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Илхам Алиев Илхам Хейдар оглу Алиев (на азербайджански: İlham Əliyev, р. 24 декември 1961, Баку) е азербайджански политик, президент на Азербайджан от 2003. Той също така изпълнява функциите на председател на „Нова азербайджанска партия” и ръководител на "Националния олимпийски комитет". За кратко време е министър-председател на Азербайджан през периода август-ноември 2003. Освен родния си азербайджански, той владее английски, френски, руски и турски език. Син е на Хейдар Алиев, дългогодишен първи секретар на Комунистическата партия на Азербайджан и президент на страната през периода 1993-2003. Съдържание Ранни години[редактиране | редактиране на кода] През 1977 Алиев е приет в „Московски държавен институт по международни отношения” (МГИМО) и през 1982 продължава своето обучение като докторант. През 1985 г. получава докторска степен по история, а през 1985 – 1990 е преподавател в Московския държавен университет. Като автор на някоко произведения отнасящи се за геополитическите аспекти на петролната стратегия на модерен Азербайджан, Алиев получава научна степен „Доктор на политическите науки”. Политическа кариера[редактиране | редактиране на кода] Начало на политическата кариера[редактиране | редактиране на кода] През май 1994 година, Илхам Алиев е назначен като заместник председател на "Държавната петролна компания на Азербайджан" (SOCAR). Той изиграва ключова роля по време на преговорите между правителството на Азербайджан и западни петролни компании по време на сключването на нови договори, известни в наши дни като “Договор на века”. В следващата година Алиев е избран за член на "Народното събрание на Азербайджан", и по късно става президент на Националния олимпийски комитет, (който оглавява и досега), както и председател на aзербайджанската делегация в Европейския съвет. През август 2003, два месеца преди президентските избори, е назначен като министър-председател. През октомври, Хейдар Алиев, по здравословни причини, се оттегля от поста си на президент и със дързък ход, назначава сина си като независим и единствен кандидат за президент на неговата партия. 2003: президентски избори[редактиране | редактиране на кода] На официалните избори на 15 октомври 2003, Илхам Алиев побеждава с 76.84% от гласовете. Родната опозиция обаче отказва да приеме резултатите от гласуването и организира масови протести. Мотиви за протестите са обвинения в корупция и искания за повторни избори. Изборите получават строга критика от страна на международното общество, голяма част от наблюдателите отбелязват, че те не отговарят на международните стандарти, тъй като са придружени от подкупване и сплашване на гласоподавателите и множество законови нарушения на избирателния процес. OSCE (ММНИ) – (Международната мисия за наблюдение на изборите) констатира редица нарушения в преброяването и групирането на гласовете. Организацията за защита на човешките права подава оплакване, че предизборната кампания на Алиев е подпомогната от държавни ресурси и в „Централната избирателна комисия” и „Местните избирателни комисии” участват главно негови поддръжници и не се допуска участието на местни неправителствени организации в мониторинга на избирателния процес. Президентски пост[редактиране | редактиране на кода] Членове на опозицията и правозащитници се оплакват, че по време на управлението на Алиев не се е подобрило положението с човешките права. Масовите срещи на опозицията са забранени или се дава разрешение да се проведат в отдалечените части на Баку, а правителството продължава да оказва натиск върху опозицията и назависимата преса. През март 2005 г., под продължителния натиск от страна на международната общност, особено на Съвета на Европа, Алиев освобождава от затвора много видни членове на опозицията, арестувани по време на протести срещу начина на провеждане на изборите през октомври 2003 година. Аливе е считан за диктатор от много експерти по въпросите за Кавказ и бившия СССР поради многобройните му нарушения на човешките права и безспорното(без опозиция) управление на Азербайджан. През 2010 година уеб сайта Уики Лиикс разкрива дипломатическа кореспонденция между правителството на САЩ и Република Азербайджан. Част от тези документи свързват Илхам Алиев с мафиотски групировки и оставят много хора да се чудят дали всъщност неговото правителство е демократично и дали в Азербайджан малцинствата не са репресирани. Редица групировки също изказват недоволство на комисията за защита на човешките права за целите на приетата резолюция, която призовава Азербайджан да гарантира опазването на културната, религиозната и националната идентичност на талишите с оглед на многократните им репресии. На 26 Март 2005 Алиев официално е избран за прецедател на управляващата партия „Нов Азербайджан”. Опозицията обявява този акт като незаконен, защото според закона за политическите партии, президентът не трябва да има партийна принадлежност. През април 2006, президентът Алиев посещава Вашингтон, а посещението изглежда доста успешно. На публичен форум спонсориран от престижния съвет за чуждестранни отношения, Алиев се изказва по въпроси за петролно, икономическо развитие и демокрация пред публика от журналисти и др. Посещението е последвано с частна среща в Белия дом с президентa Джордж Буш, който по-късно заявява пред журналисти, че проведената на срещата дискусия била „наистина интересна”, въпреки, че също така я определя като ”откровенна”, което се използва като кодова дума (което може да се тълкува като) „напрегната.” Опозиционни групировки твърдят, че на срещата с президента Буш погрешно е коментирано, че въпроса с насилието и подкупите на изборите през 2005 вече е решен. В изявление през 2008 Алиев заявява, че „Нагорни Карабах никога няма да бъде независима и тази позиция е подкрепена от международни медиатори; Армения трябва да приеме реалността и че „...през 1918, Ереван е дадена на арменците. Това беше голяма грешка. Ханството на Ереван беше територия на азербайджанците, арменците бяха гости там.!...”. През 2008 година Илхам Алиев е преизбран с мнозинство 87%, въпреки че изборите са бойкотирани от партии на опозицията. С конституционен референдум през 2009 г. е решено да бъдат премахнати сроковете за ограничение на президенският мандат, а свободата на печата е ограничена. С парламентарните избори през 2010 е избран парламент напълно предан на Алиев. За първи път в историята на Азербайджан не е избран нито един кандидат от главните опозиционни партии „Народен фронт на Азербайджан” или „Мусават”. Впоследствие формата на управление на Азербайджан се превръща в авторитаризъм. През 2011 започват продължителни протести срещу управлението на Алиев, с искания за демократична реформа и сваляне на правителството. В отговор Алиев нарежда да се използва сила за да се потушат размириците в Баку. Длъжностните лица лоялни на президента отхвърлят съмнението на протестиращите, че Азербайджан се сравнява с други страни, смятани за част от същата революционна вълна, която разтърси Северна Африка и Западна Азия от декември 2010 г. От началото на протестите през Март 2011 г. са арестувани над 400 азербайджанци. Опзиционните лидери обещават да продължат с демонстрациите въпреки, че полицията успява да разпръсне протестите почти веднага след началото им. Семейство[редактиране | редактиране на кода] Илхам Алиев е женен за Мехрибан Алиева и има три деца: Лейла, Арзу и Гайдар. Също така има и по-голяма сестра, Севил Алиева. Отличия[редактиране | редактиране на кода] Носител на "Grand Prix" награда "Личност на годината 2009" (Русия); - Лауреат "приятел на журналистите" ; - "Човек на годината" от Balcanii şi Europa — списание (Румъния); - Почетен професор на Държавния университет на Туркменистан; - Почетен професор на Държавния университет на Беларус ; - Почетен професор на Московския държавен университет (2008 г.); - Почетен професор на Националния университет (Казахстан) ; - Почетен професор на Университета за национално и световно стопанство(България) ; - Доктор хонорис кауза на Линкълн университет (САЩ) ; - Доктор хонорис кауза на Московския държавен университет за международни отношения ; - Доктор хонорис кауза на университета Билкент (Турция); - Доктор хонорис кауза на Националната академия за данъци (Украйна); - Доктор хонорис кауза на Кунг Хи университет (Южна Корея); - Доктор хонорис кауза на Университета Йордания (Йордания) - Почетен доктор на социалните науки на Корвин университет (Унгария); - Доктор хонорис кауза на Киевски национален университет на (Украйна).
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Ilham Aliyev Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth and current President of Azerbaijan, since 2003. He also functions as the Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party and the head of the National Olympic Committee. Apart from his native Azerbaijani, he speaks English, French, Russian, and Turkish.[1] Ilham Aliyev is the son of Heydar Aliyev, who was Azerbaijan's president from 1993 to 2003. Contents - 1 Early life - 2 Personal life - 3 Political career - 4 Controversies - 5 Public image - 6 Honours and medals - 7 See also - 8 References - 9 External links Early life[edit] Aliyev was born in Baku. In 1967, Aliyev entered the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-MSIIR) and in 1982 continued his education as a postgraduate.[1] In 1985 he received a PhD degree in history.[1] From 1985–1990 Aliyev lectured at MSUIR.[1] Personal life[edit] Ilham Aliyev married Mehriban Aliyeva in Baku on 22 December 1983. They have three children: Leyla, Arzu and Heydar. Political career[edit] Early years[edit] In May or June 1994, Ilham Aliyev was appointed vice-president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR). He participated as one of the key figures during the negotiations between Azerbaijani government and Western oil companies during the conclusion of new contracts now known as Contract of the century. The following year Aliyev was elected to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan and later became president of the National Olympic Committee (still incumbent) and head of the Azerbaijan delegation to the Council of Europe. In August 2003, two months prior to the presidential elections, he was appointed prime minister. [2] In October that year, Heydar Aliyev, suffering failing health, stepped down as president. 2003 election[edit] The official results of the October 15, 2003, elections gave victory to Ilham Aliyev, who earned 76.84% of the votes. Protests were staged in Azerbaijan to dispute the results, and the elections received criticism from the international community, with many observers noting that they fell short of international standards and were accompanied by voter intimidation, unequal campaign opportunities for the candidates, and widespread violations of the electoral laws and process. Some members of the opposition were arrested in conjunction with the protests, but were later released. [5] The OSCE International Election Observation Mission noted a number of irregularities in the counting and tabulation.[6]Human Rights Watch complained that Aliyev's election campaign had been supported by government resources and that the Central Election Commission and local election commissions had been stacked with its supporters, while local non-governmental organizations had been banned from monitoring the vote.[7] According to Freedom House; however, the opposition underestimated Ilham Aliyev's popularity and anti-government parties wrongly assumed their views were shared by the majority public. 2008 election[edit] Ilham Aliyev was re-elected in 2008 with 87% of the polls, while opposition parties boycotted the elections. In a constitutional referendum in 2009, term limits for the presidency were abolished and freedom of the press was restricted. In 2009, following his reelection as president, Aliyev passed a referendum which removed the presidential consecutive term limit, thereby allowing him to run for president as many times as he wishes. Opposition claimed this to be a violation of the Azerbaijani constitution and the European convention on human rights.[9] The 2010 parliamentary elections produced a Parliament completely loyal to Aliyev: for the first time in Azerbaijani history, not a single candidate from the main opposition Azerbaijan Popular Front or Musavat parties was elected. The Economist subsequently scored Azerbaijan as an authoritarian regime, at 140th place (out of 167) in its 2011 Democracy Index.[10] Repeated protests were staged against Aliyev's rule in 2011, calling for more democracy and the ouster of the government. Aliyev has responded by ordering a security crackdown, using force to crush attempts at revolt in Baku. Officials loyal to the president have dismissed protesters' comparison of Azerbaijan to other countries considered to be part of the same revolutionary wave that has rocked North Africa and Western Asia since December 2010, and Aliyev has rejected the precedent set by leaders in Armenia, Oman, Jordan, and other affected states by refusing to make concessions. Well over 400 Azerbaijanis have been arrested since protests began in March 2011.[11] Opposition leaders, including Musavat's Isa Gambar, have vowed to continue demonstrating, although police have encountered little difficulty in stopping protests almost as soon as they begin.[12] As president, Aliyev earns a salary of close to $230,000 a year. Amnesty International in its Media Briefing of 2012 reported that the "crackdown on the free speech has intensified in recent years". The report highlighted that "In Azerbaijan, people who exercise this fundamental right [freedom of speech] to criticise President Ilham Aliyev, his family or government, risk being threatened, attacked or imprisoned – whether they do so on- or off-line".[13] 2013 election[edit] The presidential elections were held on 9 October 2013. Aliyev won with 85 percent of the vote, securing a third five-year term.[14] A day before voting began, a smartphone application run by the Central Election Commission showed Aliyev winning the election with 72.76 percent of the vote, suggesting that the election results were prefabricated. Azerbaijani officials claimed the results were those of the 2008 election, yet the candidates listed were from the 2013 ballot.[15] Aliyev's main rivals in the election were Jamil Hasanli and Igbal Agazade. In 2013, Ilham Aliyev faced criticism from the United States and Amnesty International for election 'irregularities' along with crackdowns against journalists and opposition activists, including the jailing of election monitors.[16] Ilham Aliyev's image remains largely controversial. He has been criticized for his authoritarian rule[17][18][19] and sometimes described as the head of corruption in Europe by analysts and political commentators.[20][21][22][23][24][25] Aliyev's government has been listed as one of the most corrupt in Europe by Transparency International.[26][27] Party Affiliations and Foreign Relations[edit] On March 26, 2005, Aliyev was officially elected as the ruling New Azerbaijan Party chairman. The opposition denounced this as a violation of state laws, because according to the law on political parties, the president should have no party affiliation.[citation needed] In April 2006, President Aliyev made a state visit to Washington, D.C. It was a remarkably successful trip, at least in terms of image. Speaking at a public forum sponsored by the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations, Aliyev discussed oil, economic development, and democracy with an audience of reporters and others. The visit was capped with a private meeting in the White House with President George W. Bush, who told reporters that their discussion was "really interesting", although he also said the meeting was "candid" – sometimes a code word for "tense". Opposition groups said that an official meeting with President Bush sent an inappropriate signal that the violence and intimidation of the 2005 parliamentary election was now a closed matter.[28] Controversies[edit] WikiLeaks[edit] In 2010, WikiLeaks uncovered a diplomatic cable dispatched by the US Embassy in the Republic of Azerbaijan, part of the cache of documents obtained by the WikiLeaks website, that explicitly compared Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to a mafia crime boss, leaving many to wonder if his government was actually democratic and whether people truthfully believed that Azerbaijan does not repress minority populations.[29] A number of groups have also complained to the Commission on Human Rights for the purpose of adopting a resolution, which urges Azerbaijan to guarantee the preservation of the cultural, religious and national identity of the Talysh people in light of repeated claims of repression.[30] Ramil Safarov repatriation[edit] In 2012, Aliyev convinced the government of Hungary to transfer convicted murderer Ramil Safarov to Azerbaijan to complete the rest of his prison term. While attending a NATO-sponsored English-language course in Hungary, Safarov had murdered an Armenian lieutenant who was also taking the course, Gurgen Margaryan, while Margaryan was asleep. Safarov had been tried and sentenced to life imprisonment in Hungary. However, after being extradited to Azerbaijan, Safarov received a hero's welcome; he was promoted to the rank of major, and given an apartment and over eight years of back pay, covering the time he had spent in jail.[31][32] Statements about Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh[edit] Aliyev has been cited as calling all Armenian people in the world as the enemies of Azerbaijan,[33][34][35] and as regularly threatening to take over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the entire Armenian Republic through military force.[36][37][38] In 2008, Aliyev declared that “Nagorno Karabakh will never be independent; the position is backed by international mediators as well; Armenia has to accept the reality" and that "in 1918, Yerevan was granted to the Armenians. It was a great mistake. The khanate of Iravan was the Azeri territory, the Armenians were guests there."[39] Corruption[edit] In 2012 the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) named Ilham Aliyev Person of the Year (a title bestowed for figuring prominently in 2012 on stories on crime and corruption) after "well-documented evidence" revealed that "his family has secret ownership stakes in the country’s largest businesses including bank, construction companies, gold mines and phone companies".[40] According to ICIJ latest report, Aliyev's family has been a shareholder of big offshore companies.[41] As reported by The Washington Post and Mail Online, Aliyev's two daughters share a property portfolio of about £50 million – across Dubai, Paris and London and Aliyev's 11-year-old son in Dubai owns "nine waterfront mansions" with a total price of "about $44 million – or roughly 10,000 years' worth of salary for the average citizen of Azerbaijan".[42][43][44][45] Public image[edit] - Aliyev's photo is shown in the final frames of Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) implying misleadingly that he is the president of Borat's fictionalised Kazakhstan.[46] - On 22 February 2012, American television channel CNBC aired the documentary Filthy Rich, which explored Aliyev’s family's real estate holdings abroad.[49][50][51] Honours and medals[edit] National honours and medals[edit] - Azerbaijan – Heydar Aliyev Order ° - Azerbaijan – Order of Sheikhulislam ° Foreign honours[edit] - Romania – Order of the Star of Romania (2004) ° - Saudi Arabia – Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud (2005) ° - Georgia – Order of Honor of Georgia ° - France – Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor ° - Poland – Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland ° - Ukraine – First Class of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (2008) [52] - Kuwait – Order of Mubarak the Great ° - Greece – Gold Medal of the Hellenic Republic ° - Latvia – Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars ° - Romania – Grand Cross of Faithful Service ° - Tajikistan – Order of İsmoili Somoni ° - Turkey – First Class of the Order of the State of Republic of Turkey (2013) [53] - Ukraine – Order of Liberty (2013) [54] - International Organizations - CIS Medal For Distinction in Protection of CIS State Borders and Badge for Strengthening of Border Cooperation (2008) ° [55] - Others - Turkey – İhsan Doğramacı Prize for International Relations for Peace ° - Russia – Prepodobniy Sergiy Rodonejskiy first degree Order of Russian Orthodox Church ° - International Military Sports Council – Grand Cordon Order of Merit ° Honorary Degrees[edit] - Turkmenistan – Honorary Professor of the Turkmenistan State University named after Makhtumkuli .[56] - Belarus – Honorary Professor of the Belarusian State University [57] - Russia – Honorary Professor of Moscow State University (2008)[58] - Kazakhstan – Honorary Professor of L.N. Gumilev Eurasian National University[59] - Bulgaria – Honorary Professor of University of National and World Economy [59] - United States – Honorary Doctor of Lincoln University [59] - Russia – Honorary Doctor of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations[59] - Turkey – Honorary Doctor of Bilkent University [59] - Ukraine – Honorary Doctor of National Academy for Taxes [59] - Romania – Honorary Doctor of Petroleum and Gas University of Ploesti [59] - South Korea – Honorary Doctor of Kyung Hee University [59] - Jordan – Honorary Doctor of University of Jordan[59] - Hungary – Honorary Doctor of Corvinus University of Budapest[56] - Ukraine – Honorary Doctor of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv [56] - Azerbaijan – Honorary Doctor of the Baku State University ° - Turkey – Honorary Doctor of the Ankara University ° - Turkey – Honorary Doctor of the Çukurova University ° The mark ° shows honours mention on his official website [1] See also[edit] References[edit] - ^ a b c d "President Biography". 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