Israfil Mammadov was appointed as Deputy CEO of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan by the Presidential Decree dated July 23, 2013. Prior to his appointment Mr. Mammadov was Chief Investment Officer at the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan. He also served as an attaché at the Department of International Economic Relations in Ministry of Foreign Affairs, first, second and third Secretary at the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, representative of SOCAR in Great Britain.
Israfil Mammadov graduated from the Faculty of International Economic Relations of Moscow State Institute of International Relations.