Rufet Quliyev

Biography

He entered Economics Department of Kyiv State University (current Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) in 1981 and graduated from it in 1986. The same year he began pedagogical activity in the Azerbaijan Technical University (former Azerbaijan Polytechnical Institute). He worked as a chief laboratory worker, lecturer, senior lecturer, docent and a professor at the University.

Since 1995 Quliyev is a candidate of philosophy in economy and since 2004 he is a Doctor of economics. Since 2006 he is a Professor of the Azerbaijan Technical University. Nowadays, Quliyev is the head of the "Economic theory and economy of service areas"[1] academic department at the University.

He is the author of nearly 300 scientific works and articles (which include 7 monographies, 4 study books, 3 brochures), 41 of which were published in authoritative scientific magazines of the USA, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Sweden and other countries. He is an active participator of local and international scientific conferences, forums and seminars. He continuously participated in symposiums in Nice, London, Kiev, and also produced fundamental speeches on development ways of Azeri economy and achieved successes at conferences, held by Azeri government in Great Britain, Russia, Ukraine, Italy, Public Republic of China, Kuwait, Germany, Northern Cyprus, Latvia, Moldova, Kazakhstan and the UAE.

Since 1999 until 2017 Quliyev was a chairperson of the Executive Board of the "European Tobacco-Baku". Since 2003, Quliyev is a member of Board of Trustees of the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation. He is a co-chairperson of the Azerbaijan-Turkey Businessmen Union.

Quliyev is the head of the working group on Azerbaijan-Ukraine interparliamentary relations and a member of the working groups on Azerbaijan-Italy, Azerbaijan-India, Azerbaijan-Denmark interparliamentary relations. He was in many foreign trips via Milli Majlis and the IPA CIS, participated as an observer in most of the presidential and parliamentary elections organized in CIA countries and works purposefully and effectively in direction of delivering Azeri realities to the world community.

He was awarded with the "For specific merits in defending workers' social-economic rights and interests" medal by Confederation of Trade Unions of Azerbaijan, the emeritus anniversary medal dedicated to 60 years of UN by International Human Rights Defence Committee, the emeritus medal by International Human Rights Defence Committee of Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, the emeritus anniversary medal dedicated to 20 years of CIS, three emeritus medals of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, the "Birimdik-Yedinstvo" order of "Birimdik-Yedinstvo" public foundation of Kyrgyzstan.

He participates actively in charity events.

He is nonpartisan.

Quliyev speaks Azerbaijani, Russian and English fluently.

He is married and has two children.

Scientific researches

Rufat Quliyevs' theses are:

a) "Evolution of efficient usage factors of production funds in terms of transition towards market (on industry materials of Azerbaijan Republic)" - thesis for the degree of candidate of Economic Sciences. It was defended on May 16, 1995 on Academic Council of the Institute of National Economy (called Azerbaijan State Economic University nowadays) under speciality 08.00.01 (Economic theory).

b) "Investment problems of shaping of national economy of Azerbaijan" - thesis for the degree of Doctor of Economic Sciences. It was defended on February 20, 2004 on Academic Council of the Institute of Economy of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences under speciality 08.00.01 (Economic theory).

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