Editing Vagit Alekperov (section)

== Awards and honorary titles ==

Alekperov was the first Russian citizen who received the [[Woodrow Wilson Awards|Woodrow Wilson Award]]. He was honored in 2005 for achievements in corporate citizenship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wilson Center to Honor Pickering and Alekperov for Contributions to U.S.-Russian Relations {{!}} Wilson Center|url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/wilson-center-to-honor-pickering-and-alekperov-for-contributions-to-us-russian-relations|access-date=18 June 2021|website=www.wilsoncenter.org|language=en}}</ref>

On 31 August 2020, ahead of Vagit Alekperov's 70th jubilee, [[Azerbaijan]]i President [[Ilham Aliyev]]  awarded him with the [[Dostlug Order|"Dostlug" Order]] for his special services rendered to the development of mutual relations between Azerbaijan and the Russian Federation.<ref>[https://www.azernews.az/nation/168512.html President Ilham Aliyev awards Lukoil CEO], AzerNews, 31 August 2020, Retrieved 4 September 2020</ref>

On 4 May 2022, Alekperov received the [[Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"]] of the first degree for "great contribution to the development of the fuel and energy complex and many years of diligent work".<ref>{{cite web
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Vagit Alekperov is also a full member of the [[Russian Academy of Natural Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 March 2009|title=Вагит Юсуфович Алекперов. Биографическая справка|url=https://ria.ru/20090312/164556722.html|access-date=20 November 2021|website=РИА Новости|language=ru}}</ref>