Leyla Aliyeva celebrates her birthday

Leyla Aliyeva, the Vice-president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, the head of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation branch in Russia, the coordinator general of the Youth Forum, the chairwoman of the Azerbaijani Youth Organization of Russia (AYOR), a co-founder of IDEA, the chief editor of the Baku magazine, celebrates her birthday today.

Leyla Aliyeva is also the initiator of such an important campaign as 'Justice for Khojaly'. Its purpose is to bring the truth about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict to the world community.

Leyla Aliyeva has been the head of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation branch in Russia since May 10, 2007. She presented 'Baku' magazine to the Moscow public and the Azerbaijani Diaspora on December 19, 2007. She has twin sons, Ali and Mick.

Art occupies an important place in the life of Leyla Aliyeva – she paints and writes poetry. Leila Aliyeva is also the executive producer of the film 'Ali and Nino', the filming of which has recently been completed in Azerbaijan.

Leyla Aliyeva is the Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This year she was awarded with the 'International Dialogue of the Year' for effective work in the protection of human health and the valuable contribution to the international dialogue in order to ensure the ecological balance.