10 May saw the 89th birthday anniversary of the architect and builder of the modern independent Azerbaijan, outstanding statesman, brilliant son and nationwide leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev. The grateful Azerbaijani people and everyone in the world who knew and loved Heydar Aliyev have been marking this date without this brilliant personality for the ninth year.

As was the case on the eve of the nationwide leader’s birthday anniversary, on 10 May too, from early morning, members of the public who came to Baku from different cities and districts of the country streamed into the Alley of Honors of the capital to pay tribute to the cherished memory of great leader Heydar Aliyev and put flowers at his grave.

On the birthday anniversary of the savior of the Azerbaijani people, President Ilham Aliyev and his wife Mehriban Aliyeva, family members, relatives and friends of the great leader came to the Alley of Honors.

President Ilham Aliyev laid a wreath at the grave of nationwide leader Heydar Aliyev and bowed his head in memory of the great leader.

The national anthem of Azerbaijan was played.

Then, President Ilham Aliyev and his family visited the graves of prominent ophthalmologist and Academician Zarifa Aliyeva, outstanding statesman Aziz Aliyev, renowned doctor and scientist Tamerlan Aliyev, and laid flowers.

The ceremony of paying tribute to nationwide leader Heydar Aliyev was joined by Prime Minister Artur Rasizadeh, Parliament Speaker Ogtay Asadov, Head of the Presidential Administration Ramiz Mehdiyev, ministers, heads of committees and companies, MPs.