Ilham Aliyev visited grave of national leader Heydar Aliyev

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and family members have visited the Alley of Honors to commemorate national leader Heydar Aliyev as December 12 marks the 15th anniversary of the death of the architect and founder of the independent Azerbaijan, world-renowned politician and national leader of the Azerbaijani people.

Parliamentarians, ministers, committee chairs, company heads, and representatives of general public also visited the Alley of Honors to pay tribute to the national leader.

President Ilham Aliyev laid a wreath at the great leader`s grave.

The state anthem of Azerbaijan was played.

President Ilham Aliyev and family members put flowers at the grave of the national leader`s wife, outstanding ophthalmologist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva.

Flowers were also put at the graves of prominent statesman Aziz Aliyev and professor Tamerlan Aliyev.

Among those in attendance at the commemorative ceremony were Prime Minister Novruz Mammadov, Parliament Speaker Ogtay Asadov, head of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev and other officials.

Source: President.az