Heydar Aliyev

Heydar Alirza oglu Aliyev or Heydar Aliyev (Azerbaijani: Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, Russian: Гейдар Алиевич Алиев [Geidar Aliyevich Aliyev]; 10 May 1923[1] – 12 December 2003), also spelled Heidar Aliev or Haidar Aliev was the third President of Azerbaijan for the New Azerbaijan Party from October 1993 to October 2003. His son Ilham Aliyev succeeded him.

Heydar Aliyev
Aliyev in a portrait taken before 2003
3rd President of Azerbaijan
In office 24 June 1993 – 31 October 2003 Acting: 24 June – 10 October 1993
Prime Minister	Surat Huseynov Fuad Guliyev Artur Rasizade Ilham Aliyev
Preceded by	Abulfaz Elchibey
Succeeded by	Ilham Aliyev
Speaker of the National Assembly
In office 15 June 1993 – 5 November 1993
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
In office 24 November 1982 – 23 October 1987
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
In office 22 November 1982 – 21 October 1987
Candidate member of the 25th, 26th Politburo
In office 5 March 1976 – 22 November 1982
Personal details
Born	Heydar Alirza oglu Aliyev (1923-05-10)10 May 1923 Nakhchivan ASSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Died	13 December 2003(2003-12-13) (aged 80) Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Political party	CPSU New Azerbaijan Party
Spouse(s)	Zarifa Aliyeva
Children	2 (1 daughter: Sevil Aliyeva, 1 son: Ilham Aliyev)
Awards
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union
Branch/service	KGB of Azerbaijan SSR
Years of service	1941–1969
Rank	Major General

From 1969 to 1982, Aliyev was also the leader of Soviet Azerbaijan, effectively dominating the political life of Azerbaijan for many years.