37 Notable alumni of
Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry
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The Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry is 904th in the world, 188th in Asia, and 4th in Azerbaijan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 37 notable alumni from the Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Lavrentiy Beria
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria was a Georgian Bolshevik and Soviet politician, Marshal of the Soviet Union and state security administrator, chief of the Soviet security, and chief of the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD) under Joseph Stalin during the Second World War, and promoted to deputy premier under Stalin in 1941. He officially joined the Politburo in 1946. Beria was the longest-serving and most influential and brutal of Stalin's secret police chiefs, wielding his most substantial influence during and after the war. Following the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939, he was responsible for organising purges such as the Katyn massacre of 22,000 Polish officers and officials.
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Heydar Aliyev
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry
- Studied in 1939-1941
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev was an Azerbaijani politician who was the third president of Azerbaijan from October 1993 to October 2003, and a Soviet party boss in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic from 1969 onwards.
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José Eduardo dos Santos
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- politicianengineer
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José Eduardo dos Santos was the president of Angola from 1979 to 2017. As president, dos Santos was also the commander-in-chief of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and president of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the party that has ruled Angola since it won independence in 1975. By the time he stepped down in 2017, he was the second-longest-serving president in Africa, surpassed only by Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea.
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Vagit Alekperov
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- engineereconomistinternational forum participantentrepreneur
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Vagit Yusufovich Alekperov is a Russian–Azerbaijani businessman. He was the President of the oil company Lukoil from 1993 until 2022. As of 16 April 2021, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index by Bloomberg L.P., Alekperov has an estimated net worth of US$19.6 billion, making him the ninety-fourth wealthiest person in the world and the fifth in Russia. Alekperov previously owned a 36.8% stake in football club Spartak Moscow. Fellow former Spartak owner Leonid Fedun is Akelperov's close associate. Alekperov also owned superyacht builder Heesen Yachts until 2022.
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Ayaz Mutallibov
- Occupations
- politician
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Ayaz Niyazi oghlu Mutallibov was an Azerbaijani politician who served as the first president of Azerbaijan. He was the last leader of Soviet Azerbaijan, and first President of Azerbaijan from 18 May 1990 until 6 March 1992 and from 14 May until 18 May 1992.
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Artur Rasizade
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry
- Studied in 1957
- Occupations
- diplomatpoliticianengineer
- Biography
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Artur Tahir oghlu Rasizade is an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan from 1996 until 2018 under the authoritarian regimes of Heydar Aliyev and his son Ilham Aliyev. Thomas de Waal writes of Rasizade's tenure that he "had no political influence", "was unknown outside the country" and his "departure barely merited any commentary."
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Rustam Ibrahimbeyov
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- prose writerwritercinematographerfilm directorpolitician
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Rustam Mammad Ibrahim oghlu Ibrahimbeyov was a Soviet and Azerbaijani screenwriter, playwright and producer, well known beyond his home Azerbaijan and the former Soviet Union. He was the chair of the Cinematographers' Union of Azerbaijan and director of the Ibrus Theatre.
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Genrich Altshuller
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- writerscience fiction writerlecturerjournalistinventor
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Genrikh Saulovich Altshuller was a Soviet engineer, inventor, and writer. He is most notable for creating the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, better known by its Russian acronym TRIZ. He founded the Azerbaijan Public Institute for Inventive Creation and was the first President of the TRIZ Association. He also wrote science fiction under the penname Genrikh Altov.
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Kerim Kerimov
- Occupations
- military personnelengineerastronautical engineerscientist
- Biography
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Lieutenant General Kerim Abbasali oghlu Kerimov was a Soviet and Russian engineer of Azerbaijani ethnicity and a general in Soviet Army, who is regarded as one of the key scientists and founders in the Soviet Union's space program, and for many years a central figure in the Soviet space program.
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Natig Aliyev
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Natiq Aghaami oglu Aliyev was an Azerbaijani politician. He was president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic from 1993 to 2004, and Minister of Industry and Energy of Azerbaijan Republic from 2004 until his death in 2017.
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Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry
- Studied in 1947-1952
- Occupations
- scientistoil worker
- Biography
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Khoshbakht Baghir oglu Yusifzadeh was an Azerbaijani academician and the First Vice-President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR). He was Doctor of Science in Geology and Mineralogy.
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Ogtay Asadov
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ogtay Sabir oglu Asadov is an Azerbaijani politician who has served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan between 2005 and 2020.
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Mirza Babayev
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry
- Studied in 1939
- Occupations
- singeractor
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Mirza Abduljabbar oglu Babayev was an Azerbaijani movie actor and singer. He was awarded the title Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1956), and People's Artist of Azerbaijan (1992).
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Vitaly Zholobov
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry
- Studied in 1959
- Occupations
- military personnelpoliticianastronaut
- Biography
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Vitaly Mikhaylovich Zholobov is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew on Soyuz 21 space flight as the flight engineer, and a former head of Kherson Regional Council in Ukraine.
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Fuad Muradov
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Fuad Muradov is an Azerbaijani politician.
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Ali S. Hasanov
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry
- Studied in 1969
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ali Shamil oghlu Hasanov is an Azerbaijani politician who serves as the Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan since 1998, former chairman of State Committee of Republic of Azerbaijan for Refugees and IDPs. He also chairs the State Committee for International Humanitarian Aid.
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Sugra Bagırzade
- Occupations
- actorfloristpainter
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Sughra Sadiq gizi Baghirzada is an Azerbaijani artist, Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan (2008).
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Alish Lambaranski
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry
- Studied in 1936
- Occupations
- politicianengineer
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Alish Jamil oglu Lambaranski was a Soviet and Azerbaijani statesman and mayor of Baku.
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Parviz Shahbazov
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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Parviz Ogtay oglu Shahbazov is an Azerbaijani politician. He is serving as the Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan Republic.
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Akif Alizadeh
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- geologist
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Akif Alizadeh – is an Azerbaijani geologist, an honored scientist, state prize laureate, former president of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2013), chairman of the board of Trustees of the Knowledge Fund under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and a member of the Baku International Multiculturalism Center Board of Trustees.
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Keren Pevzner
- Occupations
- bloggerwritermediatorteacher
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Keren Pevzner who also goes by the pen name Katerina Vrublevskaya as vintage crime fictions author, is an Israeli novel and essay writer, Hebrew and computer science teacher, translator, author of a number of textbooks, cookbooks, and encyclopedias, and blogger. In the past, she was the Coordinator in the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, as well as in the Social and Economic Development Program in Israel.
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Tatiana Zatulovskaya
- Occupations
- chess player
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Tatiana Zatulovskaya was an Israeli (formerly Soviet and Russian) chess player. She was three-time Soviet women's champion and twice world women's senior champion. She was awarded the titles Woman International Master (WIM) in 1961 and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1976 by FIDE. Her last name may also be spelled as Zatulovskaia or Zatulovskaja.
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Taleh Kazimov
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry
- Studied in 2004-2006
- Occupations
- bankerbusinessperson
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Taleh Kazimov is the Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan since April 2022.
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Rasim Musabayov
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- politician
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Rasim Musabayov, sometimes known as Rasim Musabekov, is a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan, political scientist and specialist in conflict resolution. He worked as Foreign Policy State Advisor for Azerbaijan President between 1991 and 1993. He held the position of Chief Legal Adviser of the Foundation for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Market Economy from 1999 to 2010.
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Zuleykha Seyidmammadova
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry
- Studied in 1934-1938
- Occupations
- military personnelpoliticianaircraft pilot
- Biography
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Zuleykha Seyidmammadova was one of the first Azerbaijani female pilots, and the first Azerbaijani woman to fly in combat.
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Dashgin Iskandarov
- Occupations
- scientistbusinessperson
- Biography
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Dashgin Alamoghlu Iskandarov is the general manager of the production union of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic.
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Sadig Dadashov
- Occupations
- architect
- Biography
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Sadiq Alakbar oglu Dadashov was an architect and architecture historian of the Soviet Azerbaijan, Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR (1940), laureate of the Stalin Prize of the 2nd Degree (1941).
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Majid Karimov
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry
- Studied in 1980
- Occupations
- academic
- Biography
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Majid Karimov (Azerbaijani: Məcid Zahid oğlu Kərimov is an Azerbaijan statesman and public person.
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İzzət Oruczadə
- Occupations
- chemistactor
- Biography
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Izzet Khanim Mirzaaga Orujova was an Azerbaijani chemist and actress. She was the first Azerbaijani film actress, starring in the film Sevil (1929), and an important figure in the Azerbaijani women's rights movement for her portrayal of a liberated young woman in the film. She later enjoyed a distinguished academic career, being one of the first female chemistry students in Azerbaijan and the country's first female oil engineer. Her research on improving motor oils was important to the war effort of the Soviet Union in World War II and earned her the Order of the Badge of Honour. Throughout her scientific career she authored hundreds of works, held talks internationally, and was awarded numerous other awards.
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Fuad Mamedov
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- academic
- Biography
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Fuad Mamedov Teyub oglu is a professor of culturology and Chair of the History Department at the Academy of Public Administration (Azerbaijan). He is the founder of Culturology in Azerbaijan and also the President of the Cultural Association Simurgh.
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Israfil Ashurly
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- mountaineerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Israfil Ashurly is an Azerbaijani mountaineer, executive secretary of the Ice-Climbing Commission (2010-2017) under the UIAA (International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation), president of the youth committee (Youth Commission 2012-2016) UIAA, president of the Azerbaijan Mountaineering Federation (2010-2016), Member of the Presidium of the Euro-Asian Association of Mountaineering and Climbing (EAMA since 2011), judge of the international category in ice climbing, master of sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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Hijran Sharifov
- Occupations
- coach
- Biography
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Hijran Sharifov is an Azerbaijani wrestling referee and coach, Master of Sports in Greco-Roman wrestling, Honored Coach of the Republic of Azerbaijan, international referee, holder of the Order of Glory and the Progress Medal, winner of the Golden Whistle of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
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Anver Gasimzade
- Enrolled in the Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry
- Studied in 1936
- Occupations
- architect
- Biography
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Anvar Gasimzade was an Azerbaijani architect, Honored Architect of the Azerbaijan SSR (1960), correspondent member of ANAS (1967), rector of Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (1962-1968).
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Telman Aliyev
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- scientistacademic
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Telman Aliyev is an Azerbaijani scientist. His research focuses on noise, especially regarding technology used to control and manipulate noise.
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Shamil Abdurrahim oglu Azizbayov
- Years
- 1906-1976 (aged 70)
- Occupations
- metallurgistgeologist
- Biography
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Shamil Abdurrahim oglu Azizbayov was an Azerbaijani geologist specializing in petrology and metallogeny. He was one of the founders (1945) and a vice-president of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.
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Fazila Samadova
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- chemist
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Fazila Ibrahim gizi Samadova, also known as Fazila Samedova was an Azerbaijani academician, chemical engineer-technologist. She was a Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Honored Scientist, Member of New York Academy of Sciences, Head of the Laboratory at the Research Institute of Petrochemical Processes Corresponding Member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), Honorary Scientist of Europe.
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Yusif Kerimov
- Occupations
- engineerinventor
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Yusif Museibovich Kerimov was an Azerbaijani-Soviet electrical engineer and a renowned inventor, one of the founders of the Azerbaijani Hydro-Electrical industry.
