International Directory of Business Biographies | Vagit Y. Alekperov Biography

• THE BOY FROM BAKU
• OIL IN THE SOVIET UNION
• ROBBER BARON, CRONY, OLIGARCH
• PUTTING ON THE BAKU SQUEEZE
• MATURATION OF LUKOIL
• LUKOIL AND RUSSIAN FOREIGN RELATIONS
• GLOBAL OIL
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Founder and chief executive officer, Lukoil

Nationality: Azerbaijani-Russian.

Born: September 1, 1950, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Education: Azerbaijan Oil and Gas Institute, PhD, 1974.

Family: Married; children: one.

Career: Kaspmorneft, 1972–1974, drill operator; West Siberian oil production, 1974–1979, team leader, deputy chief, deputy...