Arzu Aliyeva
Arzu Aliyeva (Azerbaijani: Arzu İlham qızı Əliyeva, born 23 January 1989) is the younger daughter of the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.
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| Native name | Arzu Aliyeva |
| Born | 1989/01/23 Baku |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Samed Gurbanov |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
Early Life[edit]
Arzu Aliyeva was born on January 23, 1989 in Baku, then Azerbaijan SSR, USSR. She attended high school number 160 in Baku and was also educated in Switzerland and Great Britain, together with her older sister Leyla.
Career[edit]
She works for the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, named after her grandfather and run by her mother Mehriban Aliyeva.[1]
Film Making[edit]
Aliyeva is a producer and film maker who’s main focus is documentaries. In her films she often presents themes related to Azerbaijan and feminism.[2][3]
In 2008, Arzu Aliyeva participated in the shooting of a promotional video clip about Azerbaijan. This video clip was shown on CNN and Euronews.[4]
She produced the documentaries "Objective: Baku. Hitler’s War On Oil” (2015) and "Son Iclas" (2018). She directed Eternal Mission” (Original: “Abadi ezamiyyat”, 2016).[5]
In November 2021, Arzu Aliyeva was awarded the prize for "Contribution to the Culture of the Turkic World" at the Korkut Ata Film Festival in Istanbul.[6] She was the executive producer of the movie “The Last One” which won Best Documentary.[7][8]
Personal Life[edit]
She has been married to Samed Gurbanov since September 3, 2011. They have two children: Aydin (born 2012) and Aziza (born 2016).
References[edit]
- ↑ https://thehollynews.com/arzu-aliyeva-explains-what-the-role-of-a-producer-in-documentaries-is/
- ↑ https://timesofworld.net/arzu-aliyeva-on-women-in-the-documentary-industry/
- ↑ https://backstageviral.com/arzu-aliyeva-discusses-how-to-promote-women-of-color-through-the-film-and-tv-industry/
- ↑ https://news.day.az/society/108862.html
- ↑ https://pia.az/_-106385-xeber.html#.VhibgOztmko
- ↑ https://report.az/en/cultural-policy/haber-global-prepares-footage-about-awarding-prize-of-international-festival-to-arzu-aliyeva/
- ↑ https://www.azernews.az/culture/195388.html
- ↑ https://kino-cap.ru/en/news/results-xv-cheboksary-international-film-festival-dedicated-to-ethnic-and-regional-cinema/
