Arzu Aliyeva

Arzu Aliyeva
Arzu Əliyeva
Aliyeva in 2018
Born (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 35)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityAzerbaijani
Occupation(s)Film producer, public figure
Spouse
Samed Gurbanov
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(m. 2011)​
Children2
Parent(s)Ilham Aliyev
Mehriban Aliyeva

Arzu Aliyeva (Azerbaijani: Arzu İlham qızı Əliyeva, born 23 January 1989) is an Azerbaijani public figure who is the younger daughter of Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan.

Aliyeva and her family have substantial wealth stashed in elaborate networks of offshore companies.[1][2][3] She and her sister Leyla Aliyeva own Azerfon, one of the largest mobile operators in Azerbaijan through three Panamanian offshore companies.[4] Offshore companies owned by the sisters were also awarded mining rights worth billions of dollars by the Azerbaijan government.[5][6] They also own PASHA Holding, a conglomerate that has been embroiled in high-level corruption.[7]

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  4. ^ Ismayilova, Khadija (2014-07-15). "TeliaSonera's Behind-The-Scenes Connection To Azerbaijani President's Daughters". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
  5. ^ "People of Azerbaijan Bail out Failed Aliyev Mining Empire - The Panama Papers". OCCRP.
  6. ^ "Aliyevs' Secret Mining Empire - The Panama Papers". OCCRP.
  7. ^ Altstadt, Audrey L. (2017). Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan. Columbia University Press. p. 126. doi:10.7312/alts70456. ISBN 978-0-231-70456-4.