36 Notable alumni of Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry
Updated: June 03, 2026 EliteDegrees
Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry is ranked #5,338 in the world and #5 in Azerbaijan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 36 notable alumni from Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Telman Aliyev
1935-. (aged 91)
academic
scientist
Telman Aliyev is an Azerbaijani scientist. His research focuses on noise, especially regarding technology used to control and manipulate noise.
2. Fazila Samadova
1929-2020 (aged 91)
chemist
Fazila Ibrahim gizi Samadova, also known as Fazila Samedova, was an Azerbaijani academician chemical engineer-technologist. She was a Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Honored Scientist, Member of New York Academy of Sciences, Head of the Laboratory at the Research Institute of Petrochemical Processes, Corresponding Member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), Honorary Scientist of Europe.
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3. Yusif Kerimov
1926-1997 (aged 71)
inventor
engineer
Yusif Museibovich Kerimov was an Azerbaijani-Soviet electrical engineer and a renowned inventor, one of the founders of the Azerbaijani Hydro-Electrical industry.
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4. Fuad Mamedov
1946-. (aged 80)
academic
Fuad Mamedov Teyub oglu is a professor of culturology and Chair of the History Department at the Academy of Public Administration (Azerbaijan). He is the founder of Culturology in Azerbaijan and also the President of the Cultural Association Simurgh.
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5. Israfil Ashurly
1969-. (aged 57)
businessperson
mountaineer
Israfil Ashurly is an Azerbaijani mountaineer, executive secretary of the Ice-Climbing Commission (2010-2017) under the UIAA (International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation), president of the youth committee (Youth Commission 2012-2016) UIAA, president of the Azerbaijan Mountaineering Federation (2010-2016), Member of the Presidium of the Euro-Asian Association of Mountaineering and Climbing (EAMA since 2011), judge of the international category in ice climbing,...
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6. Hijran Sharifov
1965-. (aged 61)
coach
Hijran Sharifov is an Azerbaijani wrestling referee and coach, Master of Sports in Greco-Roman wrestling, Honored Coach of the Republic of Azerbaijan, international referee, holder of the Order of Glory and the Progress Medal, winner of the Golden Whistle of the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
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7. Anver Gasimzade
1912-1969 (aged 57)
architect
Anvar Gasimzade was an Azerbaijani architect, Honored Architect of the Azerbaijan SSR (1960), correspondent member of ANAS (1967), rector of Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (1962-1968).
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8. Rafiga Huseynzade
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
scientist
Rafiga Abdul Agha gizi Huseynzade is an Azerbaijani scientist awarded the "Shohrat Order", a Candidate of Geologico-Mineralogical Sciences, and an honorary member of the Azerbaijan Oil Geologists Society (since 2023). She is the chair of the Caspian Environmental Protection Initiative (CEPI) (since 2020) and served as the vice president for ecology at the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR)...
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9. Tatiana Zatulovskaya
1935-2017 (aged 82)
chess player
Tatiana Zatulovskaya was an Israeli (formerly Soviet and Russian) chess player. She was a three-time Soviet women's champion and twice the world women's senior champion. She was awarded the titles Woman International Master (WIM) in 1961 and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) in 1976 by FIDE. Her last name may also be spelled as Zatulovskaia or Zatulovskaja.
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10. Rasim Musabeyov
1951-. (aged 75)
politician
political scientist
Rasim Nasreddin oglu Musabeyov, sometimes known as Rasim Musabekov, is a member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan, political scientist and specialist in conflict resolution. He worked as foreign policy state advisor for Azerbaijan president between 1991 and 1993. He held the position of chief legal adviser of the Foundation for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Market Economy from 1999...
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11. Mikayil Useynov
1905-1992 (aged 87)
architect
politician
Mikayil Alasger oghlu Huseynov was a Soviet Azerbaijani architect and historian of architecture. He was People's Architect of the USSR (1970), Professor (1939); Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (1945), full member of the Academy of Architecture of the USSR (1985), Hero of Socialist Labour (1985), laureate of the Second Class State Stalin Prize (1941), member of...
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12. Sadig Dadashov
1905-1946 (aged 41)
architect
Sadiq Alakbar oghlu Dadashov was an architect and architecture historian of the Soviet Azerbaijan, Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR (1940), laureate of the Stalin Prize of the 2nd Degree (1941).
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13. İzzət Oruczadə
1909-1983 (aged 74)
actor
chemist
Izzet Khanim Mirzaaga Orujova was an Azerbaijani chemist and actress. She was the first Azerbaijani film actress, starring in the film Sevil (1929), and an important figure in the Azerbaijani women's rights movement for her portrayal of a liberated young woman in the film. She later enjoyed a distinguished academic career, being one of the first female chemistry students in...
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14. Keren Pevzner
1961-. (aged 65)
blogger
teacher
mediator
writer
Keren Pevzner, also known by her pen name Katerina Vrublevskaya as vintage crime fiction author, is an Israeli novel and essay writer, Hebrew and computer science teacher, translator, author of a number of textbooks, cookbooks, and encyclopedias, and blogger. In the past, she was a Coordinator in the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, as well as an employee in Israel's...
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15. Parviz Shahbazov
1969-. (aged 57)
civil servant
Parviz Ogtay oghlu Shahbazov is an Azerbaijani politician. He is serving as the Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan Republic.
16. Alish Lemberanskiy
1914-1999 (aged 85)
engineer
politician
Alish Jamil oglu Lambaranski was a Soviet and Azerbaijani statesman and mayor of Baku.
17. Akif Alizadeh
1934-. (aged 92)
geologist
Akif Alizadeh – is an Azerbaijani geologist, an honored scientist, state prize laureate, former president of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (2013), chairman of the board of Trustees of the Knowledge Fund under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and a member of the Baku International Multiculturalism Center Board of Trustees.
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18. Zuleykha Seyidmammadova
1919-1994 (aged 75)
military personnel
aircraft pilot
politician
Zuleykha Seyidmammadova was one of the first Azerbaijani female pilots, and the first Azerbaijani woman to fly in combat.
19. Sugra Bagırzade
1947-. (aged 79)
florist
actor
painter
Sughra Sadiq gizi Baghirzada is an Azerbaijani actress, artist, and florist, Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan (2008), founder of the Public Union for Support of Art "Floristics".
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20. Vitaly Zholobov
1937-. (aged 89)
flight engineer
astronaut
military personnel
politician
Vitaly Mikhaylovich Zholobov is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew on Soyuz 21 space flight as the flight engineer, and a former head of Kherson Regional Council in Ukraine.
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21. Fuad Muradov
1979-. (aged 47)
politician
Fuad Muradov is an Azerbaijani politician.
22. Ali S. Hasanov
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
Ali Shamil oghlu Hasanov is an Azerbaijani politician who serves as the Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan since 1998, former chairman of State Committee of Republic of Azerbaijan for Refugees and IDPs. He also chairs the State Committee for International Humanitarian Aid.
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23. Ogtay Asadov
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Ogtay Sabir oglu Asadov is an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan between 2005 and 2020.
24. Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh
1930-2023 (aged 93)
oil worker
scientist
Khoshbakht Baghir oglu Yusifzadeh was an Azerbaijani academician and the First Vice-President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR). He was Doctor of Science in Geology and Mineralogy.
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25. Rustam Ibrahimbeyov
1939-2022 (aged 83)
cinematographer
writer
playwright
film producer
theatre manager
Rustam Mammad Ibrahim oghlu Ibrahimbeyov was a Soviet and Azerbaijani screenwriter, playwright, and producer, well known beyond his home Azerbaijan and the former Soviet Union. He was the chair of the Cinematographers' Union of Azerbaijan and director of the Ibrus Theatre.
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26. Kerim Kerimov
1917-2003 (aged 86)
engineer
military personnel
scientist
astronautical engineer
Lieutenant General Kerim Abbasali oghlu Kerimov was a Soviet and Russian engineer of Azerbaijani ethnicity and a general in Soviet Army, who is regarded as one of the key scientists and founders in the Soviet Union's space program, and for many years a central figure in the Soviet space program.
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27. Natig Aliyev
1947-2017 (aged 70)
politician
Natiq Aghaami oghlu Aliyev was an Azerbaijani politician. He was president of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic from 1993 to 2004, and Minister of Industry and Energy of Azerbaijan Republic from 2004 until his death in 2017.
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28. Vagit Alekperov
1950-. (aged 76)
economist
engineer
entrepreneur
Vagit Yusufovich Alekperov is a Russian businessman of Azerbaijani origin and an oligarch. He was the president of the oil company Lukoil from 1993 until 2022.
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29. Ayaz Mutallibov
1938-2022 (aged 84)
politician
Ayaz Niyazi oghlu Mutallibov was an Azerbaijani politician who served as the first president of Azerbaijan. He was the last leader of Soviet Azerbaijan, and first President of Azerbaijan from 18 May 1990 until 6 March 1992 and from 14 May until 18 May 1992.
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30. Artur Rasizade
1935-. (aged 91)
diplomat
engineer
politician
Artur Tahir oghlu Rasizade is an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan from 1996 until 2018 under the authoritarian regimes of Heydar Aliyev and his son Ilham Aliyev. Thomas de Waal writes of Rasizade's tenure that he "had no political influence", "was unknown outside the country" and his "departure barely merited any commentary."
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31. Genrich Altshuller
1926-1998 (aged 72)
science fiction writer
writer
engineer
inventor
journalist
Genrikh Saulovich Altshuller was a Soviet engineer, inventor, and writer. He is most notable for creating the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, better known by its Russian acronym TRIZ. He founded the Azerbaijan Public Institute for Inventive Creation and was the first president of the TRIZ Association. He also wrote science fiction under the pen name Genrikh Altov.
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32. Lavrentiy Beria
1899-1953 (aged 54)
military personnel
politician
Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria was a Soviet politician and one of the longest-serving and most influential of Joseph Stalin's secret police chiefs, serving as head of the NKVD from 1938 to 1945, during the country's involvement in the Second World War. Beria was also a prolific sexual predator who serially raped scores of girls and young women, and murdered some of...
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33. Heydar Aliev
1923-2003 (aged 80)
intelligence officer
politician
Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev was an Azerbaijani politician who was a Soviet party boss in the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic from 1969 to 1982, and the third president of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2003.
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34. José Eduardo dos Santos
1942-2022 (aged 80)
minister
engineer
politician
José Eduardo dos Santos was an Angolan politician and military officer who served as the second president of Angola from 1979 to 2017. As president, dos Santos was also the commander-in-chief of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and president of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the party that has ruled Angola since it won independence in...
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35. Aras Agalarov
1955-. (aged 71)
economist
businessperson
entrepreneur
Aras Iskanderovich Agalarov is an Azerbaijani-Russian billionaire and real estate developer. Listed in Forbes as the 51st richest Russian in 2015, several sources have described him as a Russian oligarch.
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36. Mirza Babayev
1913-2003 (aged 90)
actor
singer
Mirza Abduljabbar oglu Babayev was an Azerbaijani movie actor and singer. He was awarded the title Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1956) and People's Artist of Azerbaijan (1992).
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