Citizenship USSRAzerbaijan Nationality Azerbaijani | Name Yusif Kerimov | |
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Born 25 October 1926Lankaran, Azerbaijan ( 1926-10-25 ) Institutions Head Power Engineering and Electrification Department ("Азглавэнерго") Known for inventions in the electrical energy area, leadership in building Hydro-Electrical Stations in Azerbaijan SSR. electricity, Electrical engineering, Hydro electric. Died November 29, 1997, Baku, Azerbaijan Alma mater Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry | ||
Yusif Museibovich Kerimov (Azerbaijani: Yusif Museib oglu Kərimov, Russian: Юсиф Мусеибович Керимов; 25 October 1926, Lankaran – 29 November 1997, Baku) was an Azerbaijani-Soviet electrical engineer and a renowned inventor, one of the founders of the Azerbaijani Hydro-Electrical industry.
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He graduated from Azerbaijan Industrial Institute in 1948. From 1968–1980 he was heading The Power Engineering And Electrification Department of Azerbaijan SSR, which was later transformed into the Azerbaijan Power Engineering and Electrification (Azglavenergo) Head Production ("Азглавэнерго", currently "Azerenergy"). He is an author of numerous research papers, articles and patents, which to this day are used worldwide, including Azerbaijan, USA, Canada, Australia, Japan and other countries. He has been awarded an "Honorable Energetician of USSR"(Почетный энергетик СССР) and an "Honorable Engineer of Azerbaijan" titles.