She is a member of the ruling Aliyev family in Azerbaijan. She has been embroiled in scandals involving the family's wealth, as she and her family members has wealth stashed in elaborate networks of offshore companies. The documents showed that Leyla and her sister Arzu controlled two previously hidden British Virgin Islands-incorporated firms — Kingsview Developments Limited and Exaltation Limited. Documents have also shown her to be the owner of offshore companies LaBelleza Holdings Limited and Harvard Management Limited. In 2005, Ilham Aliyev's regime granted license for a new mobile operator,
Azerfon, to enter the Azerbaijani market. In 2011, investigative reporting revealed that Leyla Aliyeva and her sister Arzu owned 72% of the operator through three Panamanian offshore companies. a charity run by the Aliyev ruling family in Azerbaijan. Leyla and her sister own a number of banks in Azerbaijan. She is editor-in-chief of the style magazine
Baku, launched in 2011. Aliyeva has been involved in efforts to promote
Azerbaijan in Russia. The Azerbaijan government has given her multiple awards. She has also been given multiple awards by Russian institutions. She was the executive producer of the 2016 film
Ali and Nino, based on the novel of the same name by an Azerbaijani writer. ==Personal life==