Kamaladdin Heydarov

Kamaladdin Heydarov
Kəmaləddin Heydərov
Kamaladdin Heydarov; Kəmaləddin Heydərov
Minister of Emergency Situations
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 2006
President	Ilham Aliyev
Preceded by	office established
Chairman of State Customs Committee
	In office; 1995 – February 6, 2006
President	Heydar Aliyev; Ilham Aliyev
Succeeded by	Aydin Aliyev
Personal details
Born	July 15, 1961 (age 60); Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Father	Fattah Heydarov
Military service
Allegiance	Azerbaijan
Branch/service	Ministry of Emergency Situations
Rank	Colonel General

Kamaladdin Heydarov Fattah oglu (Azerbaijani: Kəmaləddin Heydərov Fəttah oğlu; born July 15, 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician, businessperson and composer serving as the Minister of Emergency Situations. He has close ties to the ruling Aliyev family in Azerbaijan.^[1] BBC News described Heydarov as among "the wealthiest and most powerful in the governing elite" in Azerbaijan.^[2]

Early life[]

Heydarov was born on July 15, 1961 in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan.^[3] He has graduated from Baku State University with a degree in Geography.^[4] In 1992, he left Azerbaijan for Uzbekistan and opened several business firms.^[5] Heydarov is also a composer with some of his songs becoming hits in Azerbaijan. His compositions are produced under the name Kamal. His latest album is called Sənə güvəndiyim dağlar (Azerbaijani: The mountains to lean on). His songs have been performed by famous singers such as Flora Kerimova, Ilhama Guliyeva, Aygun Kazimova, Zulfiyya Khanbabayeva.^[6]

Political career[]

Heydarov was appointed the Chairman of State Customs Committee by former President Heydar Aliyev in 1995.^[7] In this role he was widely reported to have extracted bribes from companies importing goods to Azerbaijan.^[8]

On February 6, 2006 Heydarov was appointed the Minister of Emergency Situations, a newly formed ministry to handle the emergency situations and protection of the civil population in Azerbaijan.^[5]^[9]

BBC News described Heydarov as among "the wealthiest and most powerful in the governing elite" in Azerbaijan.^[2] According to a 2010 leaked US diplomatic cable, Heydarov accrued "massive wealth" as chairman of the Azerbaijan customs agency, “an agency that is notoriously corrupt, even by Azerbaijani standards.”^[1]

He founded a company called Gilan in the 1980s, but the details about the company are opaque.^[2]

Daphne Project scandal[]

Heydarov was implicated in the Daphne Project investigation into secretive investments across Europe and the Middle-East through a Maltese bank.^[1]

Personal life[]

Heydarov is married. He and his wife have two children, Nijat and Tale.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Chastand, Miranda Patrucic, Juliette Garside, Khadija Ismayilova, and Jean-Baptiste. "Pilatus: A Private Bank for Azerbaijan's Ruling Elite". OCCRP. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Azerbaijan boom benefits super-rich oil elite". BBC News. 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
^ "KƏMALƏDDİN HEYDƏROV DƏBDƏBƏLİ AD GÜNÜ KEÇİRİB" [Kamaladdin Heydarov holds a fancy birthday party]. Yeni Musavat. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
^ "Rəhbərlik haqqında məlumat" [Information about the management]. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Xəbərlər "Reuters": "Azərbaycanın ən nüfuzlu oliqarxı"" [Reuters news: The most famous oligarch of Azerbaijan]. RFE/RL. 2006-02-07. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
^ "Bəstəkar Kamalın 4 diskdən ibarət musiqi albomu" [Album consisting of 4 CDs by composer Kamal was released]. Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
^ "The Next Report From Wikileaks – About Kamaladdin Heydarov - Politics - Азербайджан". Contact.az. 2010-03-01. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
^ Fady, Asly (2016). Life with Scorpions. The Financial. pp. 73 onward. ISBN 9789941465604.
^ "Kəmaləddin Heydərov Azərbaycanın fövqəladə hallar naziri, Aydın Əliyev isə dövlət gömrük komitəsinin sədri təyin edilib" [Kamaladdin Heydarov appointed Minister of Emergency Situations, Aydin Aliyev - Chairman of the State Customs Committee]. Voice of America. 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2010-11-29.

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[:0-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Chastand, Miranda Patrucic, Juliette Garside, Khadija Ismayilova, and Jean-Baptiste. "Pilatus: A Private Bank for Azerbaijan's Ruling Elite". OCCRP. Retrieved 2021-07-05.

[:1-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Azerbaijan boom benefits super-rich oil elite". BBC News. 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2021-07-05.

[3] "KƏMALƏDDİN HEYDƏROV DƏBDƏBƏLİ AD GÜNÜ KEÇİRİB" [Kamaladdin Heydarov holds a fancy birthday party]. Yeni Musavat. Retrieved 2010-11-08.

[Min-4] "Rəhbərlik haqqında məlumat" [Information about the management]. Retrieved 2010-11-08.

[RFE-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Xəbərlər "Reuters": "Azərbaycanın ən nüfuzlu oliqarxı"" [Reuters news: The most famous oligarch of Azerbaijan]. RFE/RL. 2006-02-07. Retrieved 2010-11-08.

[6] "Bəstəkar Kamalın 4 diskdən ibarət musiqi albomu" [Album consisting of 4 CDs by composer Kamal was released]. Archived from the original on 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2010-11-08.

[7] "The Next Report From Wikileaks – About Kamaladdin Heydarov - Politics - Азербайджан". Contact.az. 2010-03-01. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-06.

[Asly-8] Fady, Asly (2016). Life with Scorpions. The Financial. pp. 73 onward. ISBN 9789941465604.

[9] "Kəmaləddin Heydərov Azərbaycanın fövqəladə hallar naziri, Aydın Əliyev isə dövlət gömrük komitəsinin sədri təyin edilib" [Kamaladdin Heydarov appointed Minister of Emergency Situations, Aydin Aliyev - Chairman of the State Customs Committee]. Voice of America. 2006-02-06. Retrieved 2010-11-29.

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