Today, the Memorial Day of the outstanding son of the Azerbaijani people, the great leader Heydar Aliyev is celebrated with great respect. On this occasion, with the organization of the Student Youth Organization of Sumgayit State University, a series of events are being held in all faculties.

Faculty deans spoke about the honorable life path and activities of the national leader, and the solid foundation laid for today, noted that the national leader of the Azerbaijani people, the founder of the independent state of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev is one of the greatest figures in the history of Azerbaijan. The historical destiny of Azerbaijan covering a period of more than 30 years, the revival of the people in all spheres of social, political, economic and cultural life during these years is closely connected with the name of the Great Leader. During this period under his leadership, he was able to bring Azerbaijan out of the harsh times, defined the future development strategy of the country and took important steps for its implementation. When the Great leader led Azerbaijan from 1969 is forever engraved in the history of our nation as the era of Heydar Aliyev. Today"s Azerbaijan is developing and progressing successfully on the solid foundation created in that period. The successful completion of the work laid by Heydar Aliyev in the direction of liberating our lands from occupation by his successor, our Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev is the greatest victory of Azerbaijan. The people-power union ensured our glorious victory and the settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the basis of the territorial integrity of our country. Other speakers and students spoke about the leadership qualities of the national leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev, his love for his nation, attention and concern for the youth, and emphasized that Heydar Aliyev will live in our hearts.