1924 Mirza Davud Huseynov, 1925 – 1925 A. Ibrahimov, 1926 – 1926 T. Aliyev, 1927 – 1930 A. Mammadov, 1931 – 1931 N. Ibrahimov, 1932 – 1934 Atakishiyev, 1935 – 1935 N. Tagiyev, 1936 – 1937 Mirabutalib Samadov, 1938 – 1949 Rza Sadikhov, 1950 – 1957 Gurban Khalilov, 1958 – 1969 Bakhshali Bakhshaliyev, 1970 – 1987 Bedir Garayev, 1987 – 1991 Finance Ministers of Azerbaijan Republic Bedir Garayev, 1991 – 1992 Saleh Mammadov, 1992 – 1993 Fikrat Yusifov, 1994 – July 11, 1999 Avaz Alakbarov, July 11, 1999 – April 18, 2006 Samir Sharifov, April 18, 2006 – Incumbent Minister Sharifov Corruption Allegations Several news articles have discussed a correlation between Minister Sharifov's position in government and corruption: Intelligence agent allegations Sharifov served as a human asset (agent) for Russian, Turkish, and American intelligence services, according to information leaked by sources inside the Russian intelligence community that was published in the Ukrainian newspaper Gordonua on March 9, 2016. Turkish intelligence officers first recruited Sharifov between 1989 and 1990. At some point shortly after 1990, the CIA recruited him. Sharifov studied at the Kiev Shevchenko State University. While a student, the KGB recruited him with leverage. The KGB caught Sharifov illegally buying and selling foreign currency on the black market. In lieu of prosecution, the KGB got Sharifov to work for them. After Sharifov graduated, he worked for Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Trade in South Yemen. He worked in a unit responsible for transporting Soviet military weapons and equipment to South Yemen. While working at that position, he secretly served as a human asset of the KGB's First Chief Directorate. In 1990, two shipments of weapons going from the Soviet Union to South Yemen disappeared. The KGB investigated. Their investigation concluded that “ a “hostile foreign intelligence agency” had learned about the transports from a “mole” recruited among the Soviet employees in South Yemen who had knowledge about the transports.” The KGB found evidence that Sharifov had made been making contact with Turkish intelligence officers while working for the KGB at the South Yemen station. The Soviet government removed Sharifov from his position and flew him to Moscow for interrogation. The Soviet Union collapsed shortly thereafter, Sharifov moved on to a new job. State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFA) In July 2004, APS Review Downstream Trends reported: “The transparency of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFA), which is headed by