Igor Yusufov

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 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.

Since 2004

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).