Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh

Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh
Born 14 January 1930
Pirshagi, Baku, Azerbaijan
Residence Baku, Azerbaijan
Ethnicity Azerbaijani
Citizenship Azerbaijan
Alma mater Azerbaijan State Oil Academy

Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh Baghi oglu (Azerbaijani: Xoşbəxt Yusifzadə Bağı oğlu) is an Azerbaijani academician and the First Vice-President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR).[1] He is Doctor of Science in Geology and Mineralogy.[2][3]

Biography

Yusifzadeh was born in Pirshagi settlement of Baku on January 14, 1930, during the birthday party of his mother, for which his father named him Khoshbakht which means Happy in Azerbaijani. According to his father Baghi Yusifzade, Khoshbakht was the "first child in Pirshagi to have been born when the music played on".[4]

Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh graduated from the Azerbaijani Institute of Industry (now: Azerbaijan State Oil Academy) in 1952. He started his career as a geologist and later worked as senior geologist in Neft Dashlary, an offshore city in the Caspian Sea. In 1970, he was appointed Assistant Manager as well as Senior Geologist at the offshore oil and gas production department. Since 1987, Yusifzadeh is Doctor of Science in Geology and Mineralogy, and in 1994, he was appointed Vice-president of SOCAR for Geology, Geophysics and Field Development.[5] Yusifzadeh is known for having discovered numerous oil and gas fields such as Bahar, Gunashli, Azeri, Chirag, Kapaz, etc.[6] He is also a member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.[1]

Works and awards

Yusifzadeh is the author of more than 127 scientific works, as well as 8 monographs and 4 inventions. He was twice awarded with the Order of the Red Banner of Labour and the Order of Labour Glory as well as the State Prize (1982 and 1991), Sharaf Order (Order of Honor), Istiglal Order (Order of Sovereignty; January 13, 2000) and numerous medals and honorary decrees.[1][7][8][9]

Yusifzadeh is the honorary geologist of the former USSR and the honored engineer of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He was awarded with the Honorary Explorationist of the Earth Crust.

Yusifzadeh is the member and the First Vice-President of the International Eastern Petroleum Academy. He is also the corresponding member of the Russian International Academy of Engineers. In January 2010, by the decree of the President of Azerbaijan, 80th anniversary of Yusifzade was held at a state level.[10] He is the author of several books on geology and safety in petroleum industry.[11] Yusifzade was awarded a title of Scientist of the Year in Turkey in 2009.[12]

Yusifzadeh is married and has two children.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Yusifzadə Xoşbəxt Bağı oğlu". Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Directory of Biographies. Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh". Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  3. ↑ Khoshbakht Yusifzade (Winter 1994). "Status of the Caspian". Azerbaijan International. p. 30. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  4. ↑ Raya Abbasov (2009-09-01). "Я всегда гоpдился своей пpофессией нефтяника" [I have always been proud of my profession of oil worker]. Zerkalo. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  5. ↑ "SOCAR. Managers. Khoshbakht Yusifzade". Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  6. ↑ "İlham Əliyev neftçi-alim Xoşbəxt Yusifzadənin 80 illik yubileyinin keçirilməsi haqqında sərəncam imzalayıb" [Ilahm Aliyev signed a decree for celebration of 80th anniversary of Khoshbakht Yusifzadeh]. Trend News Agency. 2009-12-29. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  7. ↑ "X. B. Yusifzadənin "İstiqlal" ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI PREZİDENTİNİN FƏRMANI" [Order of the President of Azerbaijan Republic on awarding Kh. B. Yusifzade with Istiglal Order of Azerbaijan Republic]. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
  8. ↑ Aynur Aliyeva (December 14, 2009). "Xoşbəxt Yusifzadə "Şərəf" ordeni ilə təltif olunub". ANS. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  9. ↑ "The anniversary Of Khoshbakht Yusifzade will be noted at the state level". aze.az. December 29, 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  10. ↑ Aynur Aliyeva (December 28, 2009). "Xoşbəxt Yusifzadənin 80 illik yubileyi qeyd ediləcək". ANS. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  11. ↑ "Xoşbəxt Yusifzadənin neftçilər üçün yeni kitabı çapdan çıxıb" [Khoshbakht Yusifzade has published a book for oil workers]. Lent.az. 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
  12. ↑ A.C. (2009-02-16). "Академик Хошбахт Юсифзаде избран "Ученым года" в Турции" [Academician Khoshbakht Yusifzade is awarded "Scientist of the Year" in Turkey]. news.az. Retrieved 2010-06-30.