Bidding Secrets of the Armed Forces Part 4: Zakir Hasanov’s successful business empire

The new Minister of Defense has previous experience not only in commanding Internal Troops of Azerbaijan but also in business management.

Author: Afgan Mukhtarli


This is the fourth in a series of articles exposing corruption in the Azerbaijani military.

Although Zakir Hasanov is the new Minister of Defence for the Armed Forces he is a familiar face. Hasanov was a commander of the Internal Troops (IT) between 2003-2013, and during these years, he controlled the full supply of the IT, which also serves as the main support base for the ruling government.

Following his appointment, Hasanov carried out a number of reforms in the Ministry of Defence (MD). Not only did he replace some of the old personnel, but also the number of suppliers for the MD. At present, the majority of companies winning tenders with the IT are those associated with the appointment of Hasanov as Minister of Defence. On investigation, the list of tenders conducted by the Internal Troops 2012-2014 as presented by the State Procurement Agency, suggests that the companies winning the IT tenders up until 2013 were also the winners of the MD tenders in 2014.

1. Pasha K Ltd. IT in 2013, MD in 2014

2. Inistal-servis Ltd. IT in 2013, MD in 2014

3. Sputnik-12 Ltd. IT in 2013, MD in 2014

4. Qrafik-Simvol Ltd. IT in 2013, MD in 2014

5. Simurq-Inşaat Ltd. IT in 2012, MD in 2014

6. Uhud Ltd. won the MD tender in 2014. The company is owned by Rafig Babirov of Selva Ltd, who won the IT tenders in 2012.

7. 2012-2013 Azmashkom-Tex LTD (legal representative Ibrahim Yunus Gurbanov), Azmashkom-Tex LTD Ltd. (legal representative Khatira Mirkazim Hamidova), the A.B.-ALYANS COMPANY LTD Ltd. (legal representative Elkhan Abdulgani Vahidov) registered at Nasimi District, Mirzagha Aliyev 208, flat 3/2, Baky – the legal address of the Treyder LTD Ltd. won IT tenders and as of 2014, were winners of the MD tenders.

8. When we looked through the Ministry of Taxes register, we discovered that the owner of the Azmashkom-Tex LTD was Chingiz Huseyn Jafarov. The fact that all of the aforementioned companies are registered at the same address (Nasimi District, Mirzagha Aliyev 208, flat 3/2) indicates that these companies are connected to Chingiz Jafarov, the owner of Sputnik-12 Ltd which was .one of the winners of the IT tenders.

The legal address of one of the winners of the IT tenders in 2013, Khazar 11 Ltd., (legal representative Toghrul Vidadi Alakbarov) is Baku, Nasimi District, Fuzuli 18, flat 6. This is also where one of the winners of the MD tenders in 2014 is registered (namely, Elfir-1 Ltd., whose legal representative is Kamaladdin Gasim Mammadov). According to the Ministry of Tax registry, the founder of the Elfir-1 Ltd. is Vidadi Ashraf Alakbarov, and the founder of the Khazar-11 Ltd. is Toghrul Vidadi Alakbarov.

The legal address of one of the winners of the IT tenders in 2013, Loghman-2014 Ltd (legal representative Anar Telman Gasimov)  is Sumgayit, 6th microdistrict 27, fl.39. The company Samurat-R (legal representative Elkhan Alif Aliyev), was one of the winners of the 2014 tenders of the MD, and just happens to be registered at the same address.

Name of the company The work conducted at the IT in 2012 The cost of work AZN The work conducted at the IT in 2013 The cost of work AZN The work conducted at the MD in 2014 The cost of work AZN
Simurq Inshaat Ltd. Purchase of soap 96,250 ___ ___ Purchase of construction materials for Air Forces 38419,3
Purchase of washing powder 127,400 ___ ___ Purchase of construction materials 47498,7
Selva Ltd.

Uhud Ltd.

Purchase of computers (Selva) 109,940.60 ___ ___ Purchase of computer facilities (Uhud) 97600
Azmashkom Tex LTD Ltd. Purchase of equipment 216,187
Purchase of inventory 198,056.10
Azmashkom Tex LTD registered at the same address as Azmashkom Tex LTD Ltd. ___ ___ Purchase of kitchen tools and cutlery 64,096
Purchase of kitchen tools and cutlery 295,109
Purchase of kitchen tools 295,109
Purchase of kitchen facility 297,040
Treyder Ltd. registered at the same address as Azmashkom Tex LTD Ltd. Purchase of frozen fish 2,340,000
A.B. Alyans Company LTD Ltd. registered at the same address as Azmashkom Tex LTD Ltd. Purchase of construction materials for Air Forces 11,360
Purchase of water hose 38,080
Pasha-K Ltd. Purchase of drugs and medical facility 288,499.99
Purchase of drugs and medical property (together with other companies) 1,506,153.82
Instal-servis Ltd. Purchase of repairing works  of the Senior Military School of IT and XIYM 242,529.90 Purchase of repairing works 27,699.32
Purchase of repairing works of the military bases of the IT 293,721.82
Sputnik-12 Ltd. Purchase of Summer shoes of black colour 184,750 Purchase of economic materials
Purchase of Summer shoes of black colour 199,750
Purchase of camouflage-coloured haversack 144,000
Purchase of longneck boots 821,700
Qrafik Simvol Ltd. Purchase of olive-coloured caps 796,80 Purchase of material property 63,650
Purchase of black-coloured ties, olive-coloured scarves, camouflage-coloured t-shirts 58,500
Purchase of olive-coloured caps for senior and lower officer crew, servicemen, serving a longer period 85,804
Xazar-11 Ltd. Purchase of lentil 58,000
Purchase of semolina cereals 75,000
Purchase of smoked sausage and meat 286,500
Purchase of natural fruit and berry juice 384,000
Purchase of eggs 625,000
Purchase of beans 66,000
Purchase of semolina cereals 75,000
Purchase of pickles and marinated tomatoes 180,000
Purchase of natural juice 160,000
Purchase of eggs 400,000
Elfir-1 Ltd. owned by the son of the owner of Xazar-11 Ltd. Purchase of electric food cables and construction materials 37,948.98

It is important to note that the procurement registry of 2014 has not yet been completed, and therefore we could only investigate the information provided between January and May 2014.

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