Ilham Aliyev is the current president of Azerbaijan, having held the office since 2003. He was born on December 24, 1961, in Baku, Azerbaijan, and is the son of Heydar Aliyev, the former president of Azerbaijan and a significant political figure in Soviet and post-Soviet Azerbaijan. Ilham Aliyev's presidency is marked by significant economic growth, largely due to the country’s oil and gas resources