Abid Sharifov
Abid Şərifov
Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan
In office
20 July 1995 – 21 April 2018
PresidentHeydar Aliyev, Ilham Aliyev
Personal details
Born (1940-01-06) January 6, 1940 (age 84)
Shaki, Azerbaijan

Abid Sharifov Goja oglu (Azerbaijani: Şərifov Abid Qoca oğlu) is an Azerbaijani politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan from 1995 to 2018.[1]

Early years

Sharifov was born on January 6, 1940, in Shaki, Azerbaijan. In 1962, he graduated from Azerbaijan Technical University with a degree in Construction Engineering. The same year, he was hired by the Baku's Main Construction Department and held various mid and top management positions, eventually becoming the head of the 23rd construction department of Baku in 1972 and chief consultant at Construction Department of Azerbaijan SSR Council of Ministers. Sharifov was later appointed the Head of Azərnəqliyyattikinti (Azerbaijani Transport Construction) and chief of Azərnəqliyyatyoltikinti (Azerbaijani road construction) venture in 1988. In 1991, Sharifov worked as the deputy chief of construction company electrifying Çerkezköy-Kapıkule railway. In 1993, he returned to Azerbaijan and became the President of the state construction company Azərnəqliyyatyoltikinti.[2] Over his construction career working with Heydar Aliyev, he supervised many architectural projects including the building of the Presidential Office, the Ministry of National Security of Azerbaijan, Absheron hotel in Baku, apartment complexes, the President's residence, and others.[3]

Political career

Sharifov was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan by President of Azerbaijan Heydar Aliyev in 1995, and in November 2003 he was re-appointed to the same position by the new President Ilham Aliyev.[2] He is in charge of government regulations of construction activity in the country and, as a member of the government commission on emergency situations, travels to places of state emergency.[3][4] Sharifov also co-chairs the Azerbaijan-Japan Intergovernmental Commission.[5] Overseeing funding and construction of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway has been one of his duties as well.[6]

Awards

Sharifov holds many awards, Order of the Badge of Honour (1976), Order of the October Revolution (1980), Sheref Order (2010), Merited Builder of Azerbaijan and Proud Road Builder titles among them.[2][7]

Sharifov is married and has two children.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "CIA. Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  2. ^ a b c d "Biographies. Abid Şərifov". Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  3. ^ a b Abid Sharifov (Summer 2004). "Renovation of Baku's Prestigious Concert Hall". Azerbaijan International. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  4. ^ Alibey Zeynalli (2010-05-22). "Abid Şərifov və Kəmaləddin Heydərov Sarısu gölündə yaranmış vəziyyətlə əlaqədar helikopterlə əraziyə baxış keçiriblər" [Abid Sharifov and Kamaladdin Heydarov have flown over the region due to situation in Sarisu Lake]. Imishli: Azerbaijan Press Agency. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  5. ^ "The parties to content themselves with concluding protocol at 5th session of Azerbaijan-Japan Intergovernmental Commission". abc.az. 2008-02-11. Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  6. ^ "Abid Sharifov: "US Congress decision on Baku-Kars project won't affect implementation of the project"". Today.az. 2006-07-27. Archived from the original on 2015-05-24. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
  7. ^ "Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree awarding Abid Sharifov the "Sharaf" Medal". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-10-28.
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