Kamaladdin Heydarov Fattah oglu (Azerbaijani: Kəmaləddin Heydərov Fəttah oğlu; born 15 July 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician and businessperson serving as the Minister of Emergency Situations.
Kamaladdin Heydarov | |
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Kəmaləddin Heydərov | |
 Heydarov in 2011 | |
| Minister of Emergency Situations | |
| Assumed office 6 February 2006 | |
| President | Ilham Aliyev |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Chairman of State Customs Committee | |
| In office 1995 – 6 February 2006 | |
| President | Heydar Aliyev Ilham Aliyev |
| Succeeded by | Aydin Aliyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1961 Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Azerbaijan |
| Branch/service | Ministry of Emergency Situations |
| Rank | Colonel General |
He has close ties to the ruling Aliyev family in Azerbaijan.[1] BBC News described Heydarov as among "the wealthiest and most powerful in the governing elite" in Azerbaijan.[2] His family owns a network of offshore companies.[3] He chaired the State Customs Committee from 1995 to 2006.
Early life
editHeydarov was born on 15 July 1961 in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan.[4] He has graduated from Baku State University with a degree in Geography.[5]
In 1992, he left Azerbaijan for Uzbekistan and opened several business firms.[6]
Political career
editHe founded a company called Gilan in the 1980s, but the details about the company are opaque.[2][3]
President Heydar Aliyev appointed Heydarov as Chairman of the State Customs Committee in 1995.[7] In this role he was widely reported to have extracted bribes from companies importing goods to Azerbaijan.[8] According to a 2010 leaked US diplomatic cable, Heydarov accrued "massive wealth" as chairman of “an agency that is notoriously corrupt, even by Azerbaijani standards.”[1]
On February 6, 2006 Heydarov was appointed the Minister of Emergency Situations, a newly formed ministry.[6][9]
BBC News described Heydarov as among "the wealthiest and most powerful in the governing elite" in Azerbaijan.[2]
Daphne Project scandal
editHeydarov was implicated in the Daphne Project investigation into secretive investments across Europe and the Middle-East through a Maltese bank.[1]
Personal life
editHeydarov is married. He and his wife have two children, Nijat and Tale. The sons own a network of offshore companies that have invested tens of millions of pounds in Europe.[3]
Heydarov has composed songs under the name Kamal. His latest album is called Sənə güvəndiyim dağlar (Azerbaijani: The mountains to lean on). His songs have been performed by famous singers such as Flora Kerimova, Ilhama Guliyeva, Aygun Kazimova, Zulfiyya Khanbabayeva.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Pilatus: A Private Bank for Azerbaijan's Ruling Elite". OCCRP. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ a b c "Azerbaijan boom benefits super-rich oil elite". BBC News. 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ a b c Garside, Juliette; Kirchgaessner, Stephanie (2018-04-23). "Azeri ruling families linked to secret investments via Maltese bank". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.
- ^ "KƏMALƏDDİN HEYDƏROV DƏBDƏBƏLİ AD GÜNÜ KEÇİRİB" [Kamaladdin Heydarov holds a fancy birthday party]. Yeni Musavat. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ^ "Rəhbərlik haqqında məlumat" [Information about the management]. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ^ a b "Xəbərlər "Reuters": "Azərbaycanın ən nüfuzlu oliqarxı"" [Reuters news: The most famous oligarch of Azerbaijan]. RFE/RL. 2006-02-07. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ^ "The Next Report From Wikileaks – About Kamaladdin Heydarov - Politics - Азербайджан". Contact.az. 2010-03-01. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ^ Fady, Asly (2016). Life with Scorpions. The Financial. pp. 73 onward. ISBN 9789941465604.
- ^ "Kəmaləddin Heydərov Azərbaycanın fövqəladə hallar naziri, Aydın Əliyev isə dövlət gömrük komitəsinin sədri təyin edilib" [Kamaladdin Heydarov appointed Minister of Emergency Situations, Aydin Aliyev - Chairman of the State Customs Committee]. Voice of America. 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ^ "Bəstəkar Kamalın 4 diskdən ibarət musiqi albomu" [Album consisting of 4 CDs by composer Kamal was released]. Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
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