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Ethnographic map of Azerbaijanis in the Caucasus (1995)
Map of Azeri-inhabited regions of Iran, according to a poll in 2010 Azerbaijanis or Azeris (Azerbaijani : Azərbaycanlılar آذربایجانلیلار, Azərilər آذری لر ) are a Turkic people . Azerbaijanis are predominantly Shia Muslims living throughout Caucasus, northern Iran and eastern Turkey. Traditionally, Azerbaijanis live in Azerbaijan , Iran , Russia (Dagestan ), Turkey (Kars and Iğdır ) and Georgia (Borchali ).
Regardless of ethnicity or emigration, this list also includes famous natives of Azerbaijan, as well as people who were born elsewhere but spent most of their active life in Azerbaijan. Some Azerbaijanis were born in one country, but gained fame in another. Here, they are indicated only by place of birth. This list also includes people who have at least one parent of Azerbaijani origin.
Azerbaijan
Aerospace
Actors
Rasim Balayev starred in leading roles in more than 60 Azerbaijani films.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), actressMunavvar 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), actress
Archaeologists and anthropologists
Architects
Artists
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), sculptorBahruz Kangarli (1892–1922), painter, graphic artist and the founder of realistic easel painting of AzerbaijanTokay Mammadov (born 1927), 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 (born 1928), painterFuad Salayev (born 1943), sculptorMirza Kadym Irevani (1835-1875), artist
Broadcasters
Mirshahin Agayev (born 1963), TV presenter and journalistLeyla Aliyeva (born 1986), TV presenterSalatyn Asgarova (1961–1991), a leading war journalist in Azerbaijan, killed by Armenian militants on 9 January 1991Nargiz Birk-Petersen (born 1976), TV presenterEmin Efendi , TV presenter and record producerChingiz Mustafayev (1960–1992), one of the most notable independent Azerbaijani journalistsSevinj Osmanqizi (born 1969), TV presenter, media personality, author and journalist
Businessmen
Zeynalabdin 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 philanthropistJahangir Hajiyev (born 1965), bankerTelman Ismailov (born 1956), businessmanHafiz 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), businessman; the youngest Azerbaijani billionaireHaji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev (1823–1924), industrial oil magnate and philanthropist
Clergy
Mahammad Hasan Movlazadeh Shakavi was an alim , the first Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus, and the first scholar who translated Quran into Azerbaijani language.
Dancers
Explorers
Fashion
Film industry
Yuli Gusman (born 1943), film directorMagsud Ibrahimbeyov (1935–2016), writerRustam Ibragimbekov (born 1939), writer and screenwriter[ 4] 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 actor
Historians
Abbasgulu 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 politicianAlexander Kazembek (1802–1870), orientalist, historian and philologist[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] Tofig Kocharli (1929–2007), historian and politicianFarida Mammadova (born 1936), historianMirza Adigozal bey (1780s-1840), historian of the 19th century, author of a historical work "Garabaghname "
Journalists
Hasan bey Aghayev (1875–1920), journalist, doctor, teacher and politicianSalatyn Asgarova (1961–1991), journalistElmar Huseynov (1967–2005), journalistOsman Mirzayev (1937–1991), journalist, writer and publicistAli Mustafayev (1952–1991), journalistChingiz Mustafayev (1960–1992), one of the most independent journalists in Azerbaijan, honoured as a National Hero of Azerbaijan after being killed by Armenian invadersOmar Faig Nemanzadeh (1872–1937), journalist
Military
Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski was General of the Russian Cavalry. He was the only Muslim to serve as General-Adjutant of the Russian Emperor.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 .Safar Abiyev (born 1950), army generalAlbert 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 writerAzi Aslanov (1910–1945), army generalAllahverdi Bagirov (1946–1992), officer and football coachFarrukh Gayibov (1891–1916), the 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), the 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[ 9] 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 commander
Musicians
Composers
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[ 10] 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[ 11] 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 (born 1933), 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, pianist
Singers
Alim Qasimov is the winner of the International Music Council 's UNESCO Music Prize, one of the highest international accolades for music.Samra Rahimli , Azerbaijan's representative in 2016 Eurovision Song Contest .Aghakhan Abdullayev (born 1950), mugham singerEmin Agalarov (born 1979), singerAhmed Agdamski (1884–1954), folk and opera singerOgtay Aghayev (1935–2006), 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 (born 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 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 singerAygün 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[ 12] Sakhavat Mammadov (1953–1991), folk and mugham singerYagub Mammadov (1930–2002), mugham singer.Nazakat 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 pianistSamra Rahimli (born 1994), singer
Instrumental musicians
File:Natig.jpg Natig Shirinov Habil Aliyev (1927–2015), kamancha playerFarhad Badalbeyli (born 1947), pianist and composerKamil Jalilov (born 1938), 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 Azerbajani tarAlihan Samedov (born 1964), balaban playerIsfar Sarabski (born 1989), jazz pianistNatig Shirinov (born 1975), nagara playerRain Sultanov (born 1965), saxophonist
Philosophers
Politicians
Fatali 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 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 SSRAbulfaz Elchibey (1938–2000), President of AzerbaijanAslan bey Gardashov (1866–1920), politicianIsmat Gayibov (1942–1991), politician, the Public Prosecutor General of AzerbaijanRasul Guliyev (born 1947), politicianVafa Guluzade (1940–2015), diplomat, political scientist and specialist in conflict resolutionKamaladdin Heydarov (born 1961), politician and composerMirza 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 activistZiya 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 (born 1938), 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 (born 1930), 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
Revolutionaries and leaders of rebellions
Scientists
Stamp dedicated to the 90th anniversary of chemist Yusif Mammadaliyev File:Photo of Leyla Mamedbekova.jpg Leyla Mammadbayova was the first female Azerbaijani pathologist.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 SciencesRafig Aliyev (born 1942), scientist, president of "Zadeh ’s heritage and artificial intelligence " associationAhliman Amiraslanov (born 1947), oncologistHamid Arasly (1902–1983), literary criticFiruddin Babayev (1929–1987), pathologistAnvar Chingizoglu (born 1962), historian, ethnologist and genealogistJeyhun Hajibeyli (1891–1962), ethnographerAshraf Huseynov (1907-1981), mathematician, member of Azerbaijan National Academy of SciencesMammadali Huseynov (1922-1994), archeologistNadir Ibrahimov (1932–1977), astronomerHamlet Isakhanli (born 1948), mathematician and poet, founder and president of Khazar University Ishag 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[ 13] Boris Khatagurov (born 1940), surgeon and physicianFirudin bey Kocharli (born 1863–1920), philologist, writer and literary criticYusif Mammadaliyev (1905–1961), chemistLeyla Mammadbeyova (1922–2006), the first female Azerbaijani pathologist and the first female forensic medical expertZaid Orudzhev (born 1932), philosopherMirali Qashqai (1907–1977), geologistArif Salimov (born 1956), mathematicianFarman Salmanov (1931–2007), geologist[ 14] Zeynalabdin Shirvani (1780-1838), geographerAgabey Sultanov (1938–2007), psychiatrist, scholar and public activistHajibey Sultanov (1921-2008), astronomer and former head of the Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory Lotfi A. Zadeh (born 1921), mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist, founder of the theory of fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic[ 15]
Sports
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 championRuslan 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 (born 1935), footballer and football managerRauf Aliyev (born 1989), footballerVusal Aliyev (born 1970), football refereeArif 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), the 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 (born 1959), 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), judoka
Writers
Khurshidbanu 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, known for his resistance against the Soviet Union ; 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 (born 1935), poetMadina Gulgun (1926–1991), poetMahammad 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), poetGasham Najafzadeh (born 1959), 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), poet
Other notables
Hasan bey Zardabi was the founder of the first Azerbaijani–language newspaper, Akinchi
Iran
Actors
Artists
Businessmen
Clergy
Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari was a Grand Ayatollah .Javad Gharavi Aliari (born 1935), Twelver shi'a marja Abdolkarim Mousavi Ardabili (born 1926), 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[ 16] Hassan Roshdieh (1851–1944), cleric and politicianMohammad Kazem Shariatmadari (1905–1986), Grand Ayatollah [ 17] Allameh Tabatabaei (1903–1981), philosopherAbbas-Ali Amid Zanjani (1937–2011), hardliner theologian, politician and scholarMousa Shubairi Zanjani (born 1928), Twelver shi'a marja
Filmmakers
Military
Musicians
Aysel and Arash in the green room during the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest in MoscowHossein Alizadeh (born 1951), classical composer and folk musician[ 19] Arash (born 1977), singer, dancer, entertainer and producer[ 20] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] 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 singerMohammad alizadeh (born 1982), pop singer, composer and songwriter
Monarchy
Ismail I (1487–1524), poet and the founder of the Safavid dynasty Tahmasp I (1514–1576), second Shah of the Safavid dynasty Shah Abbas I (1571–1629), fifth Shah of Safavid dynasty Nader Shah (1688–1747), the founder of the Afsharid dynasty Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742–1797), the founder of the Qajar dynasty Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772–1834), second Shah of the Qajar dynasty Abbas Mirza (1789–1833), famous crown Prince and military commander of the Qajar dynasty ; governor of Azerbaijan Tadj ol-Molouk (1896–1982), Queen consort of Iran Jahan Shah (1397–1467), ruler of Kara Koyunlu oghuz tribal federation and poetFarah Pahlavi (born 1938), the last Queen of Iran
Politicians
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[ 24] Ebrahim Hakimi (1863–1959), politicianMahmud Jam (1884–1969), politician.Ali Khamenei (born 1939), President of Iran and Supreme Leader of Iran[ 25] [ 26] [ 27] Sadegh Mahsouli (born 1959), politicianMohsen Mehralizadeh (born 1955), politicianReza Moridi (born 1945), politicianMir-Hossein Mousavi (born 1942), politicianAli Soheili (1896–1958), politician
Revolutionaries
Azərbaycan
Scientists
Ahmad Kasravi , one of the most famous Iranians in Iran's modern history. He is known for his discovery of the Ancient Azari language .Shahriar Afshar (born 1971), physicist and inventorFereydoon Batmanghelidj (1931–2004), medical scientistCamila Batmanghelidjh (born 1963), psychotherapist and social entrepreneurAli Murad Davudi (1922–1979), philosopherAli Javan (born 1926), physician and inventor[ 29] Ahmad Kasravi (1890–1946), linguist, historian, reformer, nationalist politician, author and philosopherKazem Sadegh-Zadeh (born 1942), analytic philosopher
Sports
Rahim Aliabadi (born 1943), wrestlerJavad Allahverdi (born 1954), footballerSajjad Anoushiravani (born 1984), weightlifterKarim Ansarifard (born 1990), footballerAziz Asli (born 1938), footballerKarim Bagheri (born 1974), footballerAli Daei (born 1969), footballer and coachCyrus Dinmohammadi (born 1970), footballerParviz Ghelichkhani (born 1945), footballerYahya Golmohammadi (born 1971), footballerYousef Karami (born 1983), taekwondo athleteRasoul Khatibi (born 1978), footballerMohammad Navazi (born 1974), footballerAli Akbar Ostad-Asadi (born 1965), footballerMohammad Paziraei (born 1929), wrestlerHadi Saei (born 1976), taekwondo athlete and double Olympic and world championJafar Salmasi (born 1918), weightlifterGholamreza Takhti (born 1930), wrestlerAboutaleb Talebi (born 1945), wrestlerHossein Reza Zadeh (born 1978), weightlifter and double Olympic championKimia Alizadeh (born 1998), taekwondo athlete and Iran's first female Olympic medalist
Writers
Mohammad 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[ 30] Seyid Abulgasim Nabati (1812–1873), poet[ 31] 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), poetSaib Tabrizi (1601–1677), poet
Other notables
Turkey
Servet Çetin is a member of the Turkey national football team .
Actors
Literature
Musicians
Politicians
Sports
Other
Georgia
Nariman Narimanov was a writer and a major public and political figure in Azerbaijan.
Military
Musicians
Politicians
Hasan Hasanov (born 1940), the 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), politician
Sports
Other notables
Nigar Shikhlinskaya was the first Azerbaijani nurse.Dilara Aliyeva (1929–1991), women's rights activist and scholarShamistan Alizamanli (born 1959), singer, poet and military speakerGovhar Gaziyeva (1887–1960), actressHamlet Isakhanli (born 1948), mathematician, poet, social scientist, founder of Khazar University Geysar Kashiyeva (1929–1972), painterNigar Shikhlinskaya (1871–1931), the first Azerbaijani nurse
Russia
Actors
Musicians
Asaf Zeynally (1909–1932), composer, founder of the romance in Azerbaijani music and Azerbaijani children's music
Politicians
Sports
Ramil Sheydayev is a member of the Russia national football team .
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Armenia
File:Shahtakhtinski.jpg Mammad agha Shahtakhtinski was an Azerbaijani linguist and public figure.Avaz Alakbarov , ex-Minister of Finance of Azerbaijan Republic
Artists
Military
Musicians
Politicians
Scientists
Sports
Writers
Other notables
United Kingdom
Sami Yusuf performing at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
United States
Sibel Edmonds is a founder of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition (NSWBC).
Other places
Belarus
Iraq
Fuzûlî is considered one of the greatest contributors to the Dîvân tradition of Azerbaijani literature .
France
Hungary
Spain
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
See also
References
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