| Ilham Aliyev | |
| Birth Date: | 1961 5, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Gadabay District, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Death Place: | Ashaghy Eskipara, Gazakh District, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance: | 1983-1990 |
| Branch: | Internal Troops |
| Rank: | Police Lieutenant |
| Battles: | First Nagorno-Karabakh War |
Ilham Muzaffar oghlu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: İlham Müzəffər oğlu Əliyev; 5 May 1961 in Gadabay – 19 August 1990 in Ashaghy Eskipara) was a military serviceman of Azerbaijan Armed Forces who served during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War and was subsequently awarded the title of National Hero of Azerbaijan.[1]
Ilham Aliyev was born on 5 May 1961 in Gadabay, Azerbaijan SSR. He completed his secondary education in 1978. It was in 1980 he was drafted into the military service. In 1985, Aliyev was admitted to Bryansk Special Secondary School.[2]
After Armenia started territorial claims against the Karabakh region of Azerbaijan in 1988 and due to that the ensuing war took place, Aliyev was sent to the Askipara village of the Qazakh District to defend the region from the offensive of the Armenian troops. He was killed during battles for that village.[3] He was buried in Gadabay District. Aliyev was married and had a child.