Samir Sharifov
| Samir Sharifov | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
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Assumed office 18 April 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Artur Rasizade |
| Preceded by | Avaz Alakbarov |
| Executive Director of State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan | |
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In office 3 January 2001 – 18 April 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Shahmar Movsumov |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 September 1961 Azerbaijan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | National University of Kyiv |
| Religion | Islam |
Samir Sharifov Rauf oglu (Azerbaijani: Samir Şərifov Rauf oğlu; born September 7, 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician serving as the Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan Republic.
Sharifov was born on September 7, 1961. In 1983, he graduated from Kiev State University with a Master's degree in International Economic Relations. In 1983-1991, he worked for Soviet governmental organizations dealing with international economic relations and was based first in Baku, then in Yemen.
In 1991-1995, Sharifov worked as the head of department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan. From 1995 through 2001, he was a department director at the Central Bank of Azerbaijan. On January 3, 2001 he was appointed Executive Director of State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan by President Heydar Aliyev. From 2003 until 2006, he also chaired the State Commission on Transparency for Exploitation of Natural Resources and Manufacturing Sector. On April 18, 2006 Sharifov was replaced by Shahmar Movsumov and was appointed Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan.
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. Sharifov was featured in a 2011 Forbes article about George Soros.
Sharifov is married and has two children.
The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) collects and manages Azerbaijan’s revenues from oil and gas. Mr. Sharifov was the Executive Director of SOFAZ from January 3, 2001 to April 18, 2006. He is currently a member of the Supervisory Board.
According to the Business Anti-Corruption Portal:
In 2011, the U.S. State Department delivered a report that cited corruption, cronyism, and other crimes as key problems for Azerbaijan’s oil and gas resources. SOFAZ manages the country’s oil and gas revenues, and in 2011 Mr. Sharifov served on the Board of Supervisors.
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