Igor Yusufov was born on June 12, 1956 in the town of Derbent, Dagestan ASSR.
Education
Graduated from the Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute as an electricity engineer and from the All-Union Foreign Trade Academy majoring in International Economics.
Professional experience
1979–1984
Engineer at Mosenergo.
1984–1987
Senior Expert at the Havana thermal power plant (Cuba).
1991–1992
Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Economic Security Committee under the RSFSR President.
1993
Held managerial positions at Rosvooruzheniye.
1996–1997
Deputy Industry Minister of the Russian Federation.
1998–1999
First Deputy Chairman, Acting Chairman, Chairman of the Russian State Reserves Committee of the Russian Federation.
1999–2001
Director General of the Russian State Reserves Agency.
2001–2004
Energy Minister of the Russian Federation.
2004–2011
Special Envoy of the Russian President for International Energy Cooperation, Ambassador at Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Since 2003 – Member of the Gazprom Board of Directors.
Awards and titles
- Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2005).
- Order for Services to the Fatherland, IV Class (2006).