President Ilham Aliyev and family members pay a visit to the grave of national leader Heydar Aliyev

16 years have passed since national leader of the Azerbaijani people, architect and builder of the independent state of Azerbaijan, world renowned political figure Heydar Aliyev passed away. History is made on the ideals and deeds of great people. The life path of national leader Heydar Aliyev too is, indeed, Azerbaijan’s decades of history, which had been for long years a part of the Azerbaijani environment, and the life of Azerbaijan. The history he had written turned into the annals of liberation, development, and national progress. Heydar Aliyev is the builder of the national statehood, and the symbol of independence in Azerbaijan.

On December 12, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva and family members paid a visit to the grave of Azerbaijani people’s national leader Heydar Aliyev, having arrived at the Alley of Honour.

Members of the National Assembly, ministers, heads of committees, companies and departments, as well as representatives of the republican society were at the Alley of Honour.

President Ilham Aliyev laid a wreath before the National Leader’s grave.

Azerbaijan’s state anthem was performed.

President Ilham Aliyev and family members placed flowers also on the grave of academician Zarifa Aliyeva, the spouse of the National Leader, a renowned ophthalmologist-scientist.

Well-known state figure Aziz Aliyev and professor Tamerlan Aliyev too were remembered and bunches of flowers put on their graves.

Prime minister Ali Asadov, chairperson of the National Assembly Ogtay Asadov, head of the Presidential Administration Samir Nuriyev and other officials participated in the ceremony of visiting the grave of national leader Heydar Aliyev.