What is Heydar Aliyev Foundation?
[[File:Logo of Heydar Aliyev Foundation.jpg|right|thumb|The [[logo]] of the [[Foundation (nonprofit)|foundation]].]] [[File:Stamps of Azerbaijan, 2012-1033.jpg|thumb|The [[headquarters]] of the [[Foundation (nonprofit)|foundation]] shown on an Azerbaijani postage stamp, 2012.]] The '''Heydar Aliyev Foundation''' ({{lang-az|Heydər Əliyev Fondu}}) is a [[non-profit organization]] headed by [[Azerbaijan]]'s [[First Lady]] [[Mehriban Aliyeva]]. The [[Foundation (nonprofit)|foundation]] is named in honor of Azerbaijan's former leader, [[President of Azerbaijan]] [[Heydar Aliyev]] (1923–2003), who was the father of Aliyeva's husband, the current President of Azerbaijan, [[Ilham Aliyev]]. The [[headquarters]] of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation is located in the Azerbaijani [[capital city]] [[Baku]].<ref name= versailles>{{cite web|last=Abbasov|first=Shahin|title=Azerbaijan: Foundation Finances Renovations at Versailles, Strasbourg|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav082709a.shtml|accessdate=28 June 2011|archive-date=3 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703103211/http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav082709a.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> == History and aim== The foundation was created in 2004, to protect the president's [[legacy]] and support a number of [[education]]al and [[Charity (practice)|charitable]] [[project]]s.<ref name= times2005>{{cite news|last=Franchetti|first=Mark|title=First lady of oil is power in the land|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article587011.ece|accessdate=3 July 2011|newspaper=The Sunday Times|date=6 November 2005|archive-date=13 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200313222002/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The foundation's aim is to develop [[education]], [[health care]], [[art]]s, [[culture]], [[promote]] Azerbaijan abroad, protect Azerbaijani [[cultural heritage]] and improve the [[welfare]] of the people.<ref name=interview2009>{{cite web|last=Alakbarov|first=Anar|title=