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	OUR CENTURY
		The first visit of Ilham Aliyev as the President of Azerbaijan to the USA was arranged and held on the highest level.
		Last week Ilham Aliyev paid an official visit to the USA and this fact was in the center of attention of the American establishment.
		It was not occasional that after the negotiations with Ilham Aliyev the President of the USA emphasized that this country is interested in close cooperation with Azerbaijan and the young leader of this state.
	ourcentury.media-az.com /politic.htm (1329 words)

	Polity IV Country Report 2003: Azerbaijan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Heydar Aliyev was reelected to the post of president for the last time in October 1998 in a process marred by numerous irregularities, opposition boycotts and a blatant disregard for transparency.
		In order to guarantee the succession of Aliyev by his son, a controversial referendum was held in August 2002 that proposed to change the constitution to allow the prime minister, instead of the chairman of parliament, to be deputy head of state.
		Ilham was granted the post of prime minister in August 2003 in advance of the October elections, which, according to government results, he subsequently won with over 80% of the vote.
	www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/polity/Aze1.htm (916 words)

	Ilham's Kingdom - Kommersant Moscow
		Ilham Aliev kisses the Azerbaijani flag during an inauguration ceremony at the Respublika Palace in Baku, Azerbaijan, Friday, Oct. 31, 2003.
		Once elected the president, Aliyev Junior was to guarantee to his father's circle that all the power and financial flows in the country would remain in their hands.
		On October 15, 2003, Heydar Aliyev's son — the prime minister of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev — was elected the new president of the republic.
	www.kommersant.com /page.asp?id=622324 (2609 words)

	Ilham Aliyev - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev) (born December 24, 1961) is the current President of Azerbaijan.
		Aliyev was born in Baku as the son of Heydar Aliyev, who was made head of the Azerbaijani KGB when İlham was six and later became party secretary for Azerbaijan.
		On March 26, 2005 Aliyev was officially elected as the ruling New Azerbaijan Party chairman.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ilham_Aliyev (601 words)

	Azerbaijan, Aliyev & Son - JRL 8-6-03
		Azerbaijan's fading President Heidar Aliyev crowned his son as heir-apparent this week but Ilham Aliyev must move fast to stamp his own authority on the fractious clans which are the real kingmakers in the former Soviet republic, analysts said Tuesday.
		Ilham Aliyev's appointment as prime minister is the result of a "consensus between the political and the financial groups within the ruling elite," said Rashad Rzaquliyev, a political analyst.
		Ilham's problem is that he has always been in his father's shadow and he is still dogged by a reputation as a playboy and political lightweight.
	www.cdi.org /russia/Johnson/7278-19.cfm (717 words)

	AZERBAIJANI ELECTIONS: Might-Have-Been Soviet Diplomat Turned into a Caspian Oil Owner
		Born on December 24, 1961 in Baku, Ilham is the son of Heydar Aliyev - the former head of the KGB in Azerbaijan, a member of the Soviet Political Bureau, and since 1993, President of the Azerbaijanian republic.
		The image of Ilham Aliyev, as "playboy" was hampering Heydar Aliyev's preparation of his son to be his successor.
		Heydar Aliyev, who anchored the autocratic regime in Azerbaijan until his death, enjoyed the support and sympathies of the population, for he brought stability to the republic.
	www.axisglobe.com /article.asp?article=365 (688 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Aliyev's son sharpens an identity crisis
		Heidar Aliyev, a onetime KGB general who was appointed Communist Party leader of Azerbaijan in 1969, returned to power in 1993 after two years of post-independence chaos and war with Armenia.
		Ilham Aliyev is married to an eye doctor, and they have three children.
		Aliyev denies any playboy past, dismissing as "falsification" reports of huge gambling debts that caused a scandal in 1998 and led his father to close Azerbaijan's casinos.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/ntc33657.htm (1215 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		Ilham Aliev, the son of ailing Azerbaijani President Heidar Aliev, was today confirmed as the country's new prime minister in a move designed to ensure he succeeds his father as the country's leader.
		Ilham Aliyev also serves as deputy chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party and vice president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR).
		Many critics say that despite his polished resume, Ilham Aliyev has not inherited his father's political skills, and is better-known as a free-spending playboy and gambler.
	www.rferl.org /features/2003/08/04082003152529.asp (939 words)

	EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Ilham Aliyev's Appointment as Azerbaijan's PM Sets Stage for Dynamic Transition
		Ilham’s appointment sends the clearest signal yet that the elder Aliyev’s tenure as Azerbaijan’s paramount political leader is coming to an end.
		Heidar Aliyev has been hospitalized at a Turkish military facility since early July and is reported to be terminally ill. [For background see the Eurasia Insight archive].
		For now, Ilham Aliyev, along with the rest of the ruling establishment, is maintaining the fiction that the elder Aliyev remains in charge of the day-to-day functions of state.
	www.eurasianet.org /departments/insight/articles/eav080403.shtml (936 words)

	RUSNET.NL :: Encyclopedia :: A :: Aliyev Ilham
		Heydar Aliyev had been a candidate for re-election but deteriorating health led him to pull out of the race just a couple of weeks before the vote in favour of his son whom he described as his "political successor".
		Ilham Aliyev went on to win the presidency by a landslide.
		Ilham Aliyev graduated from Moscow's prestigious State Institute for International Relations (MGIMO) in 1982, the year his father joined the Soviet politburo, and later gained a PhD in history.
	www.rusnet.nl /encyclo/a/print/aliyev_ilham.shtml (484 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Profile: Ilham Aliyev
		Ilham Aliyev, who is to succeed his father as Azerbaijan's new president, is trying hard to shake off his playboy image.
		Five years ago, Aliyev senior abruptly ordered all casinos in Azerbaijan to be closed, as reports circulated that Ilham Aliyev was massively in debt to a shady Turkish gambling magnate.
		Ilham Aliyev was born in 1961, the year after his father rose to head the KGB in Azerbaijan.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/3194422.stm (555 words)

	A new era in Azerbaijan - The Washington Times: Editorials/OP-ED (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Upon his return to Baku, Ilham Aliyev was assigned by his father to head the delegation that ultimately negotiated the landmark U.S.-led multinational agreement to develop the giant oil fields of the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.
		Aliyev wants to settle this issue in a peaceful manner that allows the 1 million refugees to return to their homes.
		Aliyev to ensure that he moves Azerbaijan towards a more open political system with economic transparency in order to avoid the chaos that grips Georgia today.This would mean the empowerment, not disenfranchisement, of Azerbaijan's responsible opposition.
	www.washtimes.com /op-ed/20031130-111255-6658r.htm (846 words)

	EurasiaNet Eurasia Insight - Attention in Azerbaijan Fixes on Ilham Aliyev's Political Staying Power
		Now that Ilham Aliyev has become Azerbaijan’s prime minister, setting in motion a long planned political transition, perhaps the most asked question in Baku today is whether President Heidar Aliyev’s son possesses the skills and charisma to last at the top of the country’s political pyramid.
		"Ilham Aliyev is the worthiest individual because of his genetic abilities, his erudition, his outlook, his mild nature, his mode of life," Calal Aliyev said in an interview broadcast by state television August 4.
		Ilham’s recent attacks against opposition leaders and media would seem to undermine the contention that he is more willing to engage in political give-and-take.
	www.eurasianet.org /departments/insight/articles/eav080503.shtml (969 words)

	Print news - IPS Inter Press Service
		Heidar Aliyev and his son are now both candidates of the governing New Azerbaijan Party in the presidential election due October 15.
		Ilham Aliyev, a graduate from the elite diplomatic institute in Moscow, is already vice-president of the state oil company and deputy head of the ruling party.
		Among those contesting is Aliyev's arch rival, Isa Gambar, who was speaker of parliament for a year in 1992 and is now leader of the Musavat party.
	www.ipsnews.net /print.asp?idnews=19513 (695 words)

	Azerbaijan: Is President Ilham Aliyev's Power Base Wobbling? - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Unfortunately, [Ilham Aliyev's] cadre policy is the same as that of the previous president.
		Aliyev recently entered the fray, warning he would not let himself be influenced by "politically motivated" newspaper articles.
		"Ilham Aliyev needs to embrace the democratic process and dismantle autocratic rule," the Brussels-based think tank added, saying that his "best chance" to achieve this objective is "to nurture a new generation of technocratic professionals while steadily dismantling the corrupt patronage network that strangles politics and keeps the economy overly dependent on oil."
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2004/06/026e8a1c-0796-417d-b4fb-3e4ad595a342.html (1519 words)

	Azerbaijan
		President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met on October 16 with Supreme Leader of Iran Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Tehran.
		President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev arrived on October 16 in Tehran.
		President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev left on October 16 for Iran to attend II Summit of Heads of State of Caspian Countries.
	www.azerbaijan.az /_News/_news_e.html?lang=en (1982 words)

	All eyes on Ilham Aliyev - Turkish Daily News Jun 30, 2005
		Of course, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan argues, as he did in his exclusive interview with CNN-Türk the other day, that the conditions for an “Orange Revolution”-type popular uprising do not exist in his country.
		Aliyev maintains that unlike Georgia and Ukraine, the authorities in Azerbaijan are not removed from the people.
		Aliyev also has a good opportunity ahead of him to do this, and that is, of course, the general elections due to be held in November.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=17094 (702 words)

	Azerbaijan, Aliyev Nepotism - JRL 8-11-03
		Should Ilham Aliyev become president after his father's death, it would be the first dynastic succession in a post-Soviet state.
		Heydar Aliyev's counterparts in neighboring Central Asia are still relatively young and strong enough that succession of power is not among their immediate concerns.
		As the transfer of power from Aliyev to his son appeared imminent, mass rallies were held in the capital, Baku, demanding Aliyev's resignation.
	www.cdi.org /russia/johnson/7284-16.cfm (813 words)

	PKK-Al Qaeda link feared 'The Great Game' was the winner of Ilham Aliyev's election Turkey gets Vatican support for EU ...
		It was the monumental personality, not to say the ghost, of Haydar Aliyev which was omnipresent and won the elections for his heir apparent son Ilham, with his stature as a successful Azeri politician and statesman, in spite of many shortcomings.
		Aliyev "proved to be a master exponent and exploiter of the Great Game playing off the country's powerful neighbours Russia, Iran and Turkey with rare finesse," to quote from the Financial Times' Report of 1998 by John Thornhill and Carlotta Gall.
		Aliyev halted the collapse of the economy and signed a string of foreign contracts with foreign investors but with little attention to build an institutional base for democracy as was happening in neighbouring Georgia and Armenia, though with chaotic results.
	www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=34137 (6033 words)

	Turks.US Daily News - Opposition protests mount in Baku (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		But Aliyev's son, Ilham, is also on the ballot and on Monday, Ilham Aliyev was named prime minister, the country's second-highest post.
		Ilham Aliyev also said that his ailing father's health condition was stable, saying the 80-year-old leader did not need surgery.
		Both Aliyevs are on the ballot for October, but Ilham Aliyev says he registered simply to have more means to assist in his father's campaign.
	www.turks.us /article.php?story=20030809011042241 (897 words)

	Azerbaijan After Presidential Elections of 2003
		Ilham Aliyev, the former Prime Minister of Azerbaijan and the son of former Azerbaijani leader and former KGB chief Heidar Aliyev as many observers have predicted had won the presidential elections in Azerbaijan and became the acting President of the Azerbaijani Republic.
		Despite vocal allegations by the international observers about fraud and vote-rigging in the presidential elections, Ilham Aliyev assumed the role of the Azeri president and organized a major crack down against political dissidents who challenged his legitimacy in the Azeri parliament and on the streets of the Azeri capital.
		Domestic state of affairs is another factor that may pose great challenges to the Azeri leadership of Ilham Aliyev and his ability to hold power inside the country.
	www.angelfire.com /ex/euroasia/azerielect.html (537 words)

	Asia Times -
		Eighty-year-old President Heidar Aliyev last week bowed out of Azerbaijan's political arena after ruling over the country for more than 30 years, in favor of his 42-year-old son Ilham, who will be the ruling party's only candidate in the elections, and as such almost certain to win.
		Aliyev's October 2 announcement that he is withdrawing from the presidential race in favor of Ilham was somewhat undermined by the fact that it was read by an anchor on state television, lending credence to opposition claims that Aliyev's illness has left him incapacitated.
		This relationship was highlighted by Aliyev's repeated trips to Russia last year, although the president's poor health forced the postponement of a visit to Baku by Putin in July.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Central_Asia/EJ09Ag01.html (1222 words)

	REP. PALLONE SHARPLY CRITICAL OF ALIYEV EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH DYNASTY OF CORRUPTION IN AZERBAIJAN
		He went on to call attention to a case recently unsealed in the state of New York which unearthed evidence that Geidar and Ilham Aliyev “stole over $100 million in a form of vouchers that were designed to give the purchaser disproportionate influence over the privatization process [of the oil industry in Azerbaijan].
		All of this was alleged to have happened while Ilham Aliyev was the head of SOCAR, a position that his father bestowed on him to apparently prepare him for his job as heir-apparent of the country of Azerbaijan.
		Ilham has recently taken a much harder stance on the Karabakh issue than did his father, and this is of great concern to me.
	www.anca.org /press_releases/press_releases.php?prid=449 (1293 words)

	A Conversation with Ilham Aliyev [Rush Transcript; Federal News Service, Inc.] - Council on Foreign Relations
		ALIYEV: In my short introduction, I outlined the major elements of our cooperation, and the reason of my visit here is to address these issues, mainly bilateral relations, the situation in the Caucasus, energy, security, and others which I mentioned before.
		ALIYEV: This is one of the major concerns for us, because before this year, our major concern was how to quickly engage all our energy projects and to receive, you know, money from oil sales.
		ALIYEV: From the very beginning, Azerbaijan joined anti-terror coalition and opened its air space, and since that time, we have cooperated actively with United States on the issues of security and anti-terror operations in the region.
	www.cfr.org /publication/10547/conversation_with_ilham_aliyev_rush_transcript_federal_news_service_inc.html (6609 words)

	Azerbaijan succession is focus of oil conflict
		Concerns over Ilham’s inexperience, his lack of charisma and the tenuous cohesion of the countries’ elite may render him a temporary compromise figure.
		For his part, Ilham has identified the US and Turkey as the country’s two most important allies, referring to Turkey as “our closest friend.” Ilham spent the early 1990s in Istanbul cementing business ties.
		The relative inexperience of Ilham Aliyev and venal nature of the Azeri elite, together with the inherently opposed interests of the region’s major powers, are a recipe for disaster.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2003/sep2003/azer-s18.shtml (2581 words)

	Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections - Azerbaijan’s succession is focus of oil conflict
		In a monarchical-style handover in mid-August, Ilham was appointed prime minister.
		Heidar Aliyev was skilful at balancing between the major powers, walking a tightrope between Russia, America, Turkey, Iran and Israel.
		Some inside the Kremlin concur with Ilham Aliyev's self-serving assertion that the country is not ready for bourgeois democracy.
	www.gasandoil.com /goc/news/ntc34280.htm (2563 words)

	PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		President Ilham Aliyev was familiarized on November 1 with exhibition of Gedebey ore field samples of Azerbaijan International Mine Operations Company.
		President Ilham Aliyev is the first head of state in the Azerbaijani history to visit the Gedabey region.
		President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was familiarized on October 31 with secondary school 2 after martyr Anar Mursalov in Dashkesan city.
	www.president.az /index_e.html (465 words)

	AZERBAIJANI ELECTIONS: The"Putsch" as a Bait of the Russian Secret Services
		From the very beginning of his coming to the "throne", Ilham Aliyev was considered by the "elders of the clan" a provisional figure.
		Farhad Aliyev, on the contrary, enjoys a certain popularity among the ruling elite, which is afraid of "velvet" or not "velvet" revolution.
		Aliyev, being mortally afraid of revolution, swallowed the bait...
	www.axisglobe.com /article.asp?article=457 (1408 words)

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