School of Economics
Ashraf Hasanov
PhD in Economics
Audit, Financial markets, Financial analysis, Management analysis
+994 12 565 39 77
eshref.hesenov@wcu.edu.az
Ashraf Abulfaz oglu Hasanov was born on June 16, 1951, in Sabirabad city. He studied at Sabirabad Secondary School named after Sabir from 1958 to 1968. Between 1968 and 1972, he pursued higher education at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of the Lenin Azerbaijan State Pedagogical Institute (now ASU).
From 1976 to 1978, he completed a two-year advanced training course at the Central Economic-Mathematical Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences on the topic “Models for Processing Accounting and Forecast Indicators in Agricultural Sector Using Computers.” Upon the decision of the Scientific Council, he was recommended for full-time doctoral studies (aspirantura). From 1978 to 1981, he studied at the same institute as a full-time postgraduate student and, in 1983, defended his dissertation titled “Mathematical Models of the Optimal Structure of Agro-Industrial Associations in Azerbaijan,” earning the degree of Candidate of Economic Sciences.
Between 1982 and 1990, he worked at the Republican Computing Center of the State Agro-Industrial Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR as a programmer, sector head, department head, and deputy director. From 1990 to 1998, he served as the director of the center. He worked as an economic advisor to the Minister of Agriculture from 1998 to 2003, as a licensed auditor from 2003 to 2005, as assistant to the Minister of Agriculture from 2005 to 2013, and as assistant to the Deputy Prime Minister from 2013 to 2015. Since December 2015, he has been retired. He holds the civil service rank of Chief Advisor.
From 1982 to 2013, he gave part-time lectures in subjects such as Accounting, Management Accounting, and Financial Markets at institutions including the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (formerly Oil and Chemistry Academy), UNEC, and Baku Business University. Currently, he works as a lecturer at the Department of Finance and Accounting at Western Caspian University.
Selected Scientific Publications:
Hasanov A.A. Transition to the digital economy and challenges in bachelors education. Materials of the scientific-practical conference of the State Statistics Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 22.11.2019.
HASSANOV, ASHRAF. Features of the economic development model of Azerbaijan and the problems of economic security of enterprises. The Scientific and Pedagogical News. 2020, No. 55.
Гасанов Ашраф Абульфаз оглы. Особенности подхода к экономическому и социальному развитию освобожденных земель Азербайджана. Proceedings of the scientific-practical conference of the Azerbaijan Union of Economists. 10.02.2021.
Гасанов Ашраф Абульфаз оглы. Основные направления социально-экономического развития Азербайджанской Республики в посткризисном периоде. Proceedings of the International Scientific-Practical Conference of Poltava State University (Ukraine). 07.05.2021.
Hasanov A.A. Topical issues of teaching the subject "Audit" in the context of a digital economy. Materials of the scientific-practical conference of the Chamber of Auditors of the Republic of Azerbaijan. 01.09.2021.
Hasanov A.A. Innovation management in the development of tourism in Azerbaijan. Materials of the republican scientific-practical conference titled “Global Challenges and Prospects in Economic Development” organized by Western Caspian University, dedicated to the 99th anniversary of National Leader Heydar Aliyev. 11 May 2022 / Published on 25.06.2022.
Гасанов Ашраф Абульфаз оглы. Priority problems of financial market regulation.
Global Challenges and Prospects in Economic Development – Proceedings of the republican scientific-practical conference organized by Western Caspian University, dedicated to the 99th anniversary of National Leader Heydar Aliyev. 11 May 2022 / Published on 25.06.2022.