▁Andrew ▁H igg ins ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁that ▁A zer ba ij an is ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁names ▁as ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ' s ▁three ▁children ▁own ▁real ▁estate ▁in ▁Dub ai ▁worth ▁about ▁$ 7 5 ▁million ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁Furthermore , ▁H igg ins ▁noted ▁that ▁some ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁are ▁indeed ▁wealth y , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁president ' s ▁older ▁daughter , ▁Ley la , ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁E min ▁Ag al ar ov , ▁a ▁Russian ▁billion aire , ▁and ▁relatives ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁lady ▁have ▁business es ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Journal ist ▁Kh ad ija ▁Is may il ova ▁who ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government - fund ed ▁Radio ▁Free ▁Europe / Radio ▁Liber ty ▁based ▁on ▁journalist ▁investig ations ▁claimed ▁at ▁times ▁that ▁the ▁Ali ye v ' s ▁family ▁controlled ▁some ▁companies ▁such ▁as ▁“ A zer fon ”, ▁“ A zen co ”, ▁and ▁assets ▁worth ▁$ 3 ▁billion ▁in ▁the ▁largest ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁banks . ▁[ 2 7 3 ][ 2 6 3 ][ 2 6 4 ] A ud rey ▁L . ▁Alt stadt . ▁Fr ustr ated ▁Dem ocracy ▁in ▁Post - S ov iet ▁A zer ba ij an ▁// ▁Columbia ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁, ▁ 9 7 8 0 2 3 1 8 0 1 4 1 6