Oghuz (Azerbaijani: Oğuz) is a rayon (administrative division, equivalent of English county) of Azerbaijan. The population of the region consisted of Azerbaijanis.

The capital, also renamed Oğuz, maintains three old castles, a lot of old mosques,some archaeological monuments and two attractive old Caucasus Albanian churches (one now a museum) and two active synagogues.

Coordinates: 41°04′15″N 47°27′30″E / 41.070833°N 47.458333°E / 41.070833; 47.458333

Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev, born 24 December 1961, Baku) is the President of Azerbaijan since 2003. He also functions as the Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party and the head of the National Olympic Committee. Apart from his native Azerbaijani, he speaks Turkish, English, French and Russian. Ilham Aliyev is the son of Heydar Aliyev, who was Azerbaijan's president from 1993-2003.

In 1977 Aliyev entered the Moscow State University of International Relations (MSUIR) and in 1982 continued his education as a postgraduate. In 1985 he received a PhD degree in history. From 1985-1990 Aliyev lectured at MSUIR.

In May 1994, Ilham Aliyev was appointed vice-president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR). He participated as one of the key figures during the negotiations between Azerbaijani government and Western oil companies during the conclusion of new contracts now known as Contract of the century. The following year Aliyev was elected to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan and later became president of the National Olympic Committee (still incumbent) and head of the Azerbaijan delegation to the Council of Europe. In August 2003, two months prior to the presidential elections, he was appointed prime minister. In October, Heydar Aliyev, suffering failing health, stepped down as president and in a controversial move, appointed his son, an independent candidate, as his party's sole presidential candidate.

Ibad Huseynov (Azerbaijani: İbad Hüseynov) - was an Azerbaijani military man, scout, National Hero of Azerbaijan, commander of the reconnaissance-sabotage group. In 1990-1994 he took part in the Nagorno-Karabakh War.

Ibad Huseynov was born in 1970 in Khojavend, Azerbaijan.

In 1988–1990 years served in Soviet Army. While in army he organized and upraising against the Soviet leadership after the Soviet aggression to Baku, demanded to withdraw Soviet troops from Baku and refused to obey the Soviet regime^{[citation needed]}.

The same year he turned back to his native village in Azerbaijan and organized a movement against Armenian aggression to Karabakh. He organized a small military intelligence team which had a remarkable record of military achievements against Armenian troops^{[citation needed]}.

In 1994 he was awarded “Azerbaijani Flag” order.