Samir Sharifov Rauf oglu is an Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

i politician serving as the Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan Republic

Ministry of Finance (Azerbaijan)

The Ministry of Finance of Azerbaijan Republic is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulating the financial sector in Azerbaijan Republic. The ministry is headed by Samir Sharifov.-History:...

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Ealy life

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

Baku

Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

, then in Yemen

Yemen

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Political career

In 1991-1995, Sharifov worked as the head of department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Azerbaijan)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan is a Cabinet-level governmental agency in Azerbaijan Republic in charge of conducting and designing Azerbaijani Foreign policy.- History :...

. 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

State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan

The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan is the state-owned fund managing financial assets generated by oil and natural exploration and development in Azerbaijan. It's located on Neftchiler Avenue in Baku.-Overview:...

 by President

President of Azerbaijan

The country of Azerbaijan is a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government...

 Heydar Aliyev

Heydar Aliyev

Heydar Alirza oglu Aliyev , also spelled as Heidar Aliev, Geidar Aliev, Haydar Aliyev, Geydar Aliyev was the third President of Azerbaijan for the New Azerbaijan Party from June 1993 to October 2003, when his son Ilham Aliyev succeeded him.From 1969 till 1982, Aliyev was also the leader of Soviet...

. 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

Black Sea Trade and Development Bank

The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank is an international financial institution that supports economic development and regional cooperation by providing trade and project financing, guarantees, and equity for development projects supporting both public and private enterprises in its member...

representing the Azerbaijani side.. Sharifov was featured in a 2011 Forbes article about George Soros.
Sharifov is married and has two children.