Ahmad Huseinzadeh
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Əhməd Hüseynzadə | |
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 Portrait by Ali bey Huseynzade | |
| Title | Third Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus |
| Personal | |
| Born | Missing required parameter 1=month! , 1812 |
| Died | 1887 (aged 74–75) |
| Religion | Islam |
| School | Shia |
| Muslim leader | |
| Based in | Tbilisi, Russian Empire |
| Period in office | 1862-1884 |
| Predecessor | Fazil Iravani |
| Successor | Mirza Hasan Tahirzadeh |
| Post | Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus |
Ahmad Huseinzadeh (Azerbaijani: Əhməd Hüseynzadə) — third Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus, son of Mahammadali Huseinzadeh, maternal uncle of Ali bey Huseynzade.
Early life
He was born in Salyan, moved to Tbilisi after his father's appointment as Sheikh ul-Islam. He was educated in Iraq and Tbilisi.
Sheikh ul Islam
He was appointed as Sheikh ul-Islam by Alexander II of Russia after Fazil Iravani's resignation with a monthly pension of 1600 rubles in 1862. He was appointed as head of Spiritual Council of Transcaucasian Shia Muslims, 5 April 1875. He was rewarded by third class Order of St. Vladimir in 1881. He resigned in 1884 and lived in Tbilisi where he died 3 years later.
Works
- Muallim-ul atghal fi tarige-talimi atfal
- Basaul nas-fi-mamlakatul Kafkas
- Tarikhi-adabiyyati-Turk
- Tarbiat-ul-atfal
- Dilgushah