ba ij an ▁Party , ▁Non ▁Al igned ▁Mov ement ▁and ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ' s ▁National ▁Olympic ▁Committee . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ali ye v ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁in ▁B aku . ▁His ▁grand father ▁was ▁politician ▁Az iz ▁Ali ye v . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁o ph th alm ologist ▁and ▁academ ician ▁Zar ifa ▁Ali ye va ▁and ▁He yd ar ▁Ali ye v , ▁who ▁was ▁his ▁prede cess or ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an , ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁Second ary ▁School ▁No . ▁ 6 ▁in ▁B aku ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Ali ye v ▁entered ▁the ▁Moscow ▁State ▁Institute ▁of ▁International ▁Rel ations ▁( M G I MO - MS II R ) ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁continued ▁his ▁education ▁as ▁a ▁post grad uate . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁Ph D ▁degree ▁in ▁history . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Ali ye v ▁lect ured ▁at ▁MS UI R . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁led ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁private ▁industrial - com mer cial ▁enter pr ises . ▁ ▁In ▁