▁first ▁deput y ▁chair ▁at ▁the ▁Second ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁Party . ▁At ▁the ▁third ▁Congress ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁A zer ba ij an ▁Party ▁held ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁President ▁Ali ye v ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁deput y ▁of ▁the ▁Party ▁was ▁un anim ously ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Party . ▁The ▁fourth ▁and ▁fifth ▁con gress es ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁un anim ously ▁supported ▁his ▁nom ination ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁president ial ▁term . ▁During ▁his ▁chair mans hip ▁membership ▁to ▁the ▁party ▁increased ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁ 7 0 0 ▁thousand . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Ali ye v ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Republic ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ; ▁later ▁he ▁became ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁( st ill ▁inc umb ent ). ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Ali ye v ▁was ▁elected ▁head ▁of ▁A zer ba ij ani ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁Parliament ary ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe ▁( P ACE ). ▁Following ▁that , ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁Deput y - Ch air man ▁and ▁b ureau ▁member ▁of ▁P ACE . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁Mr . ▁Ali ye v ▁was ▁awarded ▁with ▁a ▁medal ▁and ▁di pl oma ▁of ▁honor