Founded the WellTech company, which is engaged in the repair of LUKOIL wells
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Vagit Alekperov
Vagit Yusufovich Alekperov is a Russian businessman of Azerbaijani origin and an oligarch. He was the president of the oil company Lukoil from 1993 until 2022.
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business · Azerbaijani businessman (born 1950) · entrepreneur · engineer · economist · also Vagit Alekperov, Vagit Yusufovich Alekperov, Vagit Yu Alekperov, Vagit Yu. Alekperov, Vagit Y. Alekperov, Vagit U. Alekperov
Born 1 September 1950 · Q451455
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2021· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Alexander Nevsky (2021).
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2020· 2 entries
Awarded Friendship Order (2020).
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Coronavirus pandemic, Lukoil has donated more than RUB 652 million in 22 Russian regions and almost $900 000 dollars in its operation countries abroad
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2019· 3 entries
Published “Features of the edge photoconductivity of gamma-irradiated layered crystals GaS and GaS:Yb under the strong electric field” in International Journal of Modern Physics B — cited 25 times.
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Published “Effect of gamma irradiation on microstructure of the layered Ge 0.995Nd0.005S” in Modern Physics Letters B — cited 42 times.
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Reported net worth: $20.7B (as of 2019).
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2018· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Friendship (2018).
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Alekperov first mentioned in an interview that he was looking for a successor to his position, stating that a staff reshuffle could take place at the company in 2023
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2017· 1 entry
Awarded Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude (2017).
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2016· 1 entry
Published “First‐principles lattice dynamics and Raman scattering in ionic conductor β‐Ag<sub>2</sub>S” in physica status solidi (b) — cited 50 times.
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2015· 1 entry
Alperov established a private Museum of Numismatics in the Zinoviev-Yusupov chambers in Moscow
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2014· 4 entries
Awarded Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class (2014).
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And 2015, executives associated with Alekperov's firm Lukoil allegedly questioned persons at the Alexander Nix associated firms SCL Group, which is closely associated with Aleksandr Kogan, and Cambridge Analytica, which
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Alekperov was awarded the title of Honorary Professor of Volgograd State University
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Published “Ultra-dense genetic map of durum wheat × wild emmer wheat developed using the 90K iSelect SNP genotyping assay” in Molecular Breeding — cited 96 times.
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2013· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Merit of Astrakhan Oblast (2013).
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2012· 1 entry
Published “Unoccupied topological states on bismuth chalcogenides” in Physical Review B — cited 67 times.
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2011· 1 entry
Awarded Commander of the Order of the Crown (2011).
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2010· 5 entries
Awarded Order of the Friendship of Peoples (2010).
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Awarded Dostyk Order of grade II (2010).
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Awarded Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class (2010).
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Awarded Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 1st class (2010).
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Awarded Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour (2010).
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2009· 1 entry
Published “Polytypes of monoclinic TlInS2” in Inorganic Materials — cited 21 times.
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2007· 3 entries
Awarded Russian government prize for science and technology (2007).
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Alekperov founded The Foundation "Our Future" to promote social entrepreneurship in Russia
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Published “Aging of 154 kV underground power cable insulation under combined thermal and electrical stresses” in IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine — cited 79 times.
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2006· 1 entry
Awarded Order of the cavalier of Madara 1st degree (2006).
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2005· 2 entries
Awarded Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class (2005).
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For achievements in corporate citizenship
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2002· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Labour, 1st class (2002).
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Published “The ESR signals in silk fibroin and wool keratin under both the effect of UV-irradiation and without any external effects and the formation of free radicals” in Biomaterials — cited 30 times.
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2000· 2 entries
Awarded Shohrat Order (2000).
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Alekperov resigned as head of the board of directors of Lukoil, but retained his position as president of the company
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1998· 2 entries
Awarded Russian government prize for science and technology (1998).
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Was awarded the degree of Doctor of Economic Sciences
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1995· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Friendship (1995).
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1993· 1 entry
Career landmark: CEO of Lukoil (1993–2022).
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1991· 1 entry
Published “Interband photoconductivity in layer semiconductors GaSe, InSe and GaS” in Solid State Communications — cited 29 times.
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1990· 2 entries
Alekperov personally headed the Russian delegation at the negotiations
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Alekperov was appointed deputy minister of the Oil and Gas Industry of the Soviet Union and became the youngest deputy energy minister in Soviet history
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1987· 1 entry
Became general director of the newly created production company Kogalymneftegaz
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1986· 3 entries
Awarded Order of the Badge of Honour (1986).
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Published “Inhibitors of mutagenesis and their relevance to carcinogenesis” in Mutation Research/Reviews in Genetic Toxicology — cited 122 times.
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Published “Photoelectrical properties of δ-Bi2O3 thin films” in Materials Research Bulletin — cited 25 times.
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1980· 1 entry
Published “Magnetoelectric investigation of the system BiFeO3Pb(Fe0.5Nb0.5)O3” in Physica Status Solidi (a) — cited 24 times.
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1979· 1 entry
And worked at Surgutneftegaz between 1979 and 1985, earning his reputation as an industry expert
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1974· 1 entry
Alekperov graduated from the Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute with a Master of Science in Engineering
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1950· 1 entry
Born 1950-09-01.
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