Special Envoy of the RF President for International Energy Cooperation and Ambassador at Large of the RF Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Igor K. Yusufov was born on June 12, 1956, in Derbent, Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. He graduated from Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute, where he obtained power generation engineering degree, in 1979.
In 1988-1991 Mr. I. K. Yusufov attended the USSR Academy of Foreign Trade and received international economic relations degree.
Igor Yusufov was Engineer, Mosenergo, from 1979 to 1984, and Senior Expert, Habana steam electric power plant construction, Cuba.
Mr. Yusufov has held various government jobs since 1991, including: Deputy Chairman, Economic Security Committee of the Russian Federation, the office of the President of RSFSR in 1991 - 1992, Deputy Minister, Ministry for Foreign Economic Relations of the Russian Federation in 1993, top management position at Rosvooruzheniye in 1994 - 1996, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry of the Russian Federation in 1996 - 1997, First Deputy Chairman, Acting Chairman, Chairman, State Reserves Committee of the Russian Federation in 1998 - 1999, General Director, the Russian State Reserves Agency in 1999 - 2001.
From 2001 to 2004 Igor Yusufov held position of Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation.
On July 29, 2004 Igor K. Yusufov was appointed Special Envoy of the RF President for International Energy Cooperation and Ambassador at Large of the RF Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Yusufov is Member, Board of Directors, Gazprom.