Today is the birthday of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev.

According to APA, the head of state is turning 61.

Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev was born on December 24, 1961 in Baku.

Ilham Aliyev, who received his secondary education in Baku in 1967-1977, entered the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1977, successfully completed his higher education and continued his scientific activities at the institute's postgraduate course.

Ilham Aliyev, who defended his dissertation in 1985, received the degree of candidate of historical sciences and worked as a teacher at the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan until 1990.

In 1994-2003, he worked as the vice-president of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), and then as the first vice-president.

Elected as a member of the Milli Majlis in 1995 and 2000, Ilham Aliyev was the head of the Azerbaijani delegation at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in 2001-2003.

In January 2003, within the framework of his political activity in PACE, he was elected the deputy chairman of the organization and a member of the Bureau.

Ilham Aliyev's powers as a deputy were terminated due to his appointment as Prime Minister in 2003.

He was elected the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on October 15, 2003, and took office on October 31.

In the elections held on October 15, 2008, Ilham Aliyev, who won the votes of more than 88 percent of the voters, was re-elected as the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

He won again in the presidential elections held on October 9, 2013.

In the presidential elections held on April 11, 2018, Ilham Aliyev was re-elected as the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan after receiving 86.03 percent of votes.

President Ilham Aliyev is the chairman of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party.

Ilham Aliyev is also the president of the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan since 1997.

He was awarded the highest order of the International Olympic Committee for his great services in the development of sports and the Olympic movement.

He is fluent in Azerbaijani, Russian, English, French and Turkish languages.

He is married and has three children.

Under the leadership of Muzaffar Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, the Azerbaijani Army cleared the territories of Azerbaijan from Armenian invaders for 44 days, starting from September 27, 2020, and ensured the territorial integrity of the country.

After 30 years, our tricolor flag is flying in our lands, which were freed from occupation.

"APA Group" congratulates the President of Azerbaijan, Commander-in-Chief Muzaffar Ilham Aliyev on his birthday, wishes him long life, good health, and success in his work!