1961 - Today
Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, pronounced [ilˈhɑm hejˈdæɾ oɣˈlu æˈlijef]; born 24 December 1961) is the fourth president of Azerbaijan, serving in the post since 31 October 2003. The son and second child of the former Azerbaijani leader Heydar Aliyev, Ilham Aliyev became president of Azerbaijan in 2003 following his father's death, in an election defined by election fraud. Azerbaijan being oil-rich has strengthened the stability of Aliyev's regime and enriched ruling elites in Azerbaijan, making it possible for the country to host lavish international events, as well as engage in extensive lobbying efforts. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ilham Aliyev has received more than 2,557,756 page views. His biography is available in 89 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 84 in 2019). Ilham Aliyev is the 1,992nd most popular politician (down from 1,795th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Azerbaijan (down from 9th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Azerbaijani Politician.
Ilham Aliyev is the president of Azerbaijan. He is most famous for his efforts to modernize the country and for his authoritarian rule.
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Among politicians, Ilham Aliyev ranks 1,992 out of 15,710. Before him are Lazare Carnot, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, Henry of Germany, Mário Soares, Mara Branković, and Khorloogiin Choibalsan. After him are Alboin, Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Tekuder, Alexandre Millerand, Offa of Mercia, and Ahmad Shah Qajar.
1753 - 1823
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 1,986
1510 - 1537
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 1,987
1211 - 1242
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 1,988
1924 - 2017
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 1,989
1416 - 1487
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 1,990
1895 - 1952
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 1,991
1961 - Present
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 1,992
530 - 572
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 1,993
1901 - 1932
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 1,994
1247 - 1284
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 1,995
1859 - 1943
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 1,996
800 - 796
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 1,997
1898 - 1930
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 1,998
Among people born in 1961, Ilham Aliyev ranks 9. Before him are George Clooney, Michael J. Fox, Lothar Matthäus, Stephen Hillenburg, Bill de Blasio, and Eddie Murphy. After him are Nadia Comăneci, Enya, Peter Jackson, Dennis Rodman, Carl Lewis, and Woody Harrelson.
1961 - Present
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 3
1961 - Present
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 4
1961 - Present
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 5
1961 - 2018
HPI: 74.20
Rank: 6
1961 - Present
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 7
1961 - Present
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 8
1961 - Present
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 9
1961 - Present
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 10
1961 - Present
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 11
1961 - Present
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 12
1961 - Present
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 13
1961 - Present
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 14
1961 - Present
HPI: 71.41
Rank: 15
Among people born in Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev ranks 10 out of 159. Before him are Lev Landau (1908), Mstislav Rostropovich (1927), Imadaddin Nasimi (1369), Zecharia Sitchin (1920), Garry Kasparov (1963), and Arghun (1250). After him are Nadezhda Alliluyeva (1901), Ivan Bagramyan (1897), Abulfaz Elchibey (1938), Lotfi A. Zadeh (1921), Serzh Sargsyan (1954), and Ayaz Mutallibov (1938).
1908 - 1968
HPI: 76.65
Rank: 4
1927 - 2007
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 5
1369 - 1417
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 6
1920 - 2010
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 7
1963 - Present
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 8
1250 - 1291
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 9
1961 - Present
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 10
1901 - 1932
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 11
1897 - 1982
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 12
1938 - 2000
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 13
1921 - 2017
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 14
1954 - Present
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 15
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 16
Among politicians born in Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev ranks 3. Before him are Heydar Aliyev (1923) and Arghun (1250). After him are Nadezhda Alliluyeva (1901), Abulfaz Elchibey (1938), Serzh Sargsyan (1954), Ayaz Mutallibov (1938), Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh (1884), Artur Rasizade (1935), Garegin Nzhdeh (1886), Robert Kocharyan (1954), and Fatali Khan Khoyski (1875).
1923 - 2003
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 1
1250 - 1291
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 2
1961 - Present
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 3
1901 - 1932
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 4
1938 - 2000
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 5
1954 - Present
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 6
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 7
1884 - 1955
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 8
1935 - Present
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 9
1886 - 1955
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 10
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 11
1875 - 1920
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 12