Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh
Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh – Doctor of Science in geology and mineralogy (1987). The first vice-president of the Azerbaijani State Oil Company (SOCAR).
Life
Khoshbakht Baghi Yusifzadeh was born in Baku on January 14, 1930. . He graduated from the Azerbaijani Industrial Institute (currently Azerbaijani State Oil Academy) in 1952. He started his career as a geologist and later worked as senior geologist in the Neft Dashlary. In 1970, he was appointed assistant manager as well as senior geologist of the Offshore Oil and Gas Production Department. Since 1994, Yusifzadeh has served as vice-president of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijani Republic.
Works, awards and fellowship
He is the author of more than 127 scientific works, as well as 8 monographs and 4 inventions. He was twice awarded with the Golden Labor Flag and the Order of Honor as well as the State Prize (1982 and 1991), numerous medals and honorary decrees. Yusifzadeh is the honorary geologist of the former USSR and the honored engineer of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He was awarded with the Honorary Explorationist of the Earth Crust. Yusifzadeh is the member and the first vice-president of the International Eastern Petroleum Academy. He is also the corresponding member of the Russian International Academy of Engineers. Mr. Yusifzadeh is married with 2 children.