This is a list of prominent people from the Republic of Azerbaijan (or, previously, the Azerbaijan SSR) and Iran. State motto: Бүтүн өлкәләрин пролетарлары, бирләшин! Workers of the world, unite! Official language None. ...

Republic of Azerbaijan

Actors

• Siyavush Aslan, actor
• Fakhraddin Manafov, actor
• Yashar Nuri, actor
• Nasiba Zeynalova, actress

Fakhraddin Manaf oglu Manafov (Azeri: Fəxrəddin Manafov) (born 2 August 1955, Stepanakert, Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani and Soviet actor. ... Nasiba Zeynalova Nasiba Jahangir qizi Zeynalova (Azeri: Nəsibə Zeynalova) (20 April 1916, Baku – 10 March 2004, Baku) was an Azerbaijani actress and Peoples Artist of Azerbaijan. ...

Art

• Mikail Abdullayev, painter
• Sattar Bahlulzadeh, painter
• Alibey Huseynzadeh, painter
• Togrul Narimanbekov, painter
• Tahir Salahov, painter
• Sadig Sharifzadeh, painter

Sattar Bahlulzadeh (Russian: ; 15 December 1909 [O.S. 2 December] in Amiradzhany, now a part of Baku — 1974 in Moscow) was a Soviet Azerbaijani painter. ... Togrul Farman oglu Narimanbekov (Azeri in full: Toğrul Fərman oğlu Nərimanbəyov, Russian: Тогрул Нариманбеков; born August 7, 1930, Baku) is an Azeri painter and a Peoples Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR since 1967, awarded the USSR State Prize in 1980 and the Leninist Komsomol Prize of... Tair Salakhov Portrait of Dmitri Shostakovich Tair Salakhov (Azeri, in full: Tahir Teymur oğlu Salahov, Russian: Таир Теймур оглы Салахов; born November 29, 1928, Baku) is Azerbaijani painter and draughtsman. ...

Authors

• Chingiz Abdullayev, writer
• Mirza Fatali Akhundov, writer
• Banine, French writer
• Fuzûlî, poet
• Jalil Mammadguluzadeh, writer
• Imadaddin Nasimi, poet
• Khurshidbanu Natavan, poetess
• Lev Nussimbaum, writer
• Mirza Alakbar Sabir, poet
• Abdulla Shaig, poet
• Molla Panah Vagif, poet
• Aliagha Vahid, poet
• Mirza Shafi Vazeh, poet
• Samad Vurgun, poet

Chingiz Abdullayev (Çingiz Akif oğlu Abdullayev in Azeri) is Azerbaijani writer, current Secretary of the Writers’ Union of Azerbaijan. ... Mirza Fatali Akhundov (1812-1878) was the great Azerbaijanian prose writer, dramatist, philosopher, founder of the modern realist school and literary criticism. ... Umm-El-Banine Assadoulaeff (Umm El-Banu Äsâdullayeva) (1905-1992) was a French writer of Azeri descent - a grand-daughter of two famous Azeri millionaires: Shamsi Asadullayev and Musa Nagiyev. ... Fuzûlî (1483?–1556) Fuzûlî (فضولی) was the pen name (Ottoman Turkish: mahlas; ﻡﺨﻠﺺ) of the poet Muhammad ibn Suleyman (محمد بن سليمان) (c. ... Jalil Mammadguluzadeh Jalil Huseyngulu oglu Mammadguluzadeh (Azeri: Cəlil Hüseynqulu oğlu Məmmədquluzadə; Persian: جليل محمدقلی زاده; spelled: Jalil Mohammad Gholizadeh) (22 February 1866, Nakhichevan – 4 January 1932, Baku) was an Azerbaijani satirist and writer of Iranian descent. ... Nesîmî statue in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan This article is about the 14th-century Sufi poet. ... Khurshud Banu Natavan Khurshidbanu Natavan (Azeri: Xurşidbanu Natəvan) (6 August 1832, Shusha – 2 October 1897, Shusha) is considered one of the best lyrical poets of Azerbaijan. ... Lev Nussimbaum (1905 - 1942) was a prolific, ethnically Jewish writer who reinvented himself as a Muslim under the pseudonyms Essad Bey and Kurban Said. ... A monument of Mirza Alakbar Sabir. ... Abdulla Shaig (Azeri: Abdulla Şaiq) (25 February 1881, Tbilisi – 24 July 1959, Baku), born Abdulla Talibzadeh, was an Azerbaijani writer. ... Vagif’s mausoleum in Shusha before occupation of the town by Armenian forces Molla Panah Vagif (1717-1797) - famous 18th century poet, the founder of realism genre in the Azerbaijanian poetry and also a prominent statesman and diplomat, vizier - the minister of foreign affairs in the Karabakh khanate. ... Mirza-Shafi Vazeh, 1794-1852 also known as the sage from Ganje. Vazeh was one of the best-known Azerbaijanian poets, who worthily continued the classical traditions of the Azerbaijanian poetry in 14th century. ... Soviet stamp, issued on the 70th birth anniversary of Samed Vurgun. ...

Businessmen

• Aras Agalarov, the owner and president of "Crocus International" based in Moscow, Russia
• Vagit Alekperov, President of the leading Russian oil company LUKOIL
• Farkhad Akhmedov, Northgas, Geokchay Konserv, Senator
• Igor Ashurbeyli, general director of Russia’s largest air-defence weapon manufacturers Almaz (developers of S-300 antimissile systems)
• Telman Ismailov, the owner and president of "AST Company" based in Moscow, Russia, of Mountain Jewish origin
• Mubariz Mansimov, President of Palmali Group of Companies based in Istanbul, Turkey
• Murtuza Mukhtarov, oil industrialist and millionaire in Czarist Russia
• Musa Nagiyev, industrial oil magnate in Czarist Russia
• Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, oil millionaire in Czarist Russia

Vagit Alekperov Vagit Alekperov (Вагит Юсуфович Алекперов in Russian, Vahid Yusuf oğlu Ələkbərov in Azerbaijani) (born September 1, 1950 in Baku, Azerbaijan) is currently a President of the leading Russian oil company LUKOIL. Vagit Alekperov, rated by Forbes magazine as the 48th richest person worldwide with US $12. ... The oil industry is a type of industry which brings petroleum to a market. ... LUKoil logo. ... Farkhad Temurovich Akhmedov (born September 15, 1955) is a Russian Billionaire, owner, and shareholder of Northgas, Geokchay Conserv, and other Companys. ... A single S-300-PM missile TEL ready to fire. ... Mountain Jews, or Juhuro, are Jews of the eastern Caucasus, mainly of Azerbaijan and Dagestan. ... Muktharov with his wife Murtuza Mukhtarov (1865 – 1920) was an Azerbaijani Oil industrialist and millionaire. ... The subject of this article was previously also known as Russia. ... Musa Nagiyev Ismailiyye building in Baku Musa Nagiyev (1849-1919) was an Azerbaijani industrial oil magnate in late 19th - early 20th century. ... Haji Zaynalabdin Taghyiev (1838 - 1924) - an Azeri national industrial magnate and philanthropist. ...

Film Industry

Main article: Cinema of Azerbaijan

• Magsud Ibrahimbeyov, film director
• Rustam Ibragimbekov, screen writer
• Vladimir Menshov, film director

The film industry in Azerbaijan dates back to 1898. ... Magsud Mammad oglu Ibrahimbeyov, also spelled Ibragimbekov (Azerbaijani: ) (born 11 May 1935, Baku) is an Azerbaijani writer and member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan. ... Rustam Ibragimbekov (Azeri: Rüstəm Məmməd İbrahim oğlu İbrahimbəyov) (born February 5, 1939 in Baku) is Azerbaijani screenwriter, dramatist and producer, well known beyond his home Azerbaijan and CIS. Rustam Ibragimbekov graduated from Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute, then studied script writing and film directing... Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov is a Baku-born ethnic Russian actor, writer, film director and film producer. ...

Military

• Azi Aslanov, Soviet army general, twice Hero of the Soviet Union
• Samedbey Mehmandarov, Russian army general, Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
• Hussein Khan Nakhichevanski, Russian Imperial Cavalry General and General-Adjutant of the Emperor of Russia
• Masey Sulkevich, General of Russian Empire, then became first chief of staff of army of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1918, of Lipka Tatar origin
• Ali-Agha Shikhlinski, Russian Imperial army general, deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic

Azi Aslanov (Azeri: Həzi Aslanov, Russian: Ази Асланов; January 21, 1910, Lankaran — January 24, 1945) was an Azerbaijani Major-General of armoured troops during the Soviet-German war and a twice Hero of the Soviet Union. ... Hero of the Soviet Union (Russian: Герой Советского Союза, Geroy Sovyetskovo Soyuza) was the highest honorary title and the superior degree of distinction of the Soviet Union. ... Samedbey Mehmandarov Samedbey Sadykhbey oglu Mehmandarov (Azeri: Səməd bəy Sadığ bəy oğlu Mehmandarov, 1855 - 1931) was Artillery General of the Russian Army and Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. ... Motto: None Anthem: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Himni March of Azerbaijan Map of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic from 1919 to 1920. ... Hussein Khan Nakhichevanski Hussein Khan Nakhichevanski was Russian Cavalry General and General-Adjutant. ... An adjutant general is the chief administrative officer to a military general. ... An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. ... Masey Sulkevich ( 20 June 1865, Kemeyshi – 15 July 1920, Baku) was a lieutenant general of Russian Empire, Prime Minister of Crimea (1918), and chief of staff of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Army (1918-1920). ... Motto: None Anthem: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Himni March of Azerbaijan Map of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic from 1919 to 1920. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... The Lipka Tatars were a noble military caste of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth who followed the Sunni branch of the Islamic religion and whose origins can be traced back to the Mongol Empire of Ghengis Khan, through the Khanate of the White Horde of Siberia. ... Ali-Agha Shikhlinski Ali-Agha Ismail-Agha ogly Shikhlinski was lieutenant-general of the Russian tsarist army and Deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. ... Motto: None Anthem: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Himni March of Azerbaijan Map of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic from 1919 to 1920. ...

Music

Main article: Music of Azerbaijan

Shovkat Alakbarova

• Shovkat Alakbarova, singer
• Habil Aliyev, kamancha player
• Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, composer
• Fikret Amirov, composer
• Rashid Behbudov, singer and actor
• Bulbul, singer
• Polad Bulbuloglu, composer and singer
• Bella Davidovich, pianist
• Larisa Dolina, singer
• Gara Garayev, composer
• Tofig Guliyev, composer
• Uzeyir Hajibeyov, composer
• Muslim Magomayev, singer
• Shovkat Mammadova, the first Azeri female opera singer
• Oleg Marshev, pianist
• Fatma Mukhtarova, opera singer
• Rubaba Muradova, singer
• Vagif Mustafa Zadeh, jazz pianist and composer
• Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, jazz singer/pianist
• Niyazi, composer and conductor
• Alim Qasimov, singer
• Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist
• Parviz Rustambeyov, saxophone player and one of the founders of Azeri jazz
• Alihan Samedov, balaban (duduk)player
• Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violinist and conductor
• Rain Sultanov, jazzman
• Zeynab Khanlarova, singer

Music of Azerbaijan includes various arrays of styles that reflect influences from the musics of the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Iran. ... Image File history File links Sh_alakbarova. ... Image File history File links Sh_alakbarova. ... Shovkat Alakbarova Shovkat Feyzulla qizi Alakbarova (Azeri: ŞövkÉ™t ƏlÉ™kbÉ™rova) (10 October 1922, Baku – 7 February 1993, Baku) was an Azerbaijani singer. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Kamancheh. ... Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (born 29 May 1947, Baku) is an Azerbaijani composer and pianist, currently living in Germany. ... Fikret Amirov Fikret Meshedi Jamil oglu Amirov (November 22, 1922, Ganja - February 20, 1984, Baku) was a prominent Azerbaijani composer. ... Rashid Behbudov Rashid Behbudov (December 14, 1915 - June 19, 1988) was an Azerbaijani singer and actor. ... Bulbul, born Murtuza Rza oglu Mammadov (22 June 1897, Khanbagi – 26 September 1961, Baku), was a famous Azerbaijani opera (tenor) and folk music performer and one of the founders of vocal arts and national musical theatre in Azerbaijan. ... Bella Davidovich (born 1928) is a Azerbaijani pianist. ... Gara Garayev, also spelled Qara Qarayev, born as Gara Abulfazl Garayev (December 5, 1918, baku–May 13, 1982, Moscow) was a prominent Azerbaijani composer. ... Tofig Guliyev was an Azerbaijani composer. ... Uzeyir Abdulhuseyn oglu Hajibeyov (Azeri: Ãœzeyir HacıbÉ™yov) (September 18, 1885, Agjabadi – November 23, 1948, Baku) was an Azerbaijani composer, conductor, scientist, publicist, playwright, teacher, translator and social figure. ... Muslim Mahammad oglu Magomayev (Azeri: Müslüm Maqomayev; Russian: Муслим Магомаев; born 17 August 1942 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani baritone operatic and pop singer who was active during the 1960s and 1970s in the Soviet Union. ... Shovkat Mammadova Shovkat Hasan qizi Mammadova (Azeri: ŞövkÉ™t MÉ™mmÉ™dova) (18 April 1897, Tbilisi – 8 June 1981, Baku) was an Azerbaijani opera singer (lyric coloratura soprano) and music instructor. ... Rubaba Khalil qizi Muradova (Azeri: RübabÉ™ Muradova) (22 March 1933, Ardabil, Iran – 28 August 1983, Baku, Azerbaijan) was an Azerbaijani opera (mezzo soprano) and folk singer. ... Vagif Mustafa Zadeh (1940 in Baku - 1979) was an Azeri jazz pianist and composer. ... Aziza Mustafa Zadeh also known as Princes of Jazz was born in Baku ( December 19, 1969) (currently lives in Germany) is an Azerbaijanian singer, pianist and composer who playes a fusion of jazz and mugam (a traditional improvisational style of Azerbaijan). ... Niyazi (real name: Kniaz Hajibeyov) (1912-1984), - prominent Azerbaijani musical conductor, composer, author of the famous Rast symphonic mugam. ... Alim Qasimov was the UNESCO International music prize winner in 1999. ... Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich KBE (Russian: Мстисла́в Леопо́льдович Ростропо́вич, Mstislav Leopoldovič Rostropovič, IPA pronunciation ), (March 27, 1927 – April 27, 2007), known to close friends as “Slava”, was a cellist and conductor. ... Alihan Samedov (Azeri: Əlixan SÉ™mÉ™dov) (born in 1964) is mostly known for his master expertises on wind instruments and Azerbaijan folk instruments. ...

Politicians

Main article: Politics of Azerbaijan

• Heydar Aliyev, president of Azerbaijan Republic (1993-2003)
• Ilham Aliyev, prime minister (2003), president (2003-)
• Meshadi Azizbekov, revolutionary, of the 26 Baku Commissars
• Nikolai Baibakov, Head of Gosplan (State Committee for Planning) of the USSR
• Abulfaz Elchibey, president of Azerbaijan Republic (1992-3)
• Rasul Guliyev, ex speaker of National Assembly of Azerbaijan (1993-6)
• Hasan Hasanov, prime minister (1990-2), foreign minister (1993-8)
• Fatali Khan Khoyski, Prime Minister, one of the founding leaders of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
• Gazanfar Musabekov, Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of Azerbaijan SSR
• Ayaz Mutalibov, president of Azerbaijan Republic
• Nariman Narimanov, Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR
• Sabit Orujov, Minister of Gas Industry of the USSR
• Mammed Amin Rasulzade, one of the founders of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
• Alimardan Topchubashev, Speaker of Parliament, one of the founding leaders of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
• Mir Hasan Vazirov, revolutionary, of the 26 Baku Commissars

Politics of Azerbaijan takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, with the President of Azerbaijan as the head of state, and the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan as head of government. ... Heydar Alirza oglu Aliyev (Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev in Azerbaijani) (sometimes transliterated as Heidar Aliev or Geidar Aliev from the Russian Гейдар Алиев) (May 10, 1923? - December 12, 2003) served as president of Azerbaijan for the New Azerbaijan Party from June 1993 to October 2003, when his son Ilham Aliyev... Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: İlham Heydər oğlu Əliyev) (born December 24, 1961) is the current President of Azerbaijan. ... Meshadi Azim-bek-ogly Azizbekov (also spelled Azizbayov, Azizbeyov, Ezizbeyov etc. ... The 26 Baku Commissars were Bolshevik and Left SR members of the Baku Soviet Commune that was established in Baku after the October Revolution. ... Nikolai Konstantinovich Baibakov (born March 6, 1911 in Baku, Azerbaijan) was a Soviet statesman, economist and Hero of Socialist Labor. ... Gosplan (Госпла́н) was the committee for economic planning in the Soviet Union. ... Abulfaz Elchibey (Əbülfəz Elçibəy in Azerbaijani; b. ... Rasul Guliyev (born December 10, 1947 in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan) is the Chairman of Azerbaijan Democratic Party. ... The external link and official web site of Parliament of Azebaijan is: http://www. ... Hasan Hasanov (born 1940) is an Azerbaijani politician and diplomat. ... Fatali Khan Iskender oglu Khoyski (December 7, 1875, Sheki - June 19, 1920, Tbilisi) was a prominent Azerbaijani politician, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. ... Motto: None Anthem: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Himni March of Azerbaijan Map of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic from 1919 to 1920. ... Gazanfar Makhmud-ogly Musabekov or Musabeyov (July 14, 1888, Perebidil, Quba region - February 9, 1938, Baku province) was an Azerbaijani revolutionary and statesman. ... State motto: Бүтүн өлкәләрин пролетарлары, бирләшин! Workers of the world, unite! Official language None. ... Ayaz Niyazi Olgy Mutalibov (or Ayaz Niyaziyevich Mutalibov) (born 1938) was an Azerbaijan Communist political figure. ... Nariman Kerbalay Nadzhaf ogly Narimanov (April 2, 1870, Tiflis - March 19, 1925, Moscow) was an Azerbaijani revolutionary, writer, publicist, politician and statesman. ... The term Central Executive Committee refers to governing bodies with executive power of various parties and governments. ... Sabit Atayevich Orujev ( 30 May 1912, Baku – 20 April 1981, Moscow) Azerbaijani Soviet politician, Deputy Prime-minister of Azerbaijan SSR (1957-1959), Deputy Minister of Oil Extracting Industry of USSR (1965-1972), Minister of Gas Industry of USSR (1972-1981) and member of Central Committee of Communist Party of Soviet... Mammad Amin Rasulzade Mammed Amin Rasulzade (Azerbaijani: ; January 31, 1884, Novkhana, near Baku—March 6, 1955, Ankara) was an Azerbaijani statesman, scholar, public figure and one of the founding political leaders of Azerbaijan Republic (1918-1920). ... Motto: None Anthem: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Himni March of Azerbaijan Map of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic from 1919 to 1920. ... Alimardan Alekper oglu Topchubashev (May 4, 1862, Tbilisi - November 8, 1934, Paris) was a prominent Azerbaijani politician, Foreign Minister and Speaker of the Parliament of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. ... Motto: None Anthem: Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Himni March of Azerbaijan Map of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic from 1919 to 1920. ... Mir-Hasan Kazim oglu Vazirov, also spelled Vezirov (1889 – September 20, 1918) was an Azerbaijani revolutionary. ... The 26 Baku Commissars were Bolshevik and Left SR members of the Baku Soviet Commune that was established in Baku after the October Revolution. ...

Scientists

• Genrich Altshuller, inventor and author
• Abbasgulu Bakikhanov, historian and writer
• Lotfi Asker Zadeh, mathematician and computer scientist
• Max Black, philosopher
• Gavril Ilizarov, physician, inventor of Ilizarov apparatus
• Alexander Kazembek, orientalist
• Kerim Kerimov, head of Soviet space program
• Lev Landau, physicist and Nobel prize winner
• Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, mathematician
• Farman Salmanov, geologist
• Zeynalabdin Shirvani, traveller and geographer

Genrih Altshuller Genrikh Saulovich Altshuller (Ге́нрих Сау́лович Альтшу́ллер IPA: ) (October 15, 1926 - September 24, 1998), penname Genrikh Altov was born in Tashkent. ... Abbasgulu Bakikhanov (Qudsi). ... Lotfi A. Zadeh in 2004 Lotfi Asker Zadeh (born February 4, 1921) is a mathematician and computer scientist, and a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. ... Max Black (24 February 1909, Baku, Russian Empire [present-day Azerbaijan] – 27 August 1988, Ithaca, New York, United States) was a distinguished Anglo-American philosopher, who was a leading influence in analytic philosophy in the first half of the twentieth century. ... Gavriil Abramovich Ilizarov (Russian: ; 15 June 1921 – 1992) was a Russian physician, known for inventing the Ilizarov apparatus for lengthening limb bones and for his eponymous surgery. ... The Ilizarov apparatus is used in a surgical procedure that can be used to lengthen or reshape limb bones. ... Alexander Kazembek Alexander Kasimovich Kazembek (Russian: Александр Касимович Казембек or Казем-Бек; Azeri: Aleksandr KazımbÉ™y or MirzÉ™ Kazım-bÉ™y) (22 July 1802, Rasht—27 November 1870, St. ... Kerim Kerimov Kerim Kerimov (Azerbaijani: KÉ™rim Əli oÄŸlu KÉ™rimov, Russian: Керим Алиевич Керимов; 1917 – 2003) was a Soviet rocket scientist, one of the founders of the Soviet space industry, and for many years a central figure in the Soviet space program. ... Soviet Soyuz rockets like the one pictured above were the first reliable means to transport objects into Earth orbit. ... Lev Davidovich Landau Lev Davidovich Landau (Russian language: Ле́в Дави́дович Ланда́у) (January 22, 1908 – April 1, 1968) was a prominent Soviet physicist, who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics. ... Nobel Prize medal. ... Vladimir Abramovich Rokhlin, Russian: Владимир Абрамович Рохлин (August 23, 1919 - December 3, 1984) was one of the leading mathematicians of the USSR, working in the fields of topology, geometry and... Farman Salmanov is a Soviet geologist famous for discovering great oil fields in Western Siberia in the Tumen district in 1961. ... Zeynalabdin Shirvani (Azeri: Zeynalabdin Åžirvani) (16 August 1780, Shamakhy—1838, near Jeddah), also known as Tamkin, was an Azerbaijani geographer, philosopher and poet. ...

Sports

• Tofik Bakhramov, the 'Russian' linesman from 1966 World Cup final
• Namig Abdullayev, wrestler, Olympic champion
• Rafael Agayev, Karate World Champion
• Tofik Bakhramov, the 'Russian' linesman from 1966 World Cup final
• Anatoliy Banishevskiy, USSR soccer star
• Valery Belenky, gymnast, Olympic and World champion
• Servet Çetin, Turkish soccer star
• Garry Kasparov, world chess champion
• Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, chess grandmaster
• Alakbar Mammadov, USSR soccer star
• Farid Mansurov, wrestler, Olympic champion
• Zemfira Meftakhetdinova, sport shooter, Olympic champion
• Nizami Pashayev, weightlifter, winner of the world and European championships
• Teimour Radjabov, chess grandmaster
• Sinan Şamil Sam, Turkish heavyweight professional boxer and WBC Champion 2006
• Tatiana Zatulovskaya, chess master, of Ashkenazi Jewish origin

Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... 1966 was a year of triumph for the host nation, England, which won in a controversial final beating West Germany 4-2. ... Namig Abdullayev (born January 4, 1974) is an Azerbaijani wrestler. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... 1966 was a year of triumph for the host nation, England, which won in a controversial final beating West Germany 4-2. ... Anatoliy Banishevskiy (Russian: Анатолий Банишевский; born February 23, 1946; died 1997 at Baku) was a football (soccer) player from Azerbaijan. ... Valery Belenky was born in Baku, Azerbaijan on September 5, 1969. ... Servet Çetin (born March 17, 1981 in Tuzluca, Turkey), is a footballer playing for the side Sivasspor at the Defender position. ... Garry Kimovich Kasparov (IPA: ; Russian: ) (born April 13, 1963, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR) (now Azerbaijan) is a Russian chess grandmaster, and former World Chess Champion. ... Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Shakhriyar Mamedyarov was born on the 12th of April 1985 in Sumgait, Azerbaijan. ... Farid Mansurov (born May 10, 1982 in) is an Azeri wrestler who competed in the Mens Greco-Roman 66 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. ... Zemfira Meftakhetdinova (born May 28, 1963 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani sport shooter who has won two Olympic medals in skeet shooting. ... Nizami Pashayev lifting 402 kilos. ... Teimour Radjabov Teimour Radjabov (b. ... Sinan Şamil Sam (born June 23, 1974 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany) is a Turkish heavyweight professional boxer. ... Tatiana Yakovlevna Zatulovskaya (Russian: Татьяна Яковлевна Затуловская) (born 8 December 1935, Baku) is a Soviet, Russian and Israeli chessplayer, Woman Grandmaster and the 1993 senior world champion. ... Languages Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian, English Religions Judaism Related ethnic groups Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, and other Jewish ethnic divisions Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim (Standard Hebrew: sing. ...

Other

• Sureyya Agaoglu, first female lawyer in Turkey
• Misha Black, industrial designer
• Ziya Buniatov, historian
• Masud ibn Davud, the architect of Maiden Tower
• Musa Manarov, Soviet cosmonaut
• Shirali Mislimov, long-liver
• Sarhat Rashidova, was believed to be the oldest person to live on Earth as of January 2007
• Yosef Shagal, TV journalist and MP in Israel
• Richard Sorge, Soviet spy, of Caucasus German origin

Süreyya Ağaoğlu pictured on a Turkish coin Süreyya Ağaoğlu (1903, Baku—29 December 1989, Istanbul) was a Turkish writer and jurist, and the first female lawyer in Turkish history. ... Sir Misha Black (16 October 1910 - 11 October 1977) was an Azerbaijan-born British architect and designer. ... Academician Ziya Bunyadov Ziya Musa oglu Bunyadov (Azeri: Ziya Bünyadov) (24 December 1921, Astara – 21 February 1997, Baku) was an Azerbaijani historian, academician, and Vice-President of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan. ... Masud ibn Davud (Azeri: Məsud ibn Davud) was the architect, who designed the Maiden Tower in Baku,Azerbaijan in the 12th century. ... This article is about the tower in old town Baku, Azerbaijan. ... Musa Khiramanovich Manarov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR on March 22, 1951. ... Shirali Mislimov (also Muslimov) (March 26, 1805?—September 2?, 1973) was a Talish-speaking shepherd from the village of Barzavu in the Shiral region of Azerbaijan, a mountainous area near the Iranian border. ... Sarhat Ibrahimovna Rashidova (Russian: Сархат Ибрагимовна Рашидова, Azeri: Sərhət İbrahim qızı Rəşidova) (1875, Zidyan (near Derbent), Dagestan, Russia – January 16, 2007, Dagestanskiye Ogni, Dagestan, Russia) was an ethnic Azeri woman that lived in the Dagestan Republic, in Russia and who was said by some people to have been the... Yosef Shagal is a Azerbaijani-Jewish Israel Beiteinu MK politician and a former journalist for a Channel 9 Russian-language news program. ... Richard Sorge Dr Sorge aka Ramsay Richard Sorge (Russian: Рихард Зорге) (October 4, 1895 - November 7, 1944) was a revolutionary, a journalist, working in Germany and Japan, and a spy for the Soviet Union in Japan before and during World War II. His NKVD codename was Ramsay. ... Church of the Saviour – a German Kirche in Baku, Azerbaijan. ...

Iran

See main article: Iranian Azeris

The Azeri (also known as Azerbaijani) population of Iran is mainly found in the northwest provinces: East Azarbaijan, West Azarbaijan, Ardabil, Zanjan, and many regions of Hamadan and Markazi. ...

Art

See main article: Iranian art

• Aydin Aghdashloo, painter
• Haydar Hatemi, painter

The Iranian Cultural Continent - consisting of the modern nations Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and surrounding regions - is home to one of the richest art heritages in world history and encompasses many disciplines including architecture, painting, weaving, pottery, calligraphy, metalworking and stone masonry. ... Aydin Aghdashloo, 2003 Aydin Aghdashloo, (Persian, آیدین آغداشلو; born October 30, 1940 in Rasht, Iran. ... Haydar Hatemi was born in Alamdar, Iran on March 3, 1945. ...

Authors

See main article: Literature of Iran

• Reza Baraheni, novelist, poet and politician
• Samad Behrangi, political writer
• Parvin E'tesami, poetess
• Gholam Hossein Gaedi, writer
• Iraj Mirza, poet and politician
• Ebrahim Nabavi, political journalist/satirist
• Hassan Roshdieh, teacher, politician, and journalist
• Mohammad Hossein Shahriar, poet
• Shams Tabrizi, Sufi mystic
• Ismail I, poet and king
• Khaqani Shirvani, poet
• Falaki Shirvani, poet
• Nezami Ganjavi, poet
• Mahsati Ganjavi, poetess
• Kaveh Farrokh, author and historian, is half Azeri

Kelileh va Demneh Persian manuscript copy dated 1429, from Herat, depicts the Jackal trying to lead the Lion astray. ... Reza Baraheni (born 1935) is an exiled Iranian novelist, poet, critic and political activist. ... Samad Behrangi (صمد بهرنگی) (July?, 1939 – 1967) was an Azeri Iranian writer. ... Parvin Etesami is one of Irans greatest poetesses. ... Iraj Mirza was also active in politics. ... Seyyed Ebrahim Nabavi (سید ابراهیم نبوی; born 1958) is a prolific Iranian satirist, writer, diarist, journalist and researcher of Azeri origin. ... Roshdieh schools building in Tabriz, Artesh Ave. ... Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Behjat-Tabrizi (Persian: سید محمدحسین بهجت تبریزی)‎ (1906-September 18, 1988), chiefly known by his pen name as Shahriar (or Shahryar / Shahriyar شهریار), was an Iranian Azeri poet, writing in Persian and Azerbaijani. ... Shams Tabrizi in a circa 1503 copy of his disciple Rumi´s poem, the Diwan-e Shams-e Tabriz-i Shams-e-Tabrizi (شمس تبریزی) (d. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Shah Ismail I, the founder of Safavid Dynasty of Iran pictured at battle against Abul-khayr Khan in a scene from the Tarikh-i alam-aray-i Shāh Ismāil Abul-Mozaffar bin Sheikh Haydar bin Sheikh Junayd SafawÄ« (Persian: - Azerbaijani: ) (July 17, 1487 - May 23, 1524), Shah... Afdhaluddin Badil Ibrahim ibn Ali Khaqani Shirvani (b. ... Abu Nizam Muhammad Falaki Shirvani (1107–1157) was a Persian poet of the 12th century. ... External links The Legend of Leyli and Majnun Nizami, Jamal al-Din Ilyas. ... Mahsati Ganjavi was a 12th century Persian-language poetess. ... Dr. Kaveh Farrokh Dr. Kaveh Farrokh is an expert in the field of Iranian history. ...

Military

See main article: Military of Iran

• Mehdi Bakeri, Iran-Iraq war war hero.
• Javad Fakori, Major General of IRIAF, Commander of Iranian Air force during Iran-Iraq war and Defence minister.
• Qarabaghi, Major General, head of Supreme Council of the Iranian armed forces (Shah's era)
• Yahya Rahim Safavi, Major General, commander of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Islamic Revolutionary Guards) of Iran.

Iranian soldiers The military forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran include three regular armed forces; the Army, Navy, Air Force, and a fourth armed force, the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution. ... Mehdi Bakeri was an Iranian war hero. ... Combatants  Iran Iraq Commanders Ruhollah Khomeini, Abolhassan Banisadr, Ali Shamkhani, Mostafa Chamran Saddam Hussein, Ali Hassan al-Majid Strength 305,000 soldiers 500,000 Passdaran and Basij militia 900 tanks 1,000 armored vehicles 3,000 artillery pieces 470 aircraft 750 helicopters[1] 190,000 soldiers 5,000 tanks 4... Javod Fakori was a Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force leader. ... Markings of the IRIAF The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) is the aviation branch of the Iranian armed forces. ... Markings of the IRIAF The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) is the aviation branch of the Iranian armed forces. ... Combatants  Iran Iraq Commanders Ruhollah Khomeini, Abolhassan Banisadr, Ali Shamkhani, Mostafa Chamran Saddam Hussein, Ali Hassan al-Majid Strength 305,000 soldiers 500,000 Passdaran and Basij militia 900 tanks 1,000 armored vehicles 3,000 artillery pieces 470 aircraft 750 helicopters[1] 190,000 soldiers 5,000 tanks 4... Department of Defence redirects here. ... Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi is the Command in Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). ... I.R.G.C. The Islamic Revolutions Guards Corp (Persian: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی - Sepah-e Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Islami), also known as the Guards Corp (Sepah-e Pasdaran), or the Guards (Pasdaran), is the largest[1] branch of Islamic Republic of Irans military. ...

Music

See main article: Music of Iran

• Faegheh Atashin, singer also known as Googoosh
• Davod Azad, composer, Sufi vocalist, multi-instrumentalist
• Hossein Alizadeh, composer and folk musician
• Yaghoub Zoroofchi, singer
• Sami Yusuf, singer well known in Islamic World

Figurines playing stringed instruments, excavated at Susa, 3rd millennium BC. Iran National Museum. ... Faegheh Atashin (Persian: فائقه آتشین) (born February 7, 1951), known as Googoosh (Persian: گوگوش), is a Persian singer. ... Googoosh (Persian: ) (also spelled as Gogosh and Googosh and Gougoush), [born Faegheh Atashin (Persian: ) on February 7, 1951 in Tehran, Iran], is an Iranian pop singer and actress. ... Davood Azad (born 1963 in Urmia, Iran) is an Iranian singer and a prominent master of Iranian classical music. ... Hossein Alizadeh, playing Sallaneh. ... Sami Yusuf is a British singer-songwriter [1] born in July 1980, in Tehran [2] , and raised in the United Kingdom. ...

Politicians

See main article: Politics of Iran

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme leader of Iran

• Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, chairman of the Iranian Parliament
• Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, president of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.
• Mina Ahadi, Iranian political activist
• Grand Ayatollah Musavi Ardabili - former Judiciary Chairman of Iran
• Mehdi Bazargan, head of The Interim Government of Iran, first prime minister after the Iranian Revolution.
• Parviz Davoodi, current First Vice President of Iran (since September 11, 2005).
• Sadegh Khalkhali, hardline Shia cleric and former Sharia ruler of Iran
• Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran
• Sattar Khan, Iranian constitutional revolutionary leader
• Bagher Khan, Iranian constitutional revolutionary leader
• Mohammad Khatami, former President of Iran, is half Azari
• Ali Meshkini, chairman of Assembly of Experts of Iran
• Mir-Hossein Mousavi, former Prime Minister of Iran(1981 to 1988)
• Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Former King of Iran born of an Azerbaijani mother
• Farah Pahlavi, Former Queen of Iran
• Abbas-Ali Amid Zanjani, Iranian hardliner theologian, politician and University lecturer.

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Grand Ayatollahs

In addition to those mentioned above:

• Abul-Qassim Khoei
• Allameh Tabatabaei
• Fazel Lankarani
• Mousa Shubairi Zanjani
• Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari
• Javad Gharavi Aliari
• Moslem Malakouti

Grand Ayatollah Abul-Qassim Khoei Grand Ayatollah Abul-Qassim Khoei (1899 - August 8, 1992) was an important Shia Ayatollah, who at one point was considered the premiere leader of Shias across the world. ... Allameh Tabatabaei (1892-1981) is one of the most prominent thinkers of contemporary Shia Islam. ... Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Fazel Lankarani (born 1931 in Qom, Iran) is the son of the late Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani and was a student of Grand Ayatollah Borujerdi. ... Grand Ayatollah Mousa Shubairi Zanjani is an Iranian Shia Marja. ... Ayatollah Mohammad Kazem Shariatmadari (Persian: محمد کاظم شريعتمداري), also spelled Shariat-Madari (1905, Tabriz – 3 April 1986, Tehran), born to an Azeri family in Tabriz, he was among the most senior leading Shia clerics in Iran and Iraq and was known for his somewhat liberal views. ... Grand Ayatollah Javad Gharavi Aliari(born in 1935) is an Iranian Shia Marja. ... Grand Ayatollah Moslem Malakouti (Persian: مسلم ملكوتی) (born 13th August 1923 in Sarab,Azarbaijan, Iran) is an Iranian Shia Marja. ...

Scientists

See main article: Science in Iran

• Ali Javan, physician and inventor
• Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh, analytic philosopher
• Allameh Tabatabaei, prominent Shi'a theoretician

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ali Javan (Persian: علی جوان , born 1928 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian inventor and physicist at MIT. He invented the gas laser in 1960. ... Kazem Sadegh-Zadeh (born on 23 April, 1942 in Tabriz, Iran), is an analytic philosopher of medicine. ... Allameh Tabatabaei (1892-1981) is one of the most prominent thinkers of contemporary Shia Islam. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Sports

See main article: Sports in Iran

Ahmad Kasravi, one of the most famous Iranians in Iran's modern history. He is known for his discovery of the Ancient Azari language.

• Karim Bagheri, Iranian soccer star
• Hadi Saei, Iranian Taekwondo athlete,Olympic Gold medal
• Ali Daei, Iranian soccer star
• Yahya Golmohammadi, Iranian soccer star
• Rasoul Khatibi, Iranian soccer star
• Hossein Rezazadeh, Iranian weightlifter, winner of the 2000 & 2004 Olympic Gold medal

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Other

• Ahmad Kasravi, linguist, reformer, history, and philosopher
• Sona Babai, oldest naturalized Iranian American

Ahmad Kasravi Tabrizi (b. ... Sona Babai (Persian: سنا بابایی ; Azeri: Sona Babayi) (born 1901 in Gharabagh, West Azerbaijan, Iran) is an ethnic Azeri immigrant from Iran who became an American citizen on 25 October 2006, at the age of 105. ...

See also

• Heroes of Azerbaijan
• Azerbaijani people
• Iranian theory regarding the origin of the Azerbaijanis