Ethnographic map of Azerbaijanis in the Caucasus (1995)
This is a list of notable Azerbaijanis , a Turkic people who mostly live in the Caucasus region (including Azerbaijan , Georgia , Dagestan ) northern Iran and eastern Turkey (specifically in Kars and Iğdır ).
Hokuma Gurbanova Lutfali Abdullayev (1914–1973), actorTelman Adigozalov (1953–2010), actorAliagha Aghayev (1913–1983), actorAlasgar Alakbarov (1910–1963), actorMirzaagha Aliyev (1883–1954), actorHuseyn Arablinski (1881–1919), actorSayavush Aslan (1935–2013), actorMirza Babayev (1903–2003), actor and singer[ 1] Shamsi Badalbeyli (1911–1986), theatre director and actorLeyla Badirbeyli (1920–1999), actress[ 2] Hajibaba Baghirov (1932–2006), actorBahram Bagirzade (born 1972), actor, entertainer, comedian and film directorRasim Balayev (born 1948), actorAfag Bashirgyzy (born 1955), actressAghasadyg Garaybeyli (1897–1988), actorHokuma Gurbanova (1913–1988), actressNesrin Javadzadeh (born 1982), actressJavanshir Hadiyev (born 1969), actorMunavvar Kalantarli (1912–1962), actress and folk singerAygün Kazımova (born 1971), actress and singerFakhraddin Manafov (born 1955), actorJeyhun Mirzayev (1946–1993), actor and film directorYashar Nuri (1951–2012), actorHamida Omarova (born 1957), actressHagigat Rzayeva (1907–1969), actress and singerLatif Safarov (1920–1963), actor and film directorBarat Shakinskaya (1914–1999), actressAbbas Mirza Sharifzadeh (1893–1938), actor and film directorRza Tahmasib (1894–1980), actorHasanagha Turabov (1938–2003), actorEldaniz Zeynalov (1937–2001), actorNasiba Zeynalova (1916–2004), actressArchaeologists and anthropologists [ edit ] Azim Azimzade was an Azerbaijani artist and prominent cartoonist .Mikail Abdullayev (1921–2002), painterFuad Abdurahmanov (1915–1971), sculptorAzim Azimzade (1880–1943), painter and graphic artist and the founder of Azerbaijani satirical graphicsSattar Bahlulzadeh (1909–1974), impressionist painterOmar Eldarov (born 1927), sculptorJalal Garyaghdi (1914–2001), sculptorMirza Kadym Irevani (1835–1875), artistBahruz Kangarli (1892–1922), painter, graphic artist and the founder of realistic easel painting of AzerbaijanTokay Mammadov (1927–2018), sculptorBoyukagha Mirzazade (1921–2007), painterRustam Mustafayev (1910–1940), scenic designerTogrul Narimanbekov (1930–2013), painterVidadi Narimanbekov (1926–2001), painterMir Mohsun Navvab (1833–1918), calligrapher, poet, artist, music historian, astronomer, carpenter, chemist and mathematicianMaral Rahmanzade (1916–2008), graphic artistAlakbar Rezaguliyev (1903–1974), painterTahir Salahov (1928–2021), painterFuad Salayev (born 1943), sculptorZeynalabdin Taghiyev , a national industrial magnate and philanthropist accompanied by his daughter Leyla and his grandchildrenAras Agalarov (born 1955), businessmanFarkhad Akhmedov (born 1955), businessmanVagit Alekperov (born 1950), businessman[ 3] Shamsi Asadullayev (1840–1913), industrial oil magnate and philanthropistNigar Kocharli (born 1975), bookshop chain ownerHafiz Mammadov (born 1964), businessmanMubariz Mansimov (born 1968), businessmanMurtuza Mukhtarov (1865–1920), industrial oil magnate and philanthropistMusa Nagiyev (1849–1919), industrial oil magnate and philanthropistGod Nisanov (born 1972), Jewish-Azerbaijani businessman; the youngest Azerbaijani billionaireHaji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev (1823–1924), industrial oil magnate and philanthropistTelman Ismailov (born 1956), Jewish-Azerbaijani businessman.Ilgar Ibrahimoglu (born 1973), cleric and human rights activistAllahshukur Pashazadeh (born 1949), Sheikh ul-Islam and Grand Mufti of the Caucasus Movlazadeh Mahammad Hasan Shakavi (1854–1932), religious leader, philosopher, alim , the first Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus, the first scholar who translated Quran into Azerbaijani languageSheikh Sardar Hajjihasanli Mirza Huseyn Afandi Qayibov (1830–1915), clergyman , literary critic , publicist , enlightener and Mufti of the Caucasus (1884-1917).[ 4] Ahmad Huseinzadeh (1812–1887), third Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus , son of Mahammadali Huseinzadeh , maternal uncle of Ali bey Huseynzade .[ 5] Fazil Iravani (1783–1885), second Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus.[ 6] Mahammadali Huseinzadeh (1760–1852), first shia Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus from 1823 to 1852. Maternal grandfather of Ali bey Huseynzade.Fashion Designer Fakhriya Khalafova in Istanbul Fashion Week. 2007 Arif Babayev (born 1928-1983), film directorYuli Gusman (born 1943), film directorRobert Hossein (1927–2020), film director and actorMagsud Ibrahimbeyov (1935–2016), writerRustam Ibragimbekov (1939–2022), writer and screenwriter[ 7] Elchin Musaoglu (born 1966), film directorVagif Mustafayev (born 1953), film director, producer and screenwriterRasim Ojagov (1933–2006), film director and operatorHasan Seyidbeyli (1920–1980), film director, dramatist and screenwriterRza Tahmasib (1894–1980), film director and actorAbbasgulu Bakikhanov is known for founding Azerbaijani scientific historiography.Igrar Aliyev (1924–2004), historianSara Ashurbayli (1906–2001), historian, historian and scholarAbbasgulu Bakikhanov (1794–1847), writer, historian, journalist, linguist, poet, philosopher and founder of Azerbaijani scientific historiographyAydin Balayev (born 1956), historianZiya Buniatov (1923–1997), historian and academicianJamil Hasanli (born 1952), historian and politicianMirza Jamal Javanshir (1773–1853), historian and politicianAlexander Kazembek (1802–1870), orientalist, historian and philologist[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] Tofig Kocharli (1929–2007), historian and politicianFarida Mammadova (1936–2021), historianMirza Adigozal bey (1780s–1840), historian of the 19th century, author of a historical work "Garabaghname "Hasan bey Aghayev (1875–1920), journalist, doctor, teacher and politicianSalatyn Asgarova (1961–1991), journalistRena Effendi (born 1977), photographerElmar Huseynov (1967–2005), journalistOsman Mirzayev (1937–1991), journalist, writer and publicistAli Mustafayev (1952–1991), journalistChingiz Mustafayev (1960–1992), journalist, National Hero of Azerbaijan.Omar Faig Nemanzadeh (1872–1937), journalistJurists and Lawyers [ edit ] Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski was General of the Russian Cavalry under the Russian Emperor Nicholas II .Mehdi Huseynzade was a legendary guerrilla and reconnaissance, made famous daring operations against the German and Italian invaders during the Second World War in Yugoslavia and Italy, Hero of the Soviet Union .Feyzullah Mirza Qajar (1872–1920), commander in the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic and Imperial Russian ArmyMehdigulu Khan Vafa (1855–1900), lieutenant colonel in the Imperial Russian ArmyJafargulu agha Javanshir (1787–1867), major-general of the Russian ArmySafar Abiyev (born 1950), army generalSona Nuriyeva (1915–1986), aviatorAlbert Agarunov (1969–1992), tank commanderSadykh bey Aghabekov (1865–1944), army general in the Russian Imperial Army, founder and reformer of Azerbaijani Police and orientalistRiad Ahmadov (1956–1992), military officerAvraamy Aslanbegov (1822–1900), vice–admiral and military writerHazi Aslanov (1910–1945), army generalAllahverdi Baghirov (1946–1992), officer and football coachFarrukh Gayibov (1891–1916), first Azerbaijani military pilot during World War IAlif Hajiyev (1953–1992), officerZakir Hasanov (born 1959), army generalFatulla Huseynov (1937–2004), colonel, politician and public figureTofig Huseynov (1954–1992), majorMehdi Huseynzade (1918–1944), guerrilla fighter in Yugoslavia and Italy during World War IIMubariz Ibrahimov (1988–2010), warrant officerAhmadiyya Jabrayilov (1920–1994), activist of French Resistance Rovshan Javadov (1951–1995), influential military activist, public figureAsif Maharramov (1952–1994), lieutenant colonelLeyla Mammadbeyova (1909–1989), first Azerbaijani female aviator and the first female pilot in Southern Europe and the Middle EastEldar Mammadov (1968–1993), officerIsrafil Mammadov (1919–1946), military commander[ 15] Samedbey Mehmandarov (1855–1931), army general and politicianHussein Khan Nakhichevanski (1855–1931), Cavalry General and General–Adjutant Jamshid Nakhichevanski (1863–1919), Russian Imperial, Azerbaijani and Soviet military commanderAli-Agha Shikhlinski (1895–1938), army general and politicianIbrahim bey Usubov (1872–1920), military commanderPolad Hashimov (1975–2020), major general (2019), and National Hero of Azerbaijan [ 16] [ 17] Anar Aliyev (1980–2020), lieutenant colonel and Hero of the Patriotic War[ 18] Hikmat Mirzayev , lieutenant general of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces and Hero of the Patriotic War .Zakir Hasanov , Colonel General , Minister of Defence of Azerbaijan since 2013.[ 19] Ramiz Jafarov (1974–2020), lieutenant colonel and Hero of the Patriotic War [ 20] Tehran Mansimov , colonel and senior leader in the Special Forces.[ 21] Uzeyir Hajibeyov is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music and opera. He composed the national anthem of Azerbaijan .Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (born 1947), composerFikret Amirov (1922–1984), composer[ 22] Rafig Babayev (1937–1994), composer, jazz pianist and singerAfrasiyab Badalbeyli (1907–1976), composer, conductor and music critic; the author of music and the libretto of the first Azerbaijani Ballet and the first ballet in the Muslim EastTofig Bakikhanov (born 1930), composerAmina Figarova (born 1964), jazz composer and pianist[ 23] Salman Gambarov (born 1959), composer and jazz pianistGara Garayev (1918–1982), composerTofig Guliyev (1917–2000), composerSoltan Hajibeyov (1919–1974), composerUzeyir Hajibeyov (1885–1948), composer, conductor, scientist, publicist, playwright, teacher, translator, and social figure; the first Muslim author of an operaRauf Hajiyev (1922–1985), composer and politicianMuslim Magomayev (1885–1937), composer, one of the founders of Azerbaijani classical musicArif Malikov (1933–2019), composerEldar Mansurov (born 1952), composerVagif Mustafazadeh (1940–1979), composer and jazz pianist and the founder of Azerbaijani jazz Emin Sabitoglu (1937–2000), composer, music editorAli Salimi (1922–1997), composer and tar playerAlakbar Taghiyev (1922–1981), composerAziza Mustafa Zadeh (born 1969), singer, composer, pianistAlim Qasimov is the winner of the International Music Council 's UNESCO Music Prize, one of the highest international accolades for music.Diana Hajiyeva , Azerbaijan's representative in 2017 Eurovision Song Contest .Safi al-Din al-Urmawi (1216–1294), musician and writer on the theory of musicAghakhan Abdullayev (born 1950), mugham singerEmin Agalarov (born 1979), singerFatma Mukhtarova (1893–1972), opera singer (mezzo-soprano ),[ 24] Honorary Artist of Georgia, and People's Artist of AzerbaijanAhmed Agdamski (1884–1954), folk and opera singerOgtay Aghayev (1935–2006), singerFranghiz Ahmadova (1928–2011), opera singerShovkat Alakbarova (1922–1993), singerSevda Alakbarzadeh (born 1977), jazz singerDinara Aliyeva (born 1980), singer (soprano)Safura Alizadeh (born 1992), singerRauf Atakishiyev (1925–1994), singer, pianist, singer–soloist and scholarMashadibaba Aydamirov (1971–2011), meykhana performerElchin Azizov (born 1975), opera singer and entertainerRashid Behbudov (1915–1989), singer, actorBulbul (1897–1961), folk and opera singer and one of the founders of Azerbaijani national musical theaterBulbuljan (1841–1927), mugham singerPolad Bulbuloglu (born 1945), singer-songwriter and actorAghasalim Childagh (1930–2008), meykhana performerBrilliant Dadashova (born 1965), singerRashad Daghly (born 1984), meykhana performerHuseyn Derya (1975–2014), rapperJabbar Garyagdyoglu (1861–1944), mugham singerEldar Gasimov (born 1989), singer and actorFidan Gasimova (born 1947), opera singerFidan Haciyeva (born 1976), opera singerKhuraman Gasimova (born 1951), opera singerGulkhar Hasanova (1918–2005), opera singerHajibaba Huseynov (1919–1993), mugham singerMansum Ibrahimov (born 1960), mugham singerLutfiyar Imanov (1928–2008), opera singerAkif Islamzade (born 1948), pop singerFlora Karimova (born 1941), pop music singer, civil rights activist , and People's Artist of Azerbaijan .[ 25] Aygün Kazımova (born 1971), pop singer, actressDilara Kazimova (born 1984), singer and actressZeynab Khanlarova (born 1936), singer and politicianMuslim Magomayev (1942–2008), opera, pop singer and composer[ 26] Sakhavat Mammadov (1953–1991), folk and mugham singerYagub Mammadov (1930–2002), mugham singerNazakat Mammadova (1944–1981), folk and mugham singerAnar Nagilbaz (born 1974), rapper, actorAlim Qasimov (born 1957), mugham singerFarghana Qasimova (born 1979), mugham singerNizami Ramzi (1947–1997), meykhana performerGadir Rustamov (1935–2011), mugham singerHuseyngulu Sarabski (1879–1945), opera singer, composer, playwright, actor, producer and musicianAdalet Shukurov (born 1966), singerKhan Shushinski (1901–1979), mugham singerSeyid Shushinski (1889–1965), mugham singerAysel Teymurzadeh (born 1989), singerElshad Xose (born 1979), rapperEyyub Yaqubov (born 1965), singerMiri Yusif (born 1977), rapper and singerSami Yusuf (born 1980)‚ singer-songwriterAziza Mustafa Zadeh (born 1969), jazz singer and pianistDiana Hajiyeva (born 1989), singer-songwriterNamig Garachukhurlu (born 1978), singer-songwriter, meykhana, performerInstrumental musicians [ edit ] Habil Aliyev (1927–2015), kamancha playerFarhad Badalbeyli (born 1947), pianist and composerKamil Jalilov (1938–2022), oboe playerBahram Mansurov (1911–1985), tar playerShahin Novrasli (born 1977), jazz pianistGurban Pirimov (1880–1965), tar playerSadigjan (1846–1902), tar player and the inventor of the Azerbaijani tarAlihan Samedov (born 1964), balaban playerIsfar Sarabski (born 1989), jazz pianistRain Sultanov (born 1965), saxophonistFatali Khan Khoyski was the first Prime Minister of the independent Azerbaijan Democratic Republic .Mammad Amin Rasulzade was the only president of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic .Sultan Majid Afandiyev (1887–1938), politician and revolutionarySamad aga Agamalioglu (1867–1930), politician and revolutionaryAhmet Ağaoğlu (1869–1939), politician, publicist and journalistRuhulla Akhundov (1897–1938), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSRVali Akhundov (1916–1986), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSRHeydar Aliyev (1923–2003), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR and President of AzerbaijanIlham Aliyev (born 1961), President of AzerbaijanMehriban Aliyeva (born 1964), politician and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Elnur M. Allahverdiyev (born 1978), entrepreneur and politician who is a Member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan (VI convocation).[ 27] Mahammad Asadov (1941–1991), politicianAraz Azimov (born 1962), politicianKamran Baghirov (1933–2000), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSRMir Jafar Baghirov (1896–1956), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSRElmir Bagirov (born 1980), politicianGovhar Bakhshaliyeva (born 1954), Vice Speaker of the Milli MajlisAbulfaz Elchibey (1938–2000), President of AzerbaijanAslan bey Gardashov (1866–1920), politicianRasul Guliyev (born 1947), politicianVafa Guluzade (1940–2015), diplomat, political scientist and specialist in conflict resolutionKamaladdin Heydarov (born 1961), politician and composerAlisahib Huseynov (born 1970), politicianMirza Davud Huseynov (1894–1938), Chairman of the Presidium of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR and First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Tajik SSRTofig Ismayilov (1933–1991), politicianMammad Yusif Jafarov (1885–1938), politicianAli Karimli (born 1965), politicianKhalil Khasmammadov (1875–1947), politician and diplomatFatali Khan Khoyski (1875–1920), politician, attorney, and one of the founding leaders of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic .Anar Mammadkhanov (1970–2011), politician and social activistGurban Mammadov (born 1959), politician and legal expertZiya Mammadov (born 1952), politicianElmar Mammadyarov (born 1960), politicianRasim Musabayov (born 1951), politician, political scientist and specialist in conflict resolutionGazanfar Musabekov (1888–1938), politicianImam Mustafayev (1910–1997), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSRAyaz Mutalibov (1938–2022), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSR and the first President of AzerbaijanEldar Namazov (born 1956), politicianSabit Orujov (1912–1981), politicianGanira Pashayeva (born 1975), politician, public activist, journalist and poetMammed Amin Rasulzade (1884–1955), statesman, scholar, public figure and one of the founding leaders of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Khosrov bey Sultanov (1879–1947), politicianRamil Usubov (born 1948), politicianAbdurrahman Vazirov (1930–2022), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSRMir Teymur Yaqubov (1904–1970), First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan SSRNasib Yusifbeyli (1881–1920), publicist, statesman and one of the founding leaders of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Sinan Oğan (born 1967), Turkish politicianPolitical activists and leaders of rebellions [ edit ] Scientists and mathematicians [ edit ] Stamp dedicated to the 90th anniversary of chemist Yusif Mammadaliyev Hasan Abdullayev (1918–1993), physicist, scientist and public official, President of the National Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR.Rasim Alguliyev (born 1958), doctor of technical sciences, active member of Azerbaijan National Academy of SciencesAminaga Sadigov (born 1962), doctor of technical sciences, professor , the head of the Office of Science and Education of the Presidium of ANAS Ahliman Amiraslanov (born 1947), oncologist , professor and Rector of Azerbaijan Medical University Hamid Arasly (1902–1983), literary criticFiruddin Babayev (1929–1987), pathologistAnvar Chingizoglu (born 1962), historian, ethnologist and genealogistJeyhun Hajibeyli (1891–1962), ethnographerAlemdar Hasanoğlu (born 1954), mathematicianAshraf Huseynov (1907–1981), mathematician, member of Azerbaijan National Academy of SciencesNadir Ibrahimov (1932–1977), astronomerHamlet Isakhanli (born 1948), mathematician and poet, founder and president of Khazar University Dashgin Iskandarov (born 1965), oil scientist, businessmanIshag Jafarzadeh (1895–1982), one of the pioneers of Azerbaijan archaeology and ethnographyKerim Kerimov (1917–2003), rocket scientist, one of the founders of the Soviet space industry, and for many years a central figure in the Soviet space program[ 28] Yusif Kerimov (1926–1997), electrical engineer, inventor and former head of the Azerenergy Firudin bey Kocharli (1863–1920), philologist, writer and literary criticYusif Mammadaliyev (1905–1961), chemist, was the president of the National Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSRLeyla Mammadbeyova (1922–2006), first female Azerbaijani pathologist and the first female forensic medical expertFaig Mammadov (1929–1987) agronomistTamilla Nasirova (1936–2023), mathematician[ 29] Zaid Orudzhev (born 1932), philosopherMirali Qashqai (1907–1977), geologistArif Salimov (born 1956), mathematicianFarman Salmanov (1931–2007), geologist[ 30] Ilham Shahmuradov (born 1958), geneticistAgabey Sultanov (1938–2007), psychiatrist, scholar and public activistHajibey Sultanov (1921–2008), astronomer and former head of the Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory Lotfi A. Zadeh (1921–2017), mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist, founder of the theory of fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic[ 31] Marif Zeynalov (1934–2020), candidate of geology and mineralogyAnvar Gasimzade (1912–1969), architect , Honored Architect of the Azerbaijan SSR (1960), correspondent member of ANAS (1967), rector of Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (1962–1968).[ 32] Aghakhan Aghabeyli (1904–1980), Azerbaijani scientist in the field of genetics and animal breeding, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor, corresponding member of the VASKhNIL (now RAAS - Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences ), honored worker of science of the Azerbaijan SSR. The founder of the doctrine of buffalo breeding.[ 33] [ 34] Lutfiyar Imanov (1922–1980), physicist, full member of the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences (1976), pedagogue, Honored Scientist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1979).[ 35] [ 36] Tofiq Bahramov became the first referee to have a stadium named after him.Gurban Gurbanov is Azerbaijan's all-time leading goal scorer in international matches and most successful manager in European cups.Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is the 2013 World Rapid Chess Champion.Asgar Abdullayev (born 1960), footballer and football managerNamig Abdullayev (born 1971), wrestler and Olympic championParviz Abdullayev (born 1986), professional kickboxerRuslan Abishov (born 1987), footballerEmin Aghayev (born 1973), footballer and football managerKamran Aghayev (born 1986), footballerRafael Aghayev (born 1985), karatekaEmin Ahmadov (born 1986), wrestlerMashalla Ahmadov (born 1959), footballerSamir Alakbarov (born 1968), footballerVugar Alakbarov (born 1981), boxerAhmad Alasgarov (1935–2015), footballer and football managerRauf Aliyev (born 1989), footballerArif Asadov (born 1970), footballer and football managerToghrul Asgarov (born 1992), wrestler and Olympic championIrada Ashumova (born 1958), sports shooterIsrafil Ashurly (born 1969), mountaineerMurad Ashurly (1973–2014), mountaineerFuad Aslanov (born 1976), boxerOrhan Aydın (born 1989), basketballerTofiq Bahramov (1925–1993), Azerbaijani linesman from 1966 World Cup finalRasim Başak (born 1980), basketball playerRovshan Bayramov (born 1987), wrestlerFaig Garayev (born 1959), volleyball player and volleyball coachVugar Gashimov (1986–2014), chess grandmasterVali Gasimov (born 1968), footballer and football managerNatavan Gasimova (born 1985), volleyball playerRamil Guliyev (born 1990), sprinterGurban Gurbanov (born 1972), footballer and football managerMahmud Gurbanov (born 1973), footballer and football managerBoyukagha Hajiyev (born 1958), footballer and football managerFaiq Hasanov (born 1940), chess arbiter, coach and TV presenterNazim Huseynov (born 1969), judoka and Olympic championYunis Huseynov (born 1965), footballer and football managerRamin Ibrahimov (born 1978), judokaShahin Imranov (born 1980), boxerElchin Ismayilov (born 1982), judokaIsgandar Javadov (born 1956), footballerVagif Javadov (born 1989), footballerAygün Kazımova (born 1971), handballSergey Kramarenko (1946–2008), footballer and football managerRauf Mamedov (born 1988), chess grandmasterShakhriyar Mamedyarov (born 1985), chess grandmasterElnur Mammadli (born 1988), judoka and Olympic championAghasi Mammadov (born 1980), boxerAlakbar Mammadov (1925–2014), footballerElkhan Mammadov (born 1982), judokaFariz Mammadov (born 1980), boxerRamiz Mammadov (born 1968), footballer and football managerTeymur Mammadov (born 1993), boxerZemfira Meftahatdinova (born 1963), sport shooter and Olympic championAghasalim Mirjavadov (born 1947), footballer and football managerRami Miron (born 1957), Israeli Olympic wrestlerOlokhan Musayev (born 1979), athleteOleg Panyutin (born 1983), athleteNizami Pashayev (born 1981), weightlifterZhala Piriyeva (born 2000), rhythmic gymnastNatali Pronina (born 1987), swimmerTeimour Radjabov (born 1987), chess grandmasterJamal Rahimov (born 1987), equestrianVidadi Rzayev (born 1967), footballer and football managerRashad Sadygov (born 1982), footballerVagif Sadygov (born 1959), footballer and football managerSharif Sharifov (born 1988), wrestler and Olympic championSamadagha Shikhlarov (1959–2021), footballer and football managerMahir Shukurov (born 1982), footballerNazim Suleymanov (born 1965), footballer and football managerJeyhun Sultanov (born 1979), footballerAfag Sultanova (born 1987), judokaZaur Tagizade (born 1979), footballerKazbek Tuaev (born 1940), footballer and football managerLala Yusifova (born 1996), rhythmic gymnastIlham Zakiyev (born 1980), judokaKhurshidbanu Natavan was the daughter of Mehdi Gulu–khan, the last ruler of the Karabakh khanate (1748–1822); she is considered one of the best lyrical poets of Azerbaijan.Mikayil Mushfig was an Azerbaijani poet of the 1930s. Though he was not opposed to the Soviets, his name was entered in a list of counter-revolutionaries by his own countrymen. He was arrested and executed by the Soviet authorities at the age of 30.Chingiz Abdullayev (born 1959), best–selling detective writerElchin Afandiyev (born 1943), writer and politicianIlyas Afandiyev (1914–1996), writerMirza Fatali Akhundov (1812–1878), writer, educator, philosopher; founder of Azerbaijani dramaSuleyman Sani Akhundov (1875–1939), playwright, journalist, children's author and teacherSakina Akhundzadeh (1865–1927), first female playwright and dramatist of Azerbaijani literature Mammad Araz (1933–2004), poetVidadi Babanli (born 1927), writer, dramatist and translatorBanine (1905–1992), writerYusif Vazir Chamanzaminli (1887–1943), writerMirvarid Dilbazi (1912–2001), poetFikrat Goja (1935–2021), poetMadina Gulgun (1926–1991), poetShikhali Gurbanov (1925–1967), writerMahammad Hadi (1879–1920), poetAbdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev (1870–1930), playwright, stage director, politician and public figureMehdi Huseyn (1909–1965), writerAli bey Huseynzade (1864–1940), writer, philosopher, doctor and the creator of the modern flag of Azerbaijan Almas Ildyrym (1907–1952), poetHamlet Isakhanli (born 1948), poet, writer, mathematician, historian of science, philosophy and culture and educatorJafar Jabbarly (1899–1934), writerAhmad Javad (1892–1937), poet and best known for composing Azerbaijan's national anthem Jafargulu agha Javanshir (1787–1866), poet and major–generalHuseyn Javid (1882–1941), poet and playwright, founder of the progressive romanticism in Azerbaijani literatureNusrat Kasamanli (1946–2003), poetHeyran Khanim (1790–1848), poetJalil Mammadguluzadeh (1866–1932), satirist and writerAfag Masud (born 1957), writerMikayil Mushfig (1908–1939), poetKhurshidbanu Natavan (1832–1897), poetKamran Nazirli (born 1958), writer, translator and dramatistMammed Said Ordubadi (1872–1950), writerBaba Punhan (1948–2004), poetNigar Rafibeyli (1913–1981), writerNatig Rasulzadeh (born 1949), writerRamiz Rovshan (born 1946), writerSuleyman Rustam (1906–1989), poetRasul Rza (1910–1981), writerAnar Rzayev (born 1938), writer, dramatist and film directorMirza Alakbar Sabir (1862–1911), poetElchin Safarli (born 1984), novelist and journalistAbbas Sahhat (1874–1918), poet and dramatistBahar Shirvani (1835–1883), poetSeyid Azim Shirvani (1835–1888), poetIsmayil Shykhly (1919–1995), writerManaf Suleymanov (1912–2001), writer, translator and historianKhalil Rza Uluturk (1932–1994), poetMehdigulu Khan Vafa (1855–1900), poet and lieutenant colonelMolla Panah Vagif (1717–1797), poet and vizier Karabakh Khanate and the founder of realism in Azerbaijani literatureBakhtiyar Vahabzadeh (1925–2009), poetAliagha Vahid (1895–1965), poetMirza Shafi Vazeh (1794–1852), poetHashim bey Vazirov (1868–1916), writer, journalist and publisherNajaf bey Vazirov (1854–1925), novelist, playwright, theatrical figure and one of the founders of Azerbaijani theaterMolla Vali Vidadi (1708–1809), poetSamad Vurgun (1906–1956), poetGasim bey Zakir (1784–1857), poetHabibi (born 1470), poetMirza Ali Khan La'li (1845–1907), writer, physicianHasan bey Zardabi was the founder of the first Azerbaijani–language newspaper, Akinchi Haji-Mirza Hassan Roshdieh which introduced some modern teaching methods in Iran . Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari was a Grand Ayatollah .[ 39] [ 40] Haji-Mirza Hassan Roshdieh (born 1851), cleric, teacher, politician, and journalist. introduced some modern teaching methods in Iran , especially in teaching the alphabet.[ 41] Mohammad-Taqi Ja'fari Islamic scholar and philosopher [ 42] [ 43] Muhammad Husayn Tabatabaei , Islamic scholar and philosopher [ 44] Javad Gharavi Aliari (1935–2018), Twelver shi'a marja Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardabili (1926–2016), politician and Twelver shi'a marja Sadegh Khalkhali (1926–2003), hardline Shia cleric of the Islamic RepublicAbul-Qassim Khoei (1899–1992), Twelver shi'a marja Fazel Lankarani (1931–2007), Twelver shi'a marja Ali Meshkini (1922–2007), cleric and politician[ 45] Hassan Roshdieh (1851–1944), cleric and politicianMohammad Kazem Shariatmadari (1905–1986), Grand Ayatollah [ 46] Allameh Tabatabaei (1903–1981), philosopherAbbas-Ali Amid Zanjani (1937–2011), hardliner theologian, politician and scholarMousa Shubairi Zanjani (born 1928), Twelver shi'a marja Mehdi Bakeri (1954–1985), mayor during Iran–Iraq War Javad Fakori (1939–1981), army general and politicianAbbas Gharabaghi (1918–2000), politician, military leader of Iran and the first Iranian to successfully pilot an aircraft[ 47] Habibullah Huseynov (1910–1945), Soviet colonel and Hero of the Soviet UnionMohammad Taqi–Khan Pessian (1892–1921), military leaderYahya Rahim Safavi (born 1958), Major General, Chief commander of IRGC (1997–2007)[ 48] Mohammad Bagheri (born c. 1960/1961), Major General, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2016–present)Aysel and Arash in the green room during the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in MoscowHossein Alizadeh (born 1951), classical composer and folk musician[ 49] Arash (born 1977), singer, dancer, entertainer and producer[ 50] [ 51] [ 52] [ 53] Aref Arefkia (born 1941), singerFaegheh Atashin (born 1960), singer and actressDavod Azad (born 1963), composer, Sufi vocalist and multi–instrumentalistSamin Baghtcheban (1925–2008), musician, composer, author and translatorDariush Eghbali (born 1951), pop singerAndré Hossein (1905–1983), composerAygün Kazımova (born 1971), pop singerFatma Mukhtarova (1893–1972), opera singerRubaba Muradova (1930–1983), mugham and folk singerHassan Sattar (born 1949), pop singerSupreme leader of Iran (Khamenei ) Mir-Hossein Mousavi , last Prime Minister of Iran from 1981 to 1989, current leader of Iranian opposition Sattar Khan was a key figure in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution and one of the greatest heroes of Persia (Iran).Gholam Reza Aghazadeh (born 1949), politicianMina Ahadi (born 1956), politicianMehdi Bazargan (1908–1995), politicianMahmudali Chehregani (born 1958), politicianPiruz Dilanchi (born 1965), politician and poetParviz Fattah (born 1961), politicianMir Bashir Gasimov (1879–1949), politician[ 54] Ebrahim Hakimi (1863–1959), politicianMahmud Jam (1884–1969), politicianAli Khamenei (born 1939), President of Iran and Supreme Leader of Iran[ 55] [ 56] [ 57] Sadegh Mahsouli (born 1959), politicianMohsen Mehralizadeh (born 1955), politicianReza Moridi (born 1945), politicianMir-Hossein Mousavi (born 1942), politicianAli Soheili (1896–1958), politicianAmir Hatami (born 1965), defense minister of IranAhmad Kasravi , one of the most famous Iranians in Iran's modern history. He is known for his discovery of the Ancient Azari language .Saeid Marouf, Captain of the national team of Iran.[ 60] Hossein Reza Zadeh (born 1978), weightlifter and double Olympic championAli Daei (born 1969), footballer and coachRahim Aliabadi (born 1943), wrestlerJavad Allahverdi (born 1954), footballerSajjad Anoushiravani (born 1984), weightlifterKarim Ansarifard (born 1990), footballerAziz Asli (1938–2015), footballerKarim Bagheri (born 1974), footballerCyrus Dinmohammadi (born 1970), footballerParviz Ghelichkhani (born 1945), footballerYahya Golmohammadi (born 1971), footballerYousef Karami (born 1983), taekwondo athleteRasoul Khatibi (born 1978), footballerSaeid Marouf (born 1985), volleyball setter of national team of Iran[ 61] [ 62] Purya Fayazi (born 1993), volleyball player of national team of IranMohammad Navazi (born 1974), footballerAli Akbar Ostad-Asadi (born 1965), footballerMohammad Paziraei (1929–2002), wrestlerHadi Saei (born 1976), taekwondo athlete and double Olympic and world championJafar Salmasi (1918–2000), weightlifterAboutaleb Talebi (born 1945), wrestlerKimia Alizadeh (born 1998), taekwondo athlete and Iran's first female Olympic medalistMohammad Hossein Shahriar was an outstanding Azerbaijani poet from Iran.Reza Baraheni (1926–2000), novelist, poet and politicianSamad Behrangi (1939–1967), political writerIzzeddin Hasanoglu (13th–14th centuries), the founder of literature in Azerbaijani language Mirza Ibrahimov (1911–1993), writer, playwright, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan SSR (1954–1958)Naser Manzuri (born 1953), novelist and linguistIraj Mirza (1874–1926), poet and politicianAli Mojuz (1873–1934), satirical poet[ 63] Seyid Abulgasim Nabati (1812–1873), poet[ 64] Ebrahim Nabavi (born 1958), political journalist, satiristAli Nazem (1906–1941), poet, writer and literary criticMir Jalal Pashayev (1908–1978), writer and literary critic, honored scientist of Azerbaijan SSRBulud Qarachorlu (1926–1979), poetKhasta Qasim (1684–1760), poetHassan Roshdieh (1851–1944), teacher, politician, and journalistGholam Hossein Saedi (1936–1985), writerMohammad Hossein Shahriar (1906–1988), poetQovsi Tabrizi (1568–1640), poetServet Çetin is a member of the Turkey national football team .Nariman Narimanov was a writer and a major public and political figure in Azerbaijan.Hasan Hasanov (born 1940), first Prime Minister of AzerbaijanNariman Narimanov (1870–1925), politician, writer and Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Azerbaijan SSRAlimardan Topchubashev (1862–1934), politician, foreign minister and Minister of External Affairs of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918), Head of the Parliament in absentia of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1920)Raul Usupov (1980–2005), politicianPeri-Khan Sofiyeva (1884–1951), Georgian deputy of Azerbaijani origin, the first Muslim woman to become a deputy, deputy of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1920)[ edit ] Asaf Zeynally (1909–1932), composer, founder of the romance in Azerbaijani music and Azerbaijani children's music[ edit ] Ramil Sheydayev is a member of the Azerbaijan national football team .Avaz Alakbarov , ex-Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan RepublicSami Yusuf performing at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Sibel Edmonds is a founder of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition (NSWBC).Fuzuli is considered one of the greatest contributors to the Dîvân tradition of Azerbaijani literature . ^ "Бабаев Мирза Абдулджаббар оглы" . kino–teatr.ru.^ "Бадирбейли (Джаванширова) Лейла Агалар–кызы" . kino–teatr.ru.[permanent dead link ] ^ Вагит Юсуфович Алекперов. 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