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 chairperson of the Azerbaijani Youth Organization of Russia (AYOR), a co-founder of the International Dialogue for Environmental Action (IDEA) campaign, the chief editor of the Baku magazine, celebrates her birthday today.
From 2006 to 2008, Leyla Aliyeva pursued a master's degree at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. She was the Chairwoman of the Azerbaijan Club at MGIMO until 2010.
Since 10 May 2007, Leyla has headed the representative office of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in Russia. As part of these programmes, Leyla drives charitable initiatives, often with an emphasis on supporting underprivileged youths.
She was an executive producer of the 'Ali and Nino' film as well as a manager of the project 'Baku, I love you!'.
Leyla Aliyeva initiated the "Justice for Khojaly" campaign. Its goal is to bring the truth to the world community about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Leyla Aliyeva is the Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
