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


==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 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> 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" />




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>]
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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> 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> 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> 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>


== References == == References ==

Revision as of 17:08, 2 January 2024

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 (Template:Lang-az, born 3 July 1984) is a member of the ruling Aliyev dynasty in Azerbaijan. She 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.

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.


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.

References

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  2. ^ "UK law firm accused of failings over Azerbaijan leader's daughters' offshore assets". the Guardian. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  3. ^ Ismayilova, Khadija (2014-07-15). "TeliaSonera's Behind-The-Scenes Connection To Azerbaijani President's Daughters". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
  4. "Leyla Əliyevanın şəxsi veb-saytı". Leyla-aliyeva.az. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  5. Candea, Stefan (4 April 2013). "Offshore Companies Link Corporate Mogul, Azerbaijan's President". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  6. "News". Archived from the original on 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
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  8. "Xalq Qəzeti". Xalqqazeti.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  9. Luft, Oliver (2011-06-29). "Condé Nast to publish international edition of Baku magazine - Media news". Media Week<. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  10. "Leila Aliyeva: Azerbaijan could become a bridge between civilizations | European Dialogue". Eurodialogue.org. 2010-06-16. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  11. Rzayeva, Camilla (2008-05-08). "Leyla Aliyeva: "We must stick together and cooperate" - Diaspora - Visions of Azerbaijan Magazine". Visions.az. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  12. "Visions of Azerbaijan Magazine ::: Leyla Aliyeva: "We must stick together and cooperate"". Visions of Azerbaijan Magazine. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  13. "Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi - SƏNƏDLƏR » Sərəncamlar Azərbaycan diasporunun inkişafındakı xidmətlərinə görə bir qrup şəxsin təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı". President.az. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  14. "Heydar Aliyev Foundation VP Leyla Aliyeva awarded the medal "For Merits Before the Astrakhan Oblast" - UPDATE - PHOTOS". www.today.az. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  15. "Leyla Aliyeva awarded with high order of Russian Orthodox Church". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  16. "Leyla Aliyeva receives diploma of Honorary Professor of Moscow State University (PHOTO)". Trend.Az. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  17. "President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin presents the "Pushkin" Medal to Leyla Aliyeva". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  18. "Vice President of Foundation". Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  19. "Ali and Nino film to premier at Sundance". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  20. "BBCAzeri.com | Ön səhifə | "Washington Post" : "Dubay malikanələri danışa bilsəydilər"..." www.bbc.com (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  21. "Дочь президента Азербайджана сообщила о своем разводе через Instagram" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  22. "Leyla Aliyeva adopts girl from orphanage". Vestnik Kavkaza. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
  23. Higgins, Andrew (March 5, 2010). "Pricey real estate deals in Dubai raise questions about Azerbaijan's president". Washington Post. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
  24. "Azerbaijan: First Family's Russian Dacha - Corruptistan". OCCRP. 2015.

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