Famous People

Mir Hasan Vazirov

Stateman

Mir Hasan Vazirov (February 13, 1889 – September 20, 1918) was a statesman, one of the 26 Baku commissars. He is the grandson of Mirza Ali Muhammad Agha, the vizier of Karabakh Khan Ibrahimkhalil Khan. The writer Yusif Vazir is the cousin of Chamanzaminli.

Ismayil Hajibeyov

Azerbaijani composer

Ismayil Soltan oglu Hajibeyov (September 2, 1949 – March 25, 2006) — Azerbaijani composer, PhD, honoured artist of the Republic of Azerbaijan, laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR (1984).

Zulfugar Hajibeyov

Azerbaijani composer

Zulfugar bey Abdulhuseyn bey oglu Hajibeyov (April 17, 1884 – September 30, 1950) — Azerbaijani composer, one of the founders of the Azerbaijan State Theatre of Musical Comedy, Honoured Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR. He is the brother of Uzeyir Hajibeyli and the father of Niyazi Taghizade.

Soltan Hajibeyov

Azerbaijani composer

Soltan Ismail oglu Hajibeyov (May 8, 1919-September 19, 1974) — Azerbaijani composer, conductor, pedagogue, professor, People's Artist of the USSR. He worked as artistic director (1948–1956) and director (1955–1962) of the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic, secretary of the Azerbaijan Composers' Union (1953–1968) and rector of the Azerbaijan State Conservatory (1969–1974).

Uzeyir Hajibeyli

Azerbaijani composer

Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn bey oglu Hajibeyli (September 18, 1885 – November 23, 1948) — Azerbaijani composer, conductor, musicologist, publicist, playwright, pedagogue, statesman. People's Artist of the USSR. Winner of two "Stalin" awards of the II degree, cavalier of the Order of "Lenin". The founder of modern professional music art of Azerbaijan. Full member of the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR, professor, rector of the Azerbaijan Conservatory (1928–1929, 1939–1948), chairman of the Union of Composers of the Azerbaijan SSR (1938–1948), member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 1st and 2nd convocations (1937, 1941) . Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1938. He is the author of the anthem of the Azerbaijan SSR and the anthem of Azerbaijan. He is the author of the first opera in the entire Islamic world. The composer is also known as a teacher and pedagogue of many well-known composers and musicians in Azerbaijan and beyond.

Niyazi

Conductor and composer

Niyazi Zulfugar bey oglu Taghizadeh (Hajibeyov) (1912 – August 2, 1984) — famous Azerbaijani conductor and composer, chief conductor of the Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra, director of the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic (since 1979), People's Artist of the USSR (1959), 2 times Stalin award and 2-time laureate of the Order of Lenin, laureate of the International Nehru Prize (1974), Hero of Socialist Labor (1982).

Jeyhun Hajibeyli

Writer

Jeyhun Abdulhuseyn bey oglu Hajibeyli (1891, Shusha - October 22, 1962) — writer, chronicler, journalist, translator, editor, ethnographer. Before the establishment of ADR, he cooperated with "Kaspi", "Baku", "Irshad", "Taraqi" and other newspapers. In 1917 he became the editor of "Ittihad" newspaper. After the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, he was appointed the editor-in-chief of the "Azerbaijan" newspaper. In 1919, he participated in the Paris Peace Conference as part of the Azerbaijani delegation. ADR has been operating in exile since the occupation. He published in French media. He is the author of the scientific works "The First Muslim Republic of Azerbaijan", "Karabakh Dialect and Folklore (Caucasus Azerbaijan)", "Azerbaijan Press History", "Anti-Islamic Propaganda and its Methods in Azerbaijan".

Jabbar Garyaghdioghlu

Singer, composer

Jabbar Ismayil oglu Garyaghdioglu (1861, Shusha - 1944) — singer, composer, musician, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR. One of the most prominent representatives of Azerbaijani singing art. Jabbar Garyaghdioglu is one of the artists who grew up in the second half of the 19th century and played the most prominent role in our musical history. He dedicated his whole meaningful life to the development of classical Azerbaijani music. The singer, who spent 60 years of his life working on more than 500 songs that he learned and collected from the people, and creating the art of singing of Azerbaijan, won the reputation of the best folk singer in Transcaucasia.

Jahangir khan Nuribeyov

Member of "Difai" organisation

Jahangir Khan Haji Boyuk Bey oglu Nuribeyov (1861, Shusha - 1934, Baku) — member of "Difai" organisation, wealthy landowner.

Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev

Writer

Abdurrahim bey Asad bey oglu Hagverdiyev (1870 – December 11, 1933) — Azerbaijani writer and dramatist, socio-political and theatre worker, pedagogue, literary critic, Honoured Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1929). Abdurrahim Bey Hagverdiyev, who is considered a classic of Azerbaijani literature, was a deputy from Azerbaijan of the First Russian Duma, a deputy of the Georgian Parliament, the first conductor at the premiere of the opera "Leyli and Majnun", the founder and first head of the Theatre Council, a member of the Writers' Union, one of the authors of "Molla Nasreddin" magazine.

Amir Kazım Mirza Govanli-Gajar

Major general

Tsarist army officer, philanthropist. (May 1, 1853, Shusha – 1920, Ganja)

Amanulla mirzə Govanli-GaJar

Major general

Amanulla Mirza Bahman mirza oglu Govanli-Qajar (January 8, 1857, Shusha — 1937, Tehran, Iran) - Major General of the Tsarist Army and the National Army of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, member of the Iranian National Assembly, head of the Iran-Soviet Union Friendship Society .

Feyzulla Mirza Govanlı-Gajar

Major general

Prince of Qajar dynasty, soldier of the tsarist army and the National Army of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Major General. (December 15, 1872, Shusha - 1920, Baku)

Jalil bey Musayev

Construction engineer

One of the students sent to European universities by the government of the ADR in 1919, an honoured builder of the Azerbaijan SSR. (March 14, 1897-1970)

Jalil Baghdadbeyov

Theater actor

One of the first art critics and ethnographers of Azerbaijan, theatre actor, director and organiser, translator, honoured artist of Azerbaijan SSR. (1887, Shusha - April 21, 1951, Baku)

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Uzeyir Hajibeyli

Azerbaijani composer

Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn bey oglu Hajibeyli (September 18, 1885 – November 23, 1948) — Azerbaijani composer, conductor, musicologist, publicist, playwright, pedagogue, statesman. People's Artist of the USSR. Winner of two "Stalin" awards of the II degree, cavalier of the Order of "Lenin". The founder of modern professional music art of Azerbaijan. Full member of the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR, professor, rector of the Azerbaijan Conservatory (1928–1929, 1939–1948), chairman of the Union of Composers of the Azerbaijan SSR (1938–1948), member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 1st and 2nd convocations (1937, 1941) . Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1938. He is the author of the anthem of the Azerbaijan SSR and the anthem of Azerbaijan. He is the author of the first opera in the entire Islamic world. The composer is also known as a teacher and pedagogue of many well-known composers and musicians in Azerbaijan and beyond.

Uzeyir Hajibeyli

Azerbaijani composer

Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn bey oglu Hajibeyli (September 18, 1885 – November 23, 1948) — Azerbaijani composer, conductor, musicologist, publicist, playwright, pedagogue, statesman. People's Artist of the USSR. Winner of two "Stalin" awards of the II degree, cavalier of the Order of "Lenin". The founder of modern professional music art of Azerbaijan. Full member of the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR, professor, rector of the Azerbaijan Conservatory (1928–1929, 1939–1948), chairman of the Union of Composers of the Azerbaijan SSR (1938–1948), member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 1st and 2nd convocations (1937, 1941) . Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1938. He is the author of the anthem of the Azerbaijan SSR and the anthem of Azerbaijan. He is the author of the first opera in the entire Islamic world. The composer is also known as a teacher and pedagogue of many well-known composers and musicians in Azerbaijan and beyond.

Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn bey oglu Hajibeyli (September 18, 1885 – November 23, 1948) — Azerbaijani composer, conductor, musicologist, publicist, playwright, pedagogue, statesman. People's Artist of the USSR. Winner of two "Stalin" awards of the II degree, cavalier of the Order of "Lenin". The founder of modern professional music art of Azerbaijan. Full member of the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR, professor, rector of the Azerbaijan Conservatory (1928–1929, 1939–1948), chairman of the Union of Composers of the Azerbaijan SSR (1938–1948), member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 1st and 2nd convocations (1937, 1941) . Member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1938. He is the author of the anthem of the Azerbaijan SSR and the anthem of Azerbaijan. He is the author of the first opera in the entire Islamic world. The composer is also known as a teacher and pedagogue of many well-known composers and musicians in Azerbaijan and beyond.

Jeyhun Hajibeyli

Writer

Jeyhun Abdulhuseyn bey oglu Hajibeyli (1891, Shusha - October 22, 1962) — writer, chronicler, journalist, translator, editor, ethnographer. Before the establishment of ADR, he cooperated with "Kaspi", "Baku", "Irshad", "Taraqi" and other newspapers. In 1917 he became the editor of "Ittihad" newspaper. After the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, he was appointed the editor-in-chief of the "Azerbaijan" newspaper. In 1919, he participated in the Paris Peace Conference as part of the Azerbaijani delegation. ADR has been operating in exile since the occupation. He published in French media. He is the author of the scientific works "The First Muslim Republic of Azerbaijan", "Karabakh Dialect and Folklore (Caucasus Azerbaijan)", "Azerbaijan Press History", "Anti-Islamic Propaganda and its Methods in Azerbaijan".

Jeyhun Hajibeyli

Writer

Jeyhun Abdulhuseyn bey oglu Hajibeyli (1891, Shusha - October 22, 1962) — writer, chronicler, journalist, translator, editor, ethnographer. Before the establishment of ADR, he cooperated with "Kaspi", "Baku", "Irshad", "Taraqi" and other newspapers. In 1917 he became the editor of "Ittihad" newspaper. After the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, he was appointed the editor-in-chief of the "Azerbaijan" newspaper. In 1919, he participated in the Paris Peace Conference as part of the Azerbaijani delegation. ADR has been operating in exile since the occupation. He published in French media. He is the author of the scientific works "The First Muslim Republic of Azerbaijan", "Karabakh Dialect and Folklore (Caucasus Azerbaijan)", "Azerbaijan Press History", "Anti-Islamic Propaganda and its Methods in Azerbaijan".

Jeyhun Abdulhuseyn bey oglu Hajibeyli (1891, Shusha - October 22, 1962) — writer, chronicler, journalist, translator, editor, ethnographer. Before the establishment of ADR, he cooperated with "Kaspi", "Baku", "Irshad", "Taraqi" and other newspapers. In 1917 he became the editor of "Ittihad" newspaper. After the establishment of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, he was appointed the editor-in-chief of the "Azerbaijan" newspaper. In 1919, he participated in the Paris Peace Conference as part of the Azerbaijani delegation. ADR has been operating in exile since the occupation. He published in French media. He is the author of the scientific works "The First Muslim Republic of Azerbaijan", "Karabakh Dialect and Folklore (Caucasus Azerbaijan)", "Azerbaijan Press History", "Anti-Islamic Propaganda and its Methods in Azerbaijan".

Jabbar Garyaghdioghlu

Singer, composer

Jabbar Ismayil oglu Garyaghdioglu (1861, Shusha - 1944) — singer, composer, musician, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR. One of the most prominent representatives of Azerbaijani singing art. Jabbar Garyaghdioglu is one of the artists who grew up in the second half of the 19th century and played the most prominent role in our musical history. He dedicated his whole meaningful life to the development of classical Azerbaijani music. The singer, who spent 60 years of his life working on more than 500 songs that he learned and collected from the people, and creating the art of singing of Azerbaijan, won the reputation of the best folk singer in Transcaucasia.

Jabbar Garyaghdioghlu

Singer, composer

Jabbar Ismayil oglu Garyaghdioglu (1861, Shusha - 1944) — singer, composer, musician, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR. One of the most prominent representatives of Azerbaijani singing art. Jabbar Garyaghdioglu is one of the artists who grew up in the second half of the 19th century and played the most prominent role in our musical history. He dedicated his whole meaningful life to the development of classical Azerbaijani music. The singer, who spent 60 years of his life working on more than 500 songs that he learned and collected from the people, and creating the art of singing of Azerbaijan, won the reputation of the best folk singer in Transcaucasia.

Jabbar Ismayil oglu Garyaghdioglu (1861, Shusha - 1944) — singer, composer, musician, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR. One of the most prominent representatives of Azerbaijani singing art. Jabbar Garyaghdioglu is one of the artists who grew up in the second half of the 19th century and played the most prominent role in our musical history. He dedicated his whole meaningful life to the development of classical Azerbaijani music. The singer, who spent 60 years of his life working on more than 500 songs that he learned and collected from the people, and creating the art of singing of Azerbaijan, won the reputation of the best folk singer in Transcaucasia.

Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev

Writer

Abdurrahim bey Asad bey oglu Hagverdiyev (1870 – December 11, 1933) — Azerbaijani writer and dramatist, socio-political and theatre worker, pedagogue, literary critic, Honoured Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1929). Abdurrahim Bey Hagverdiyev, who is considered a classic of Azerbaijani literature, was a deputy from Azerbaijan of the First Russian Duma, a deputy of the Georgian Parliament, the first conductor at the premiere of the opera "Leyli and Majnun", the founder and first head of the Theatre Council, a member of the Writers' Union, one of the authors of "Molla Nasreddin" magazine.

Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev

Writer

Abdurrahim bey Asad bey oglu Hagverdiyev (1870 – December 11, 1933) — Azerbaijani writer and dramatist, socio-political and theatre worker, pedagogue, literary critic, Honoured Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1929). Abdurrahim Bey Hagverdiyev, who is considered a classic of Azerbaijani literature, was a deputy from Azerbaijan of the First Russian Duma, a deputy of the Georgian Parliament, the first conductor at the premiere of the opera "Leyli and Majnun", the founder and first head of the Theatre Council, a member of the Writers' Union, one of the authors of "Molla Nasreddin" magazine.

Abdurrahim bey Asad bey oglu Hagverdiyev (1870 – December 11, 1933) — Azerbaijani writer and dramatist, socio-political and theatre worker, pedagogue, literary critic, Honoured Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1929). Abdurrahim Bey Hagverdiyev, who is considered a classic of Azerbaijani literature, was a deputy from Azerbaijan of the First Russian Duma, a deputy of the Georgian Parliament, the first conductor at the premiere of the opera "Leyli and Majnun", the founder and first head of the Theatre Council, a member of the Writers' Union, one of the authors of "Molla Nasreddin" magazine.