The Heydar Aliyev Prize

05.05.2009

By a decree of President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dated May 5, 2009, Mehriban Aliyeva was awarded the Heydar Aliyev Prize for her fruitful activity in the public, political and cultural life of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

At a ceremony arranged at Buta Palace on May 10, 2009 on the occasion of the 86^th anniversary of Azerbaijani people’s national leader Heydar Aliyev and 5^th anniversary of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation’s activity, the Heydar Aliyev Prize was presented to Mehriban Aliyeva.

26.02.2026 President Ilham Aliyev attended opening of Khojaly Genocide Memorial	16.10.2025 First Vice-President of Azerbaijan inspected restoration progress at Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in the Vatican	16.10.2025 Restoration project of the Catacombs of Commodilla inaugurated in the Vatican
06.03.2025 First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva visited Perinatal Center of Ganja City United Hospital	06.03.2025 First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva reviewed reconstruction of Ganja city secondary school No.37	07.02.2025 President Ilham Aliyev attended inauguration of new park near “Ganjlik” metro station in Baku

27.02.2026 First Ladies of Azerbaijan and Ethiopia met in Baku	17.10.2025 First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva met with President of Governorate of Vatican City State	17.10.2025 First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva met with Pope Leo XIV
16.10.2025 First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva met with Archpriest of Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Vatican	07.05.2025 Azerbaijan’s First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva met with spouse of General Secretary of Central Committee of Communist Party of Vietnam	05.05.2025 First Vice-President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva met with Morocco’s Princess Lalla Hasnaa

15-16 February 2026 Visit to Serbia	13-14 February 2026 Visit to Germany	19-22 January 2026 Visit to Switzerland
16-17 October 2025 Visit to Vatican	October 1-2, 2025 Visit to Denmark	22-27 September 2025 Visit to the United States of America

12.11.2024 COP29 conference on "Youth at the Forefront of Climate Action" held with participation of First Ladies	11.02.2021 First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva addressed event in a video format held by ICESCO on International Day of Women and Girls in Science	30.12.2019 A traditional festivity for children
23.11.2019 10th Azerbaijan-Russia Interregional Forum in Moscow	23.11.2019 Inauguration of the Azerbaijani pavilion rebuilt at the Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy takes place in Moscow	29.10.2019 Spouses of the heads of states and governments participating in the 18th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movementvisit the Heydar Aliyev Centre

22.10.2020 An interview to Trend Information Agency	24.11.2019 First Vice-president Mehriban Aliyeva gives an interview to TASS Agency, “Rossia 24” TV Channel and “Rossiyskaya Gazeta”	27.02.2017 Azerbaijan’s First Vice-president Mehriban Aliyeva gives an interview to “Russia 24” TV Channel
26.02.2017 Azerbaijan’s First Vice-president Mehriban Aliyeva gives an interview to “Russia 1” TV Channel	11.04.2015 An interview to TASS Agency	11.04.2015 Interview to “Russia-24” TV Channel