scenes Connection To Azerbaijani President's Daughters |language=en |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/teliasonera-azerbaijan-aliyev-corruption-investigation-occrp/25457907.html}}</ref> Offshore companies owned by the sisters were also awarded mining rights worth billions of dollars by the Azerbaijan government.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=People of Azerbaijan Bail out Failed Aliyev Mining Empire - The Panama Papers |url=https://www.occrp.org/en/panamapapers/people-of-azerbaijan-bail-out-failed-aliyev-mining-empire/ |website=OCCRP |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Aliyevs’ Secret Mining Empire - The Panama Papers |url=https://www.occrp.org/en/panamapapers/aliyev-mining-empire/ |website=OCCRP |language=en}}</ref> They also own ], a conglomerate that has been embroiled in high-level corruption.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Altstadt |first=Audrey L. |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/alts70456 |title=Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan |date=2017 |publisher=Columbia University Press |isbn=978-0-231-70456-4 |pages=126 |doi=10.7312/alts70456}}</ref>


==Early life== ==Early life==
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==Career== ==Career==


She is a member of the ruling Aliyev family in Azerbaijan. She has been embroiled in scandals involving the family's wealth, as she and her family members had wealth stashed in elaborate networks of offshore companies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=How Family that Runs Azerbaijan Built an Empire of Hidden Wealth - ICIJ |date=4 April 2016 |url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/20160404-azerbaijan-hidden-wealth/ |access-date=2021-07-11 |language=en-US}}</ref> The documents showed that Leyla and her sister Arzu controlled two previously hidden British Virgin Islands-incorporated firms — Kingsview Developments Limited and Exaltation Limited.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-16 |title=UK law firm accused of failings over Azerbaijan leader's daughters' offshore assets |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/16/uk-law-firm-accused-of-failings-over-azerbaijan-leaders-daughters-offshore-assets |access-date=2021-07-11 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> Documents have also shown her to be the owner of offshore companies LaBelleza Holdings Limited and Harvard Management Limited.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offshore Companies Link Corporate Mogul, Azerbaijan's President |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-aliyev-family-offshore-businesses/24947900.html |access-date=2021-07-11 |website=RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty |language=en}}</ref> She is a member of the ruling Aliyev family in Azerbaijan. She has been embroiled in scandals involving the family's wealth, as she and her family members has wealth stashed in elaborate networks of offshore companies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=How Family that Runs Azerbaijan Built an Empire of Hidden Wealth - ICIJ |date=4 April 2016 |url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/panama-papers/20160404-azerbaijan-hidden-wealth/ |access-date=2021-07-11 |language=en-US}}</ref> The documents showed that Leyla and her sister Arzu controlled two previously hidden British Virgin Islands-incorporated firms — Kingsview Developments Limited and Exaltation Limited.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2018-05-16 |title=UK law firm accused of failings over Azerbaijan leader's daughters' offshore assets |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/16/uk-law-firm-accused-of-failings-over-azerbaijan-leaders-daughters-offshore-assets |access-date=2021-07-11 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> Documents have also shown her to be the owner of offshore companies LaBelleza Holdings Limited and Harvard Management Limited.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Offshore Companies Link Corporate Mogul, Azerbaijan's President |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-aliyev-family-offshore-businesses/24947900.html |access-date=2021-07-11 |newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |date=4 April 2013 |language=en |last1=Candea |first1=Stefan }}</ref>

In 2005, Ilham Aliyev's regime granted license for a new mobile operator, ], to enter the Azerbaijani market. In 2011, investigative reporting revealed that Leyla Aliyeva and her sister Arzu owned 72% of the operator through three Panamanian offshore companies.<ref name=":3" />

In 2006, Ilham Aliyev awarded mining rights for six gold fields worth billions of dollars to a four-company consortium owned by his daughters through offshore companies. The contract did not follow normal bidding procedures, the identity of the consortium owners was unknown, and the consortium had no history of mining. Over the course of several years, the consortium failed to make profits, as the secretive ownership structure inhibited the companies' ability to sell on the world market. The consortium unsuccessfully sought to sell itself to a private buyer. In 2016, their father Ilham Aliyev ordered the state-owned company Azergold (formed in 2015) to purchase the four-company consortium. As part of the secret deal, the daughter would receive 70% of all future mining profits while the state would just receive the remaining 30%.<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5" />


Aliyeva is Vice-President of the ],<ref>{{Cite web |title=News |url=http://www.heydar-aliyev-foundation.org/jsp/ShowNewsPage.jsp |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120803131649/http://www.heydar-aliyev-foundation.org/jsp/ShowNewsPage.jsp?id=53&partition=1&rubDate=null&cdate=2012-03-27&lang=en |archive-date=2012-08-03 |access-date=2012-04-08}}</ref> a charity run by the Aliyev ruling family in Azerbaijan.<ref>{{cite web |date=2011-10-19 |title=Azerbaijan cultural center opens in Moscow (PHOTO) - Trend.Az |url=http://en.trend.az/news/society/1946956.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405123514/http://en.trend.az/news/society/1946956.html |archive-date=2012-04-05 |accessdate=2014-03-24 |publisher=En.trend.az}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Xalq Qəzeti |url=http://xalqqazeti.com/en/social/heydar-aliyev-foundation-s-russian-representation-conducts-charity-action-in-moscow-and-13-regions-of-russia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420192840/http://xalqqazeti.com/en/social/heydar-aliyev-foundation-s-russian-representation-conducts-charity-action-in-moscow-and-13-regions-of-russia |archive-date=2012-04-20 |accessdate=2014-03-24 |publisher=Xalqqazeti.com}}</ref> Leyla and her sister own a number of banks in Azerbaijan. She is editor-in-chief of the style magazine '']'', launched in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Luft |first=Oliver |date=2011-06-29 |title=Condé Nast to publish international edition of Baku magazine - Media news |url=http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/1077517/CondE-Nast-publish-international-edition-Baku-magazine/ |accessdate=2014-03-24 |publisher=Media Week<}}</ref>] Aliyeva is Vice-President of the ],<ref>{{Cite web |title=News |url=http://www.heydar-aliyev-foundation.org/jsp/ShowNewsPage.jsp |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120803131649/http://www.heydar-aliyev-foundation.org/jsp/ShowNewsPage.jsp?id=53&partition=1&rubDate=null&cdate=2012-03-27&lang=en |archive-date=2012-08-03 |access-date=2012-04-08}}</ref> a charity run by the Aliyev ruling family in Azerbaijan.<ref>{{cite web |date=2011-10-19 |title=Azerbaijan cultural center opens in Moscow (PHOTO) - Trend.Az |url=http://en.trend.az/news/society/1946956.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405123514/http://en.trend.az/news/society/1946956.html |archive-date=2012-04-05 |accessdate=2014-03-24 |publisher=En.trend.az}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Xalq Qəzeti |url=http://xalqqazeti.com/en/social/heydar-aliyev-foundation-s-russian-representation-conducts-charity-action-in-moscow-and-13-regions-of-russia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420192840/http://xalqqazeti.com/en/social/heydar-aliyev-foundation-s-russian-representation-conducts-charity-action-in-moscow-and-13-regions-of-russia |archive-date=2012-04-20 |accessdate=2014-03-24 |publisher=Xalqqazeti.com}}</ref> Leyla and her sister own a number of banks in Azerbaijan. She is editor-in-chief of the style magazine '']'', launched in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Luft |first=Oliver |date=2011-06-29 |title=Condé Nast to publish international edition of Baku magazine - Media news |url=http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/1077517/CondE-Nast-publish-international-edition-Baku-magazine/ |accessdate=2014-03-24 |publisher=Media Week<}}</ref>]
Aliyeva has been involved in efforts to promote ] in Russia.<ref name="eurodialogue.org">{{cite web|url=http://eurodialogue.org/Leila-Aliyeva-Azerbaijan-could-become-a-bridge-between-civilizations |title=Leila Aliyeva: Azerbaijan could become a bridge between civilizations &#124; European Dialogue |website=Eurodialogue.org |date=2010-06-16 |accessdate=2016-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rzayeva|first=Camilla|date=2008-05-08|title=Leyla Aliyeva: "We must stick together and cooperate" - Diaspora - Visions of Azerbaijan Magazine|url=http://www.visions.az/diaspora,27/|website=Visions.az|accessdate=2016-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Visions of Azerbaijan Magazine ::: Leyla Aliyeva: "We must stick together and cooperate" |url=http://visions.az/en/news/27/ddc23e17/ |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Visions of Azerbaijan Magazine |language=en}}</ref> In 2011 Leyla Aliyeva launched the international campaign International Dialogue for Environmental Action.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IDEA (International Dialogue for Environmental Action) Public Association |url=https://www.unccd.int/cso/idea-international-dialogue-environmental-action-public-association-0 |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=UNCCD |language=en}}</ref> In July 2011, the ''Taraggi'' (Progress) Medal was conferred on Aliyeva for her contributions to the development of ].<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi - SƏNƏDLƏR » Sərəncamlar Azərbaycan diasporunun inkişafındakı xidmətlərinə görə bir qrup şəxsin təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı|url=http://www.president.az/articles/2681|website=President.az|accessdate=2016-04-09}}</ref> In 2012, Aliyeva was awarded the medal “For Merits Before the Astrakhan Oblast".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heydar Aliyev Foundation VP Leyla Aliyeva awarded the medal "For Merits Before the Astrakhan Oblast" - UPDATE - PHOTOS |url=http://www.today.az/news/politics/112328.html |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=www.today.az}}</ref> In 2013, she was decorated with Order of St. Olga 3rd Grade of the ], and was awarded the “For Services to ]” Prize.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leyla Aliyeva awarded with high order of Russian Orthodox Church|url=http://theorthodoxchurch.info/blog/news/leyla-aliyeva-awarded-with-high-order-of-russian-orthodox-church/|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref> In 2015, Aliyeva was awarded the ] of the Russian Federation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin presents the "Pushkin" Medal to Leyla Aliyeva|url=https://wn.com/president_of_the_russian_federation_vladimir_putin_presents_the_%E2%80%9Cpushkin%E2%80%9D_medal_to_leyla_aliyeva|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref> During that year, she was conferred the title of Goodwill Ambassador of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAO - News Article: FAO Director-General meets Leyla Aliyeva, FAO Goodwill Ambassador for Azerbaijan |url=https://www.fao.org/director-general/former-dg/da-silva/newsroom/news/detail/en/c/326998/ |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=www.fao.org}}</ref> In 2016, Leyla Aliyeva received a diploma of Honorary Professor at Moscow State University.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-20 |title=Leyla Aliyeva receives diploma of Honorary Professor of Moscow State University (PHOTO) |url=https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/2536254.html |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Trend.Az |language=en}}</ref> and a "Medal of Merit" from Moscow State International Relations Institute's Scientific Council.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Vice President of Foundation |url=http://heydar-aliyev-foundation.org/en/content/index/143/ |access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref> Aliyeva has been involved in efforts to promote ] in Russia.<ref name="eurodialogue.org">{{cite web|url=http://eurodialogue.org/Leila-Aliyeva-Azerbaijan-could-become-a-bridge-between-civilizations |title=Leila Aliyeva: Azerbaijan could become a bridge between civilizations &#124; European Dialogue |website=Eurodialogue.org |date=2010-06-16 |accessdate=2016-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Rzayeva|first=Camilla|date=2008-05-08|title=Leyla Aliyeva: "We must stick together and cooperate" - Diaspora - Visions of Azerbaijan Magazine|url=http://www.visions.az/diaspora,27/|website=Visions.az|accessdate=2016-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Visions of Azerbaijan Magazine ::: Leyla Aliyeva: "We must stick together and cooperate" |url=http://visions.az/en/news/27/ddc23e17/ |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Visions of Azerbaijan Magazine |language=en}}</ref> The Azerbaijan government has given her multiple awards.<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi - SƏNƏDLƏR » Sərəncamlar Azərbaycan diasporunun inkişafındakı xidmətlərinə görə bir qrup şəxsin təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı|url=http://www.president.az/articles/2681|website=President.az|accessdate=2016-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Heydar Aliyev Foundation VP Leyla Aliyeva awarded the medal "For Merits Before the Astrakhan Oblast" - UPDATE - PHOTOS |url=http://www.today.az/news/politics/112328.html |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=www.today.az}}</ref> She has also been given multiple awards by Russian institutions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Leyla Aliyeva awarded with high order of Russian Orthodox Church|url=http://theorthodoxchurch.info/blog/news/leyla-aliyeva-awarded-with-high-order-of-russian-orthodox-church/|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-20 |title=Leyla Aliyeva receives diploma of Honorary Professor of Moscow State University (PHOTO) |url=https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/2536254.html |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Trend.Az |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin presents the "Pushkin" Medal to Leyla Aliyeva |url=https://wn.com/president_of_the_russian_federation_vladimir_putin_presents_the_%E2%80%9Cpushkin%E2%80%9D_medal_to_leyla_aliyeva |access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Vice President of Foundation |url=http://heydar-aliyev-foundation.org/en/content/index/143/ |access-date=17 July 2017}}</ref>


She was the executive producer of the 2016 film ''],'' based on the novel of the same name by an Azerbaijani writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.calvertjournal.com/news/show/5133/ali-and-nino-film-to-premier-at-sundance|title=Ali and Nino film to premier at Sundance|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref> She was the executive producer of the 2016 film ''],'' based on the novel of the same name by an Azerbaijani writer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.calvertjournal.com/news/show/5133/ali-and-nino-film-to-premier-at-sundance|title=Ali and Nino film to premier at Sundance|access-date=12 July 2017}}</ref>


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Aliyeva is the mother of three children: Ali, Mikail and Amina.<ref>{{cite web|date=|title=Leyla Aliyeva adopts girl from orphanage|url=http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Leyla-Aliyeva-adopts-girl-from-orphanage.html|publisher=Vestnik Kavkaza|accessdate=2016-04-09}}</ref> From 2006 to 2015, Aliyeva was married to ], the son of Russian billionaire ].<ref name="bbc.com">{{Cite web |title=BBCAzeri.com {{!}} Ön səhifə {{!}} "Washington Post" : "Dubay malikanələri danışa bilsəydilər"... |url=http://www.bbc.com/azeri/news/story/2010/03/100306_dubay.shtml |access-date=2017-04-14 |website=www.bbc.com |language=az}}</ref><ref name="rian">{{cite web |date=30 May 2015 |title=Дочь президента Азербайджана сообщила о своем разводе через Instagram |url=http://ria.ru/world/20150530/1067366218.html |accessdate=30 May 2015 |publisher=] |language=Russian}}</ref> Aliyeva is the mother of three children: Ali, Mikail and Amina.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Leyla Aliyeva adopts girl from orphanage |url=http://vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Leyla-Aliyeva-adopts-girl-from-orphanage.html |accessdate=2016-04-09 |publisher=Vestnik Kavkaza}}</ref>

⚫ In 2010 '']'' reported that Leyla along with her sister Arzu and brother Heydar own real estate in ] that is worth about $75 million.<ref name="Dubai">{{cite news|last=Higgins|first=Andrew|date=March 5, 2010|title=Pricey real estate deals in Dubai raise questions about Azerbaijan's president|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/04/AR2010030405390.html|accessdate=September 28, 2012}}</ref> However, her husband at the time, ], is the son of Russian billionaire ].<ref name="bbc.com">{{Cite web|title=BBCAzeri.com {{!}} Ön səhifə {{!}} "Washington Post" : "Dubay malikanələri danışa bilsəydilər"...|url=http://www.bbc.com/azeri/news/story/2010/03/100306_dubay.shtml|access-date=2017-04-14|website=www.bbc.com|language=az}}</ref> It is stated that those properties were bought by her father-in-law.<ref name="bbc.com" />


⚫ In 2010, '']'' reported that Leyla along with her sister ] and brother ] own real estate in ] that is worth about $75 million.<ref name="Dubai">{{cite news|last=Higgins|first=Andrew|date=March 5, 2010|title=Pricey real estate deals in Dubai raise questions about Azerbaijan's president|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/04/AR2010030405390.html|accessdate=September 28, 2012}}</ref> In 2006, she obtained a property in Mayendorf Gardens, a gated community in Moscow.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015 |title=Azerbaijan: First Family’s Russian Dacha - Corruptistan |url=https://www.occrp.org/en/corruptistan/azerbaijan/2015/08/05/azerbaijan-first-familys-opulent-russian-dacha.en.html |website=OCCRP |language=en}}</ref>
In May 2015 Aliyeva announced through ] that she had divorced Agalarov.<ref name="rian">{{cite web|date=30 May 2015|title=Дочь президента Азербайджана сообщила о своем разводе через Instagram|url=http://ria.ru/world/20150530/1067366218.html|publisher=]|language=Russian|accessdate=30 May 2015}}</ref>


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Daughter of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev This article is about the daughter of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. For the television presenter, see Leyla Aliyeva (presenter).
Leyla Aliyeva
Leyla Əliyeva
Aliyeva in 2015
Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation
Incumbent
Assumed office
2011
PresidentMehriban Aliyeva
Preceded byPosition established
Personal details
Born (1984-07-03) 3 July 1984 (age 40)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityAzerbaijani
Spouse Emin Agalarov ​ ​(m. 2006; div. 2015)​
Children3
Parent(s)Ilham Aliyev
Mehriban Aliyeva
Websitehttp://www.leyla-aliyeva.az/en/

Leyla Aliyeva (Azerbaijani: Leyla İlham qızı Əliyeva, born 3 July 1984) is a member of the ruling Aliyev dynasty in Azerbaijan. She is the daughter of Azerbaijan's ruler Ilham Aliyev and granddaughter of former ruler Heydar Aliyev.

Aliyeva and her family have substantial wealth stashed in elaborate networks of offshore companies. She and her sister Arzu Aliyeva own Azerfon, one of the largest mobile operators in Azerbaijan through three Panamanian offshore companies. Offshore companies owned by the sisters were also awarded mining rights worth billions of dollars by the Azerbaijan government. They also own PASHA Holding, a conglomerate that has been embroiled in high-level corruption.

Early life

According to her personal website, Aliyeva was born in Moscow on 3 July 1985. From 2006 to 2008, Aliyeva pursued a master's degree at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-MSIIR; also the alma mater of her father).

Career

She is a member of the ruling Aliyev family in Azerbaijan. She has been embroiled in scandals involving the family's wealth, as she and her family members has wealth stashed in elaborate networks of offshore companies. The documents showed that Leyla and her sister Arzu controlled two previously hidden British Virgin Islands-incorporated firms — Kingsview Developments Limited and Exaltation Limited. Documents have also shown her to be the owner of offshore companies LaBelleza Holdings Limited and Harvard Management Limited.

In 2005, Ilham Aliyev's regime granted license for a new mobile operator, Azerfon, to enter the Azerbaijani market. In 2011, investigative reporting revealed that Leyla Aliyeva and her sister Arzu owned 72% of the operator through three Panamanian offshore companies.

In 2006, Ilham Aliyev awarded mining rights for six gold fields worth billions of dollars to a four-company consortium owned by his daughters through offshore companies. The contract did not follow normal bidding procedures, the identity of the consortium owners was unknown, and the consortium had no history of mining. Over the course of several years, the consortium failed to make profits, as the secretive ownership structure inhibited the companies' ability to sell on the world market. The consortium unsuccessfully sought to sell itself to a private buyer. In 2016, their father Ilham Aliyev ordered the state-owned company Azergold (formed in 2015) to purchase the four-company consortium. As part of the secret deal, the daughter would receive 70% of all future mining profits while the state would just receive the remaining 30%.

Aliyeva is Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, a charity run by the Aliyev ruling family in Azerbaijan. Leyla and her sister own a number of banks in Azerbaijan. She is editor-in-chief of the style magazine Baku, launched in 2011.

Leyla Aliyeva with her parents

Aliyeva has been involved in efforts to promote Azerbaijan in Russia. The Azerbaijan government has given her multiple awards. She has also been given multiple awards by Russian institutions.

She was the executive producer of the 2016 film Ali and Nino, based on the novel of the same name by an Azerbaijani writer.

Personal life

From 2006 to 2015, Aliyeva was married to Emin Agalarov, the son of Russian billionaire Aras Agalarov. Aliyeva is the mother of three children: Ali, Mikail and Amina.

In 2010, The Washington Post reported that Leyla along with her sister Arzu and brother Heydar own real estate in Dubai that is worth about $75 million. In 2006, she obtained a property in Mayendorf Gardens, a gated community in Moscow.

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