In This Country, The President And Vice President Are Husband-wife

A post related to the President of Azerbaijan is recently grabbing headlines. According to the post, the President of Azerbaijan made his wife the Vice President of the country in 2017. A rare incident in the history of politics. Ilham Aliyev, the president of Azerbaijan and the son of the former president Heydar, took office in 2003 after his father left office due to health-related issues. There was no Vice President in Azerbaijan before 2017. Hence, President Ilham Aliyev created the post of vice president for the betterment of the nation and offered the post to his wife, Mehriban Aliyeva.

The current vice president of the country, Mehriban Aliyeva, is an ophthalmology specialist by profession. After becoming vice president, she marked her name in the history of Azerbaijan. She became the first woman vice president of the nation too. She is bestowed with other major responsibilities too. Mehriban Aliyeva is also the head of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation. It contributes towards the building of the nation and works for the betterment of the social and economic development of the country. She is also the president of the Azerbaijan Culture Friends Foundation.

Mehriban Aliyeva and Ilham Aliyev married each other in 1983. She is the only vice president in the world who is married to the president himself. She married Ilham Aliyev when she was only 19. Mehriban is very active on social media. There are multiple posts on her Instagram handle related to the projects and plans they are implementing. She has more than 1 million followers on Instagram.

Before Mehriban Aliyeva, the President and Vice President of Argentina had a husband-and-wife relationship. During the presidency of Juan Peron, the Vice President of Argentina was his wife, Isabel Peron. After the death of President Juan, the vice president became the president of Argentina. Similarly, in the North American country of Nicaragua, their president and vice president were also married to each other. Daniel Ortega was married to Rosario Murillo in 2016, and they became the first married couple to be appointed to two of the most powerful positions in the nation.