Kamaladdin Heydarov
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Kamaladdin Heydarov | |
|---|---|
Kəmaləddin Heydərov | |
 Heydarov in 2011 | |
| Minister of Emergency Situations | |
| Assumed office 6 February 2006 | |
| President | Ilham Aliyev |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Chairman of State Customs Committee | |
| In office 1995 – 6 February 2006 | |
| President | Heydar Aliyev Ilham Aliyev |
| Succeeded by | Aydin Aliyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1961 |
| Parent |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Azerbaijan |
| Branch/service | Ministry of Emergency Situations |
| Rank | Colonel General |
Kamaladdin Heydarov Fattah oglu (Azerbaijani: Kəmaləddin Heydərov Fəttah oğlu; born 15 July 1961) is an Azerbaijani politician and businessperson, 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] His family owns a network of offshore companies.[3] He chaired the State Customs Committee from 1995 to 2006.
Heydarov was born on 15 July 1961 in Nakhchivan City, Azerbaijan.[4] He has graduated from Baku State University with a degree in Geography.[5]
In 1992, he left Azerbaijan for Uzbekistan and opened several business firms there.[6]
Political career
He founded a company called Gilan in the 1980s, but the details about the company are opaque.[2][3]
President Heydar Aliyev appointed Heydarov as Chairman of the State Customs Committee in 1995.[7] In this role he was widely reported to have extracted bribes from companies importing goods into Azerbaijan.[8] According to a 2010 leaked US diplomatic cable, Heydarov accrued "massive wealth" as chairman of “an agency that is notoriously corrupt, even by Azerbaijani standards.”[1]
On February 6, 2006, Heydarov was appointed the Minister of Emergency Situations, a newly formed ministry.[6][9]
BBC News described Heydarov as among "the wealthiest and most powerful in the governing elite" in Azerbaijan.[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]
