Leyla Aliyeva
Leyla Aliyeva | |
|---|---|
| Leyla Əliyeva | |
Aliyeva in 2015 | |
| Vice President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation | |
| Assumed office 2011 | |
| President | Mehriban Aliyeva |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 July 1984 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Ilham Aliyev Mehriban Aliyeva |
| Relatives | Heydar Aliyev (grandfather) Zarifa Aliyeva (grandmother) Arzu Aliyeva (sister) Heydar Aliyev Jr. (brother) |
| Website | http://www.leyla-aliyeva.az/en/ |
Leyla Ilham gizi Aliyeva (Azerbaijani: Leyla İlham qızı Əliyeva, born 3 July 1984) is an Azerbaijani politician who is a member of Azerbaijan's ruling Aliyev family, as the daughter of the current president, Ilham Aliyev, and granddaughter of the former president, 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.