The presidential family Aliev reigns supreme over the great country of Black Gold, Azerbaijan where almost everything is theirs. The daughters of President Aliyev, Leyla and Arzu who despite their young age have a fortune hold some of the country’s media, including Azerfon, a communications giant which is the third biggest company of Azerbaijan.

New revelations circulated in recent days also argue that Leyla and Arzu Aliyev are also the owners of the phone company Azercell and many other companies who have chosen to live abroad in tax havens. Azercell is the first phone company with 50% of the Azerbaijani market before Bakcell and Azerfon. These revelations recently released state that the two largest Azerbaijani companies belong to the Aliev family … and even probably the third largest Azeri society.

But the non-transparency of companies registered in tax havens make it difficult traceability and the name of their owners. Prices on mobile communications remain very high in Azerbaijan due to the monopoly of Aliev clan. One more example of this dictatorship that the grip on the major part of the economy, to the detriment of the people.

Krikor Amirzayan