Azim Sadikov is the Mission Chief for Saudi Arabia and Division Chief for the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. He was previously in the IMF’s Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, where he led and contributed to work on IMF strategy, the international monetary system, the global financial safety net, and engagement with the G20. Before that, he served as the IMF’s Senior Resident Representative in Türkiye. Mr. Sadikov has over twenty years of experience as an IMF economist, working primarily on emerging and transition economies and on policy issues. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Colorado Boulder.