Murad Muradov has extensive experience in economics and international relations. He currently works as an economist at the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan, focusing on budget execution, macroeconomic analysis, and report writing. Additionally, he founded the PoliticalConversations publication in 2016. His past experience includes contributing to the Economist Intelligence Unit, interning at various organizations in Azerbaijan and abroad focused on economics, policy analysis, and public relations. Muradov received his Master of Arts in Diplomacy and International Affairs from the Azerbaijan Diplomatic Academy and is currently a candidate for a Master of Science in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics. He is fluent in Azerbaijani, Russian, and English with intermediate French skills.

1. Murad Muradov
5 Huseyn Javid ave., apt. 63
E-mail: M.Muradov@lse.ac.uk, Tel.: +994705757071
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=255274519&trk=hp-identity-name
Experience
Economistat the Budget, Planning and Projects Department at the State Oil Fund of the Republic of
Azerbaijan (SOFAZ)-since January 2016
 Budget execution control
 Macroeconomic analysis
 Report writing
Founder and co-editor at the PoliticalConversations (politicalresearch and analysis)- since April
2016
Contributor to EconomistIntelligence Unit (EIU) -since September 2013
Intern at the Budget, Planning and ProjectsDepartment at the State Oil Fund of the Republic of
Azerbaijan (SOFAZ)-November-December 2015
Business Research Center specialist, Representative in Ganja at Azerbaijani Export and Investment
PromotionFoundation (AZPROMO)-January-September 2014
 Country research
 Export and investment analysis
 Document writing
 Negotiation
 A study trip to Mongolia, market research- March 2014
 Forecast updates and analysis on Azerbaijani domestic and foreign policies and economy,
including monetary policies and macroeconomic environment
Internship at the Communications Unit of UNDP Officein Baku (September-December 2013)
 Document review and writing
 Organizing and participating in a UN Model event
 Translation
A study trip to Botswana with the purpose of investment analysis and feasibility study- 6-11 May
2013
Volunteering at the International Conference on Strengthening Cooperation in Preventing
Terrorism, Baku, 17-19 March 2013 (liason officer)

2. Internship at the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the French Republic, media department
(May-June2012)
 Comprising press-releases for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
 Participating in preparatory and organizational workforthe conferenceheld in Paris on
European integration of Azerbaijan
 Translations (Azerbaijani- English, English-Azerbaijani) forthe needs of Embassy
Internship at The State Committee on the workwith diaspora, Baku, Azerbaijan,
Public Relations and Information Department (May-June 2011).
 research and data collection
 press-releases
 conferenceorganization
 translations between Azerbaijani, English and French
Izvestiya-Azerbaijannewspaper,Baku, Azerbaijan
Freelance journalist, August 2008- May 2010
 research and article writing
 interviewing and data collection
 reporting from conferences
Education
CandidateforMasterofSciencesinComparativePolitics
LondonSchoolofEconomicsandPolitical Science, expectedNovember2015
Modules: Comparative PoliticsResearch Methods, Politicsof Inequality and Redistribution,
Democracy and Capitalism, Government and Politicsin Central and Eastern Europe,
Comparative Public Policy Change, PoliticalAnthropology
Masterof Artsin DiplomacyandInternational Affairs(MADIA)
AzerbaijanDiplomaticAcademy,Baku,Azerbaijan,June2013
Major modules: International Relations, International and Regional Security, International Law,
Dispute Resolution, Finance and Trade, Microeconomics,Research Methods and Statistics
BachelorofArtsinInternational Relations
Academyof Public Administration,BakuAzerbaijan ,June 2011
Major modules: International Relations practice and theory, Globalisation Problems, State
Security, International Law and Human Rights, History, Global Economy,International
Organisations, Social Science, Diplomatic protocol
Trainingsandseminars
 NATO Schoolof Azerbaijan- “Afghanistan beyond 2014”, 1-5 July 2013
 Workshop at NATO headquarters and SHAPE military base on the contemporary NATO
policies and its involvementin foreign missions, 18-20 October2012, Belgium
 Summer school at Institut de Barcelona d’Estudis Internationals (IBEI) in International
PoliticalEconomy and PoliticalEconomy of Development (July 2012)
 Diplomatic ProtocolClasses, 9-13 April 2012, Mr. Ulaf Terribile (Malta)

3.  Communication skills training, 30 January- 1 February 2012, Mr. Ashley Philphott (UK)
Extracurricularactivities
 Playerof intellectual games clubs. 3rd place in “Jeopardy” and “Erudit-quartet” (in Russian)
at the European championship among Students, November 2011, Russia, 1st place at the
Azerbaijani Championships in 2012 and 2014 (in Azeri)
 Participant of Karl Popper- s style debate games by Debates inCivil Society, September 2008-
May 2009
 Member of Student in FreeEntreprise(SIFE), teamof Administration Academy,
September 2009- February 2011; 2nd place at the Azerbaijan Championship in April 2010
Skills
Language:
Azerbaijani (native),Russian (native),English (fluent),French (semi-fluent), Spanish (basic)
Computerskills:
MS OfficePackage,Adobe Reader, SPSS