Aliyev

Aliyev (sometimes spelled Aliev, Aliew, Aliyew, Eliyev, or Iliyev; Azerbaijani: Əliyev, Kazakh: Áliyev, Russian: Алиев), Aliyeva for females, is a surname originating from the Caucasus and Central Asia. The surname is a Russian-language patronymic derivation from both Hebrew and the Arabic male given names, Aliyah meaning "ascent" in Hebrew, Ali meaning "highness" in Arabic and Eli meaning "My God" in Hebrew.

Notable people with the surname include:

Aliyev

Abulfaz Aliyev (1938-2000), commonly referred to as Abulfaz Elchibey, former President of Azerbaijan
Ali Aliyev (boxer), a Russian amateur boxer
Ali Aliyev (footballer) a Kazakh footballer
Aydin Aliyev, Chairman of the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan Republic
Aziz Aliyev, politician, scientist, and member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, father-in-law of Heydar Aliyev and maternal grandfather of Azerbaijan's current President Ilham Aliyev
Heydar Aliyev (1923–2003), former President of Azerbaijan
Heydar Aliyev Jr., son of Ilham Aliyev
Igrar Aliyev, Azerbaijani historian
Ilham Aliyev (born 1961), current President of Azerbaijan, son of Heydar Aliyev
Mamed Aliyev (1934 - 2004 ), was a recipient of the Order of the Badge of Honour, an Honorary Railwayman Badge of the USSR, and a Veteran of Labour
Mirzaagha Aliyev, Azerbaijani actor
Mukhu Aliyev, president of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia
Natig Aliyev, politician, Minister of Industry and Energy of Azerbaijan
Oleksandr Aliyev, Ukrainian footballer
Rakhat Aliyev, former First Vice Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan and son-in-law of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev
Rauf Aliyev (born 1989), Azerbaijani footballer
Tofig Aliyev (born 2004), Azerbaijani trampolinist
Yashar Aliyev, Azerbaijan's current ambassador to the United States
Vagif Aliyev, Mayor of Sumgayit, Azerbaijan
Salau Aliyev, Kumyk politician

Aliev

Dmitri Aliev, Russian figure skater

Aliyew

Illya Aliyew, Belorussian football player

Aliyeva

Aysun Aliyeva (born 1997), Azerbaijani women's footballer
Dilara Aliyeva, Azerbaijani women's rights activist
Hokuma Aliyeva (1991–2024), Azerbaijani flight attendant, recognised as a National Hero of Azerbaijan
Kamila Aliyeva, Azerbaijani politician
Leyla Aliyeva, Azerbaijani politician, daughter of Ilham Aliyev
Mehriban Aliyeva, vice president of Azerbaijan, wife of Ilham Aliev and first lady
Nargiz Aliyeva (born 2002), Azerbaijani women's footballer
Saadat Aliyeva, Azerbaijani scientist, rector of Azerbaijan University
Ulduz Rafili-Aliyeva, Azerbaijani theatre director
Alena Aliyeva, wife of Heydar Aliyev Jr., the son of Ilham Aliyev

Alieva

Dinara Alieva (born 1980), Azerbaijani and Russian opera singer
Marina Alieva, Russian female singer, actress, dancer and songwriter

This page lists people with the surname Aliyev.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.