Heydər Əliyev Heydar Aliyev 3rd In office 10 October 1993 – 31 October 2003 (Acting: 24 June – 10 October 1993) Prime Minister Preceded by Succeeded by In office 15 June 1993 – 5 November 1993 President Himself Prime Minister Preceded by Succeeded by In office 24 November 1982 – 23 October 1987 President (acting) (acting) (acting) Premier Preceded by Succeeded by Full member of the, In office 22 November 1982 – 21 October 1987 of the In office 14 July 1969 – 3 December 1982 Preceded by Succeeded by Candidate member of the, In office 5 March 1976 – 22 November 1982 Personal details Born. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Career in the Soviet era [ ] Early life [ ] According to his website, he was born in. After graduating from Nakhchivan Pedagogical School, from 1939 to 1941 Aliyev attended the Azerbaijan Industrial Institute (now the ), where he studied architecture.

In 1949 and 1950, he studied at the USSR MGB Officer Corps Qualifications-Raising School. Aliyev's official biography also stated that he studied at, graduating with a degree in history in 1957. According to American journalist, Aliyev first attended the in, graduating in 1944. He also attended senior staff professional development courses at the in Moscow in 1966. In 1948, [ ] he married. On 12 October 1955, their daughter Sevil was born.

On 24 December 1961, their son was born. Died of cancer in 1985.

Chem otkritj fajl sii. Karabakh history Karabakh: Etymology, territory and borders. Karabakh is one of the ancient regions of Azerbaijan. The name of this inseparable part of Azerbaijan consists of two different Azerbaijani words: “gara” (black, big) and “bag” (garden, land).

Early career [ ] Heydar Aliyev served at the Archive Department of the People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the from 1941 to 1944, before his appointment to the head of General Department of the Council of People's Commissars of the. Aliyev joined the (NKGB) in 1944. He proceeded to became the department head of in 1950, after he graduated from Senior Staff Training School of the. In 1954, as part of a government reform, NKGB became known as, or the. Aliyev rose quickly through the KGB ranks, becoming a deputy chairman of the in 1964, its chairman in 1967, and eventually reaching the rank of major general. Leadership of Soviet Azerbaijan [ ] Aliyev was elected First Secretary of the Central Committee of the at its Plenary Session held on 12 July 1969, amidst a Soviet anti-corruption campaign. Aliyev made some progress in the fight against corruption: a number of people were sentenced to prison terms; and in 1975, five factory and collective farm managers were sentenced to death for gross corruption.

In the early 1980s, Aliyev barred the offspring of certain legal personnel from attending the Republic's law school, in a purported effort to curb a self-perpetuating elite based on corruption. In 1977, he visited Iran: Mashhad twice and Kerbala once.

During the period of his leadership of Soviet Azerbaijan, Aliyev's efforts led to considerably increased economic, social and cultural growth rates in. Aliyev became perhaps the most successful republican leader, raising the profile of the underprivileged republic and consistently promoting Azerbaijanis to senior posts. On 22 November 1982, promoted Aliyev from candidate to full member of and appointed him to the post of of the, responsible for transportation and social services. Aliyev thus attained the highest position ever reached by an in the.