Fikrat Yusifov

Fikrat Yusifov
Fikrət Yusifov
HIS EXCELLENCY FIKRET H. YUSIFOV, MINISTER OF FINANCE OF THE AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC, ON OCTOBER 11, 1995, IN WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A.
Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan
In office
1994–1999
PresidentHeydar Aliyev
Preceded bySaleh Mammadov
Succeeded byAvaz Alakbarov
First Deputy Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan Republic
In office
1992–1994
Personal details
Born (1957-08-20) August 20, 1957 (age 67)
Nakhichivan, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityAzerbaijan Azerbaijani
Residence(s)Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan
Alma materAzerbaijan State Economic University
OccupationScientist
ProfessionEconomist, Politician

Fikrat Huseyn oglu Yusifov (Azerbaijani: Fikrət Hüseyn oğlu Yusifov; born August 20, 1957) is an Azerbaijani economist who served as the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[1]

Early life

Fikrat Yusifov was born in Sharur, Nakhchivan. He graduated with Honorary diploma in Economics from Azerbaijan State Institute of National Economy (now Azerbaijan State Economic University) named after Dadash Bunyadzade in 1978. He worked as an economist, chief of budget department in the Ministry of Finance.

As a Scientist

While working in the ministry, he continued his education in the part-time post-graduate department. In 1987 he successfully defended his candidate's thesis on "Improvement of local budgets' income markets in modern conditions" in Moscow and received the Candidate of Economic Sciences degree. After the dissertation defense, he started teaching at the Azerbaijan State University of Economics and headed the research laboratory of the institute.

In 2001, he defended his doctoral thesis at St. Petersburg University of Finance and Economics, Russia. From 2004 to 2013, he was a professor at the Finance Department of St. Petersburg State University of Finance and Economics, Russia. From 2018 to 2020, he taught as a professor at Azerbaijan State University of Economics.

He is the author of more than sixty scientific works and textbooks.[2]

Political Life

Until October 1992, he worked as the deputy dean of the "Finance and Economics" faculty of the institute. In October 1992, he was appointed as the First Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and from 1994 to July 1999, he worked as the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan.[3]

In 2014, he founded "Ekonomiks" International Economic Research Association in Azerbaijan and was elected its chairman.

He nominated his candidacy in the 2024 presidential elections and was registered as a presidential candidate by the Central Election Commission. [4]

References

  1. ^ Tatic, Sanja; Christopher Walker (2006). Countries at the crossroads: a survey of democratic governance. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 45–46. ISBN 978-0-7425-5801-4.
  2. ^ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ngg-zP0AAAAJ&hl=ru
  3. ^ https://e-qanun.az/framework/8908
  4. ^ https://report.az/en/domestic-politics/azerbaijan-s-central-election-commission-approves-authorized-representatives-of-six-presidential-candidates/


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