Vagit Yusufovich Alekperov
Wagit Jussufowitsch Alekperow ( Russian Вагит Юсуфович Алекперов ; Azerbaijani Vahid Yusif oğlu Ələkbərov or alternatively Vahid Yusif oğlu Älakbärov ; born September 1, 1950 in Baku , SSR Azerbaijan ) is a Russian entrepreneur of Azerbaijan . He is the founder, largest shareholder and boss of the mineral oil company Lukoil .
Life
Alekperov grew up as the fifth child of a poor Azerbaijani oil worker family. When he was three years old, his father died of long-term effects from injuries in World War II . Between 1969 and 1974 he studied at the Azerbaijan Institute for Oil and Chemistry "Meschadi Asisbekow" and graduated as a mining engineer . Alekperov's career began in 1968 as a laboratory worker in the hydromechanical laboratory of the Azerbaijani Research Institute for Oil Production . 1973–1974 he worked as an oil production worker for the oil and gas company Kaspmorneft in the oil fields of the Caspian Sea . During this time, he experienced an explosion on an oil rig that threw him twelve meters deep into the sea. He was able to save himself thanks to his good swimming ability.
Between 1987 and 1990 he worked as general director of the production association “ Kogalymneftegaz ” at the Ministry of Oil and Gas Industry of the USSR . In 1990, Alekperov rose to the position of First Deputy Prime Minister of the Soviet Oil and Gas Industry. After the collapse of the Union, he participated in the founding of the state-owned oil company LangepasUraiKogalymneft (Lukoil), which had converted into a joint stock company in 1993. Since then, Alekperov has served as the company's president and chairman of the board , where he is also represented on the executive committee. According to Bloomberg, Alekperov had assets of around $ 22 billion in 2019.
Awards
- 1986: Order of Friendship of Nations , Medal of Honor
- 1986: Badge of Honor of the Soviet Union
- 1995: Order of Friendship
- 2005: Order of Merit for the Fatherland 4th class
- 2009: Commander of the Italian Order of Merit
- 2010: Great Golden Decoration for Services to the State of Vienna
- 2010: Order of Merit for the Fatherland III. class
- 2011: Commander of the Belgian Order of the Crown
Web links
- Russian Monopoly: Vagit Alekperov
- Wagit Alekperow in the Munzinger archive , accessed on June 18, 2016 ( beginning of article freely accessible)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Вагит Алекперов. In: 24СМИ (24smi.org). Retrieved January 16, 2018 (Russian).
- ↑ Алекперов Вагит Юсуфович. In: lukoil.ru. Retrieved January 17, 2018 (Russian).
- ↑ Bloomberg Billionaires Index , Bloomberg, accessed December 28, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alekperov, Wagit Yusufovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ələkbərov, Vahid Yusif oğlu (Azerbaijani); Älakbärov, Vahid Yusif oğlu; Алекперов, Вагит Юсуфович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian oil contractor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baku , Azerbaijani SSR |