Aliyev (sometimes spelled Aliev; az, Əliyev, kk, Áliyev, russian: Алиев), Aliyeva for females, is a surname originating from the

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and

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. The surname is derived from the Arabic male given name

Ali ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam ...

and literally means ''Ali's''. It may refer to:

People

Aliyev

Ali Aliyev (boxer) Ali Magomedovich Aliyev (russian: Али Магомедович Алиев; born June 2, 1983) is a Russian amateur boxer who won a gold medal at the 2006 European Championships in 2006 and silver at the 2006 World Cup The 2006 FIFA Worl ...

, a Russian amateur boxer * Ali Aliyev (footballer) a Kazakh footballer * Aydin Aliyev, Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic *

Aziz Aliyev Aziz Mammad Karim oghlu Aliyev ( az, Əziz Məmməd Kərim oğlu Əliyev; 20 December 1896 – 27 July 1962) was an Azerbaijani, Dagestani, and Soviet politician, scientist, and member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. He was the father-in-law o ...

, politician, scientist, and member of the

Supreme Soviet of the USSR The Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( rus, Верховный Совет Союза Советских Социалистических Республик, r=Verkhovnyy Sovet Soyuza Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respubl ...

, father-in-law of Heydar Aliyev and maternal grandfather of Azerbaijan's current President Ilham Aliyev *

Heydar Aliyev Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev ( az, Һејдәр Әлирза оғлу Әлијев, italic=no, Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, ; , ; 10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani politician who served as the third president of Az ...

, former President of

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of t ...

Igrar Aliyev Igrar Habib oglu Aliyev ( az, İqrar Əliyev) (14 March 1924, Baku – 11 June 2004, Baku) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani historian. Aliyev was the author of 160 peer reviewed journal publications and books. Many of his books are devoted to the Mede ...

, Azerbaijani historian * Ilham Aliyev, current President of Azerbaijan, son of Heydar Aliyev. *

Mirzaagha Aliyev Mirza Agha Aliyev ( az, Mirzəağa Əliyev; 1883 in Hövsan (Baku) – October 25, 1954 in Baku) was an Azerbaijani actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1949).Большая Советская Энциклопедия. Гл. ред. А. М. Про ...

, Azerbaijani actor * Mukhu Aliyev, president of the Republic of Dagestan *

Natig Aliyev Natiq Aghaami oglu Aliyev ( az, Natiq Ağaəmi oğlu Əliyev; November 23, 1947 – June 9, 2017) was an Azerbaijani politician. He served as the president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic and was the Minister of Industry and Ene ...

, politician, Minister of Industry and Energy of Azerbaijan * Olexandr Aliyev, Ukrainian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

Rakhat Aliyev Rakhat Mukhtaruly Aliyev ( kk, Рахат Мұхтарұлы Әлиев, ''Rahat Mūhtarūly Äliev''; 10 December 1962 – 24 February 2015) was a senior official of the government of Kazakhstan who died in an Austrian prison awaiting trial on c ...

, former First Vice Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan and son-in-law of President * Yashar Aliyev, Azerbaijan's current ambassador to the

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* Vagif Aliyev, Mayor of Sumgayit,

* Salau Aliyev, Kumyk politician

Aliev

Dmitri Aliev Dmitri Sergeyevich Aliev (russian: Дмитрий Сергеевич Алиев; born 1 June 1999) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2020 European champion and the 2020 Russian national champion. On the junior level, he is the 2017 World J ...

, Russian figure skater

Aliyeva

* Aysun Aliyeva (born 1997), Azerbaijani women's footballer *

Dilara Aliyeva Dilyara Alakbar qizi Aliyeva ( az, Dilarə Əliyeva) (14 December 1929 – 19 April 1991), Ph.D., was an Azerbaijani philologist, translator and Women's rights activist and Member of Supreme Council of Azerbaijan from 1990–1991. Family Dilyara ...

, Azerbaijani women's rights activist *

Kamila Aliyeva Kamila Ali aga gizi Aliyeva (born 8 June 1967) is an Azerbaijani politician. She was first elected to the Parliament of Azerbaijan The National Assembly ( az, Milli Məclis), also transliterated as Milli Mejlis, is the legislative branch ...

, Azerbaijani politician *

Mehriban Aliyeva Mehriban Arif gizi Aliyeva (; az, Mehriban Arif qızı Əliyeva Paşayeva, ; born 26 August 1964) is an Azerbaijani politician and physician who is the vice president and First Lady of Azerbaijan. She is married to Ilham Aliyev, the president o ...

, current First Lady of Azerbaijan * Nargiz Aliyeva (born 2002), Azerbaijani women's footballer *

Ulduz Rafili-Aliyeva Ulduz Saleh gizi Rafili-Aliyeva (15 December 1922, Ganja, Goranboy region – 2006, Baku) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet theater director, professor, Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR (1964). She was the first Azerbaijani women to become a ...

, Azerbaijani theatre director

Alieva

* Dinara Alieva (born 1980), Azerbaijani and Russian opera singer * Marina Alieva, Russian female singer, actress, dancer and songwriter

Other uses

Heydar Aliyev International Airport Heydar Aliyev International Airport ( az, Heydar Aliyev adına Beynəlxalq Hava Limanı) (IATA: GYD, ICAO: UBBB) is one of the seven international airports serving Azerbaijan. Formerly, it was called Bina International Airport after a suburb of ...

in Baku, Azerbaijan *

Heydar Aliyev Palace Heydar is a common male given name in Greater Iran, particularly in Iran and Azerbaijan. A variant of the Arabic name Haydar (also spelt Heidar, Haider, and other variants), it was a cognomen of Ali, who was known for his courage in battle. Heyda ...

, a concert hall in Baku, Azerbaijan {{surname Azerbaijani-language surnames Kazakh-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names Surnames of Georgian origin Surnames of Azerbaijani origin