Samir Sharifov

Samir Rauf oghlu Sharifov (Azerbaijani: Samir Rauf oğlu Şərifov; born 7 September 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician serving as the Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan Republic.

Samir Sharifov
Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan
Assumed office
18 April 2006
Prime MinisterArtur Rasizade
Novruz Mammadov
Ali Asadov
Preceded byAvaz Alakbarov
Executive Director of State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan
In office
3 January 2001 – 18 April 2006
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byShahmar Movsumov
Personal details
Born (1961-09-07) 7 September 1961
Azerbaijan
Political partyIndependent
Alma materNational University of Kyiv

Early life

Sharifov was born on 7 September 1961. In 1983, he graduated from Kiev State University with a Master's degree in International Economic Relations.[1] In 1983-1991, he worked for Soviet governmental organizations dealing with international economic relations and was based first in Baku, then in Yemen.[2]

Political career

In 1991-1995, Sharifov worked as Deputy Chief of Department of International Economic Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan. From 1995 through 2001, he was a department director at the Central Bank of Azerbaijan. On 3 January 2001 he was appointed Executive Director of State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan by President Heydar Aliyev.[3] From 2003 until 2006, he also chaired the State Commission on Transparency for Exploitation of Natural Resources and Manufacturing Sector. On 18 April 2006 Sharifov was replaced by Shahmar Movsumov and was appointed Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan.[2][4]

In addition to being a minister, Sharifov is a member of the supervisory board of the Oil Fund of Azerbaijan and is a co-chair at Black Sea Trade and Development Bank representing the Azerbaijani side.[2][5] He also attends meeting of Election Group of IMF and World Bank every year.[6]

Samir Sharifov was appointed Minister of Finance in composition of the Cabinet of Ministers on 21 April 2018.[7]

Sharifov is married and has two children.

See also

References
  1. "Biographies. Samir Şərifov". Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  2. "Azərbaycan Respublikasının Maliyyə Nazirliyi. Samir Rauf oğlu Şərifov" [Ministry of Finance of Azerbaijan Republic. Samir Sharifov Rauf oglu]. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  3. "Samir Şərifov Neft Fondunun İcraçı Direktoru vəzifəsindən azad edilərək maliyyə naziri təyin olunmuşdur" [Samir Sharifov was relieved of his duties of a director of the Oil Fund and was appointed Finance Minister]. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  4. "Samir Şərifov Azərbaycanın maliyyə naziri təyin olunub" [Samir Sharifov appointed Finance Minister of Azerbaijan]. Trend News Agency. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  5. "Oil Fund of Azerbaijan. Supervisory Board". Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  6. "Samir Sharifov attends meeting of Election Group of IMF and World Bank". The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  7. "The Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on new composition of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan". AZƏRTAC – Azerbaijan State News Agency. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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