Shahin Mustafayev

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Shahin Mustafayev

| image = Shahin Mammadov in 2016.jpg

| office = Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan

| term_start = 22 October 2019

| primeminister = Novruz Mammadov
Ali Asadov

| predecessor =

| successor =

| office1 = Minister of Economy{{efn|Mustafayev held the same portfolio under the title of "Minister of Economic Development" from 31 October 2008 until 22 October 2013 and "Minister of Economy and Industry" from 22 October 2013 until 15 January 2016.}}

| term_start1 = 31 October 2008

| term_end1 = 22 October 2019

| predecessor1 = Heydar Babayev

| successor1 = Mikayil Jabbarov

| office2 = Deputy Minister of Taxes

| predecessor2 =

| successor2 =

| term_start2 = 6 September 2006

| term_end2 = 31 October 2008

| president = Ilham Aliyev

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|06|13}}

| birth_place = Jujevan, Noyemberyan District, Armenian SSR, USSR

| party = New Azerbaijan Party

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| native_name_lang = az

| native_name = {{nobold|Şahin Mustafayev}}

| caption = Mustafayev in 2016

| term_end =

}}

Shahin Abdullah oghlu Mustafayev ({{langx|az|Şahin Abdullah oğlu Mustafayev}}; born 13 June 1965) is an Azerbaijani politician serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan.

Early life

Mustafayev was born on 13 June 1965 in the village of Jujevan in the Noyemberyan District of the Armenian SSR. In 1989, he graduated from the Baku branch of Voznesensky Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance. In 1990–1991, he worked as the Senior Accountant at Baku's Main Construction Department. In 1991–1992, he was employed as the Senior Accountant at Spektr firm. From 1992 through 1999, Mustafayev worked as an auditor, senior tax auditor, senior state auditor and department director at the State Taxation Office in Baku. In 1999–2000, he worked as the director of department for economic analysis, accounting and tax forecasts. In 2000–2003, Mustafayev was the assistant to, and then department director of Economic Analysis and Accounting Office of the Ministry of Taxes and in 2003–2005, he worked as the Senior Accountant and later as the head of Accounting Department at State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR). He then served as the Vice President for Economic Relations of SOCAR from 1 March 2005 until 9 September 2006.{{cite web |url=http://adam.az/az.php?subaction=showfull&id=1236601114&archive=&start_from=&ucat=3,5,60&go=headlines&category=60 |title=Biographies: Şahin Mustafayev |access-date=2 November 2010 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706130732/http://adam.az/az.php?subaction=showfull&id=1236601114&archive=&start_from=&ucat=3,5,60&go=headlines&category=60 |archive-date=6 July 2011 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.cibcgroup.com/shab_news_en.shtml?cgi-bin/show_news.pl?lang=en&id=3706 |title= ILHAM ALIYEV APPOINTS DEPUTIES PRIME MINISTERS AND MINISTERS OF AZERBAIJANI REPUBLIC |access-date=2 November 2010}} He's believed to have restructured and significantly improved the accounting system at SOCAR.{{cite news |url=http://abc.az/eng/news/29004.html |title=Minister of economic development in Azerbaijan replaced |publisher=Abc.az |location=Baku |date=1 November 2008 |access-date=2 November 2010 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222054224/http://abc.az/eng/news/29004.html |archive-date=22 December 2010 }}

Political career

On 6 September 2006, he became the Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry. On 31 October 2008, Mustafayev was appointed the Minister of Economic Development, replacing Heydar Babayev. Within the first few days of taking office, Mustafayev carried out a swift restructuring, firing some previous department directors of the ministry.{{cite news |url=http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=91514 |title=Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economic Development Shahin Mustafayev calls for internal control in the ministry |publisher=Azerbaijan Press Agency |location=Baku |author=Elnur Huseynguluyev |date=6 November 2008 |access-date=2 November 2010 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325185151/http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=91514 |archive-date=25 March 2012 }}

On 22 October 2019, he was dismissed from the post of Minister of Economy and appointed the Deputy of the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan.

Mustafayev is married and has three children.