Samir Sharifov

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...