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Supervisory Board


SOFAZ's activities in the field of assets accumulation and spending are overseen by a Supervisory Board. The Board is to review Fund's draft annual budget, annual report and financial statements along with auditor's opinion and provide its comments. Members of the Supervisory Board are appointed by the President of Azerbaijan and shall represent both state bodies and civil society.

In accordance with the Presidential Decree No. 73 dated November 27, 2008 7 members of the Supervisory Board were appointed. 

 

Members of the Supervisory Board

 

Rasizade [AZ]


Valeh Alaskerov [AZ]


Vahid Akhundov [AZ]


 

 

Elman Rustamov [AZ]


 

Kerimov Mahmud [EN]

Mahmud Kerimov
President, National Academy of Sciences



 

Management: Executive Director

 

SOFAZ's management is vested with the Executive Director, appointed by and accountable to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. SOFAZ's Executive Director as a chief executive officer is vested with the powers to be a legal representative of the Fund, organize and conduct business of the Fund including appointment and dismissal of employees, management and disbursement of the assets of the Fund in conformity with the rules and regulations approved by the President of Azerbaijan. Executive Director is responsible for the preparation of the annual budget of SOFAZ, incorporating an annual program of Fund's assets utilization, and its submission for the approval of the President of AzerbaijanThe Executive Director of SOFAZ is Mr. Shahmar Movsumov appointed by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated on May 15, 2006.

 

Shahmar Arif oglu Movsumov

 

[EN]On May 15, 2006 Shahmar Movsumov was appointed Executive Director of the State Oil Fund of the Republic Azerbaijan by the decision of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

Shahmar Movsumov is 38 years old. He graduated from the Faculty of International Economic Relations of Moscow State University of International Relations. He received his Master degree in Public Administration from the Harvard University John Kennedy School of Government.

Dissertator of the faculty of International Relations of Azerbaijan State Economic University. Passed traineeship in the USA and Europe. From 1995 worked in the National Bank of Azerbaijan, coordinating international cooperation affairs, monetary management and financial markets development. Up to his appointment as Executive Director of the State Oil Fund Mr. Movsumov held a post of the General Director of the National Bank. Originator of the Azerbaijani models of mortgage crediting on the base of which in 2005 the Concept of mortgage crediting and package of relevant legislation has been prepared.

He chairs National Committee on EITI.

He speaks English, French, Russian and Turkish languages.

Married with three children.