Azerbaijan’s First Lady named most influential woman of 2014
By Nigar Orujova
Azerbaijan's First Lady, and Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO and ISESCO, Mehriban Aliyeva was awarded the title of the most influential woman of 2014.
This was the result of a survey conducted jointly by the French Center for Arabic Cultural Heritage and Egyptian "Nefertiti Media Production" company, the Azerbaijani embassy in France reported on March 6.
The survey was conducted in France and in the Arab world among students, journalists and internet users between March 8, 2013 and January 10, 2014. The list also included the names of women heading states, large enterprises and charity organizations.
Mehriban Aliyeva won the survey given her special merits in her activity as the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, as well as thanks to contribution to promoting culture and international cultural exchange, development of science, health, sports, education, technology and ecology.
The establishment of International Mugham Center in Baku, aid to orphans and numerous other charity events organized upon Mehriban Aliyeva's initiative were noted among her merits, the embassy reports.
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