held personally responsible for the implementation of the duties that has been considered for the Ministry. The deputies of the minister (1st deputy and total of three deputies) is assigned and dismissed by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. They carry out duties assigned by the minister and are considered directly responsible. The Ministry has the Board (approved by the Cabinet of Ministers) consisting of minister (the head of the Board), his deputies based on their assignment and other important employees (total of nine members). The Board of the Ministry discusses issues related to the Ministry's activity at its meetings and makes relevant decisions on them; The decisions of the Board of the Ministry is formalized by the protocol and usually is executed by the orders of the Minister; The Minister of Finance has the following authorities Recommending on the authority of Ministry by representing it to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Cabinet of Ministers; Allocating tasks among the deputies of the minister and determines the duties of other officials in the ministry by coordinating their activities; Recruiting and firing employees of the apparatus of Ministry including heads of other entities and organizations operates under the Ministry; Represent the Ministry in relations with the state authorities, management, enterprises and organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan and foreign countries, negotiate and sign relevant agreements, agreements and protocols within the scope of their authority; Within its authority, undertakes the anti-corruption measures; Subordinate bodies Financial Science and Training Center Data processing center Baku Congress Center "Finance and Accounting" magazine edition International relations The ministry has developed relationships with international and regional financial and credit organizations, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank Group, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) since its establishment. Later it started to cooperate with international financial institutions such as the Economic Cooperation Organization Trade and Development Bank (ETDB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). List of Ministers Finance Ministers of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Nasib Yusifbeyli, May 1918 – June 1918 Abdulali bey Amirjanov, June 1918 – October 1918 Mammad Hasan Hajinski, October 1918 – December 1918 Ivan Protasov, December 1918 – March 1919 Aliagha Hasanov, March 1919 – December 1919 Rashid Khan Kaplanov, 1919 – 1920 Finance Ministers of Azerbaijan SSR N. Tagiyev, 1920 – 1922 Mirzabekyan, 1923 –