Famous People From Azerbaijan

Teymur Rajabov
(chess prodigy, became the youngest International Chess Grand Master ever at 13 years of age)

Garry Kasparov
World Champion Chess Player Garry Kasparov learned to play chess in Azerbaijan where he grew up as a child. It was Azerbaijan's current President Aliyev who arranged for him to compete in international competitions when Russian chess organizers were supporting Karpov and blocking Kasparov from competing internationally. Garry earned his world title while in Azerbaijan. Story tells about his background.

Chingiz Abdullayev
(writer)

Rustam Ibragimbekov
(Oscar-winning screenplay writer for "Burn by the Sun" and other films, member of the Oscar committee)

Murad Ibragimbekov
(Venice Film Festival Silver Lion prize winner for Best Short Film (Neft/Oil), nephew of Rustam Ibragimbekov)

Banu- French writer, emmigrated to France after 1920 Soviet takeover.

Sami Yusuf- British singer, born in 1980, who is ethnically Azeri.

Yusif Chemenzemenili (Kurban Said, Asad Bey, Lev Nissimbaum) -- author of several bestseling books, including Ali and Nino.

Muslim Magomaev (singer, idol and icon for millions of people in USSR and abroad)

Rashid Behbudov (singer and actor, idol and icon for millions of people in USSR and abroad)

Fidan Kasimova and her sister, Huraman (Khuraman).

Haji Zeynalabedin Taghiyev (philanthropist, oil magnate)

Vagit Alekperov ("Oil General," President of LUKoil, 4th largest oil & gas corporation in the world)

Igor Ashurbeyli (general director of Antey-Almaz, named one of 50 most influential businessmen by Nezavisimaya Gazeta (Russia) in July 2003)

Shirin Ebadi (2003 Nobel Peace Prize, an ethnic Azerbaijani from Hamadan, Iran)

Shohreh Aghdashloo (actress, "The House of Sand and Fog", Oscar nominee. The award went to Renee Zellweger)

Farah Pehlevi, queen of Iran until the shah was overthrown in 1979.

academician Andrey D. Mirzabekov
(1937-2003, named in 2002 by The New York Times as the second most influential person biotechnology in the 20th century)

Mstislav Rostropovich

Farman Salmanov (Hero of Socialist Labor, member-correspondent of the Russian Academy of Sciences, legendary pioneer developer of the Western Siberian oil and gas fields)

Togrul Narimanbekov (famous painter, and occassional opera singer)

Tahir Salakhov (painter, chairman of Russian State Association of Painters, first Azerbaijani to receive honorable Russian aristocratic title of "Knyaz")

Babek Khuramide (according to the 19th century German scholar Mueller, Babek was the primary figure in the downfall of the Arab Caliphate in the 9th-10th centuries)

Natavan (19th century poetess, hereditery princess of Qarabag/Karabakh)

Mehseti Ganjevi (12th century poetess)

Nizami Ganjavi (12th-13th century poet)

Muhammad Fizuli (16th century poet in what is now Iraq)

Nasir al-Din Tusi (13th century astronomer/scientist)

Kara Karaev

Arif Melikov

Alem Qasimov (mugham singer, winner of 1999 UNESCO International Music Prize)

Musa Manarov (First cosmonaut in the world to stay over a year in space!)

V. Janibekov (another cosmonaut)

G. Mamedov (until 2004 Deputy Foreign Minister of Russian Federation in charge of nuclear disarmament, currently Ambassador to Canada)

Tofiq Bakhramov(famous soccer referee, linesman in the Germany-England '66 game)

Geidar Jemal (Chairman of the Islamic Council of Russia, political commentator and scientist)

Alekper A. Mamedov (Legendary 4-time Soviet and Europe championship soccer player and coach)

Namiq Abdullaev (Gold and Silver medal wrestling winner in Atlanta and Sidney Olympics)

Shirali Muslimov (lived 168 years!)

Freddy Mercury (real name: Faroukh Bulsara, legendary rock group Queen's vocal)

Ghaffar Pourazar (first foreigner to complete the arduous training at the National Academy of Beijing Opera in China, leader of the Beijing Opera and its International Monkey King Troupe)

Robert Hossein (famous French film actor)

Max Black (philosopher, inspired the "fuzzy logic" scientific concept articulation)

Prof. Lotfi Zadeh (the father of "fuzzy logic", former dean of University of California at Berkeley School of Information Sciences)

Academician Hasan Abdullayev (longest serving President of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, pioneering research of the Selenium and semiconductors)

Academician Ziya Buniyatov (Hero of Soviet Union for the contribution in WWII, done a lot for the research of Azerbaijani history, from pre- and Albanian times, to the Armeno-Azerbaijani war for Karabakh)

Aziza Mustafazade(jazz singer, daughter of no less famous Vagif Mustafazadeh)

Fikret Amirov (the title song from "Pulp Fiction" has motives from "1001 nights" play by F.A.)

Uzeyir Hajibeyov (composer)

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei(present Supreme Leader of Iran)

Mir Hussein Musavi(former Prime Minister and candidate for president of Iran in 2005)

Ali Abdol-Alizadeh (Iranian Minister of Housing and Urban Development)

Issa Kalantari (Iranian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development)

Qolam Reza Shafei(Minister of Industries of Iran)

Eldar Efendiyev (former mayor of Narva and the new population (ethnic affairs) minister, is the first minister of Azeri origin in Estonia, 2001-)

Elbrus Farman oglu Abdullayev (State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport of Ukraine (2002-present)

Shah Ismail Khatai (poet as a hobby, and founder of the powerful XVI-XVIII centuries Safavid dynasty and empire, as a profession)

Prof. Dr. Ali Javan (inventor of gas laser)

Academician Prof. Azad Mirzajanzade (one of pioneering scientists in various important oil-related inventions)

Kerim Kerimov(Soviet space Lt-General, only of its kind, passed away in 2003)

General Maksud Alixanov (Russian Tsarist general)

Lt-General Ismail khan Naxcivanskii (hero of Bayazet defense, descendant of the Naxcivan khans, one of 6 generals in his family)

Hazi Aslanov (Maj-General, twice hero of Soviet Union in WWII, killed in 1945)

Vasiliy Vasilevich Vereshagin -- famous Russian painter whose grandmother on father's side was Azerbaijani. Born in 1842, visited Azerbaijan in 1863.

Richard Sorge (famous spy, who fortold the start of WWII, executed in 1941)

Yuli Gusman (Captain and mentor of Baku's KVN team; host of popular Russian analytical program, TEMA)

Larisa Dolina (famous Russian pop, soul and jazz singer)

Academician Prof.Dr. G.A. Ilizarov (famous orthopedician, surgeon)

Academician Prof. Lev Davidovich Landau (Nobel Prize in Physics)

People that were affected by Azerbaijan (famous visitors)
Alfred Nobel
Cyrus the Great
Hannibal Barca (Carthagenian general)
Alexander the Great (invaded Azerbaijan)
Pompey the Great (Roman general)
Genghis Khan and Tamerlane
Alexander Dumas Sr. (French writer)
Sergey Esenin (Russian poet, 1895-1925)
Mikhail Lermontov (Russian poet and writer, 1814 - 1841)
Academician Kurchatov (lived in Baku in the 1920s)
Eugene M. Primakov(Russian foreign and Prime minister in the late 1990s, Politburo member, lived and studied in Baku in the 1940s)
Dmitriy Mendeleev (chemist, inventor of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements, worked for the Nobel's in Baku)
Marco Polo
Dr. Thor Heyerdahl
Joseph Stalin and Beria (both were in prison in Baku)

Leonardo Da Vinci Eastern Dimension

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Christianity’s greatest-known Renaissance artist, Leonardo da Vinci, may actually have been born of a Muslim mother who hailed from the Azerbaijan region nestled between the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian Sea. That was the theory explored in a lecture Wednesday at Canada’s National Library and Archives organized by the embassies of Azerbaijan and Turkey jointly. DaVinci researcher Louis Buff Parry presented considerable evidence, including partial fingerprint analysis of the master, suggesting that DaVinci’s mother was actually brought to Italy as a slave. DaVinci’s mother was a peasant called Caterina, the most common name given to slaves from Asia marketed in Constantinople (now Istanbul). Da Vinci’s father was notary Piero Fruosina. The two never married. Researchers are still seeking Caterina’s bill of sale, the most conclusive proof of maternal origins in Azerbaijan, a country bridging Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Parry presented considerable material in a lecture entitled “The Eastern Mysteries of Leonardo Da Vinci and His Mother, Caterina”. Background documents included a copy of a 1503 letter to Ottoman Sultan Beyazid II written by DaVinci in Osmanli- Persian-Arabic script. Artist Da Vinci was also a scientist, mathematician, architect, botanist, musician and writer, the epitome of a Renaissance man. Some believe him to be the greatest painter of all time, with world recognition of his Mona Lisa and Last Supper. DaVinci is believed to have visited his mother’s birthplace, where he sketched the Euphrates River headwaters juxtaposed with some Taurus mountain peaks. In one of DaVinci’s notes for a letter to the Sultan Bayezid’s Minister of Finance, the painter also suggests he would write the Islamic confession of faith. Research into the origins of Christianity’s most famous Renaissance figure continues.

Source: Topix.com

Freddy Mercury, Mir Hussein Musavi(+other Iranian politics)?
Were not they of Iranian origin? Musavi is ethnic azeri,but he is from Iran and as far as i know, Mercury had no azeri origin, or am i wrong?Nonotheless they are Iranian people

^ The list is based on the ethnicity Azeri not the country of Azerbaijan. Mercury had Indian Parsi roots, which is related to Iran but not entirely.

Ilqar, Davincis mother were Azeri? LOL

"Christianity’s greatest-known Renaissance artist, Leonardo da Vinci, may actually have been born of a Muslim mother who hailed from the Azerbaijan region nestled between the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian Sea."

Mercury Azeri deyil!
larisa dolina hacanan Azeri oldu? onun ya anasi yada atasi ermenidi!
kasparovu da bura soxmag lazim deyil o da ermenidi yahudi'di!

I agree.

Kasparov are Jewish-Armenian.

Mercury? LOL

God forbid.

Freddy Mercury, Mir Hussein Musavi(+other Iranian politics)?
Were not they of Iranian origin? Musavi is ethnic azeri,but he is from Iran and as far as i know, Mercury had no azeri origin, or am i wrong?Nonotheless they are Iranian people

The source for this list is here: http://www.zerbaijan.com/azlist.htm

^ The list is based on the ethnicity Azeri not the country of Azerbaijan. Mercury had Indian Parsi roots, which is related to Iran but not entirely.

Actually the list is based on famous people from the place by name of Azerbaijan also by Azeri ethnicity.

Ilqar, Davincis mother were Azeri? LOL

"Christianity’s greatest-known Renaissance artist, Leonardo da Vinci, may actually have been born of a Muslim mother who hailed from the Azerbaijan region nestled between the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian Sea."

Here is the source for this article: http://www.topix.com/ca/ottawa-on/2009/10/leonardo-da-vinci-eastern-dimension

Guys YOU ROCK!!! :lol::lol::lol:

Freddy Mercury??? Da Vinci's Mom??? :lol::lol::lol:

And what do you mean "affected by Azerbaijan"?

olmadigi sheyleri yalanan demek lazim deyil.
mercury, dolina, kasparov, azerbaycanli deyiler. ermeni ve ya fars, hind esili adamlari bura gatmag lazim deyil. biz ermenilere deyirik ogrudurlar, onda bize ne desinler?

And what do you mean "affected by Azerbaijan"?

It is much possible why not Azerbaijan has incredible climate 9 of 11 in the world.

Guys YOU ROCK!!! :lol::lol::lol:

Freddy Mercury??? Da Vinci's Mom??? :lol::lol::lol:

And what do you mean "affected by Azerbaijan"?

Wait till they start talking about "ancient Azerbaijan". You will find out the big secret about Alexander the Great.....he was Azeri :)

Wait till they start talking about "ancient Azerbaijan". You will find out the big secret about Alexander the Great.....he was Azeri :)

That is armenian way to make everybody armenian. This list is showing people with different nationality.

The DaVinci researcher Louis Buff Parry is independent person from Canada he is even not Azeri. So be careful next time when you leave fake comments here.

Maybe, but you overdid us by much :).

Ilgar

please, do not post unproven facts and rumors. There is no need for such a dubious publicity.

Freddy Mercury has no azeri connections. His ancestors were originally from Iran, but to say that they were iranian azeri is a stretch.

Da Vinci!? I remember few years ago armenians were claiming he's one of them. Now you do the same disservice for azeris. What's the point?

and revisit your list again. Some of those names you've mentioned are hardly famous. While at the same time you forgot those who really left their mark, like Nobel prize winning physicist Lev Landau.

Ilgar

please, do not post unproven facts and rumors. There is no need for such a dubious publicity.

Freddy Mercury has no azeri connections. His ancestors were originally from Iran, but to say that they were iranian azeri is a stretch.

Da Vinci!? I remember few years ago armenians were claiming he's one of them. Now you do the same disservice for azeris. What's the point?

and revisit your list again. Some of those names you've mentioned are hardly famous. While at the same time you forgot those who really left their mark, like Nobel prize winning physicist Lev Landau.

This thread made such unexpected agiotage of thoughts among the people.

All this facts based on sources from websites they are not created by me. I did not rewrite that list. If somebody has better source for famous people from Azerbaijan they are welcomed to post them here.

Lev Landau

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Lev Davidovich Landau (Russian language: Ле́в Дави́дович Ланда́у; born January 22, 1908 – died April 1, 1968) was a prominent Soviet physicist who made fundamental contributions to many areas of theoretical physics. His accomplishments include the co-discovery of the density matrix method in quantum mechanics, the quantum mechanical theory of diamagnetism, the theory of superfluidity, the theory of second order phase transitions, the Ginzburg-Landau theory of superconductivity, the explanation of Landau damping in plasma physics, the Landau pole in quantum electrodynamics, and the two-component theory of neutrinos. He received the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physics for his development of a mathematical theory of superfluidity that accounts for the properties of liquid helium II at a temperature below 2.17 K (−270.98 °C).

Biography

Early years

Landau was born on January 22, 1908 to a Jewish family in Baku, in what was then Tsarist Russia. Recognized very early as a child prodigy in mathematics, Landau was quoted as saying in later life that he scarcely remembered a time when he was not familiar with calculus. Landau graduated at 13 from gymnasium. His parents regarded him too young to attend university, so for a year he attended the Baku Economical Technicum. In 1922, at age 14, he matriculated at Baku State University, studying in two departments simultaneously: the department of Physics and Mathematics, and the department of Chemistry. Subsequently he ceased studying chemistry, but remained interested in the field throughout his life.

In 1924, he moved to the main centre of Soviet physics at the time: the Physics Department of Leningrad State University. In Leningrad, he first made the acquaintance of genuine theoretical physics and dedicated himself fully to its study, graduating in 1927. Landau subsequently enrolled for post-graduate study at the Leningrad Physico-Technical Institute, and at 21, received a doctorate. Landau got his first chance to travel abroad in 1929, on a Soviet government traveling fellowship supplemented by a Rockefeller Foundation fellowship.

After brief stays in Göttingen and Leipzig, he went to Copenhagen to work in Niels Bohr's Institute for Theoretical Physics. After the visit, Landau always considered himself a pupil of Niels Bohr and Landau's approach to physics was greatly influenced by Bohr. After his stay in Copenhagen he visited Cambridge and Zürich before returning to the Soviet Union. In the period of 1932-1937 he headed the department of theoretical physics at the National Technical University's "Kharkov Polytechnical Institute" (now known as the Kharkov Mechanics and Machine Building Institute).

Great Purge

During the Great Purge, Landau was investigated within the UPTI Affair in Kharkov, but he managed to leave for Moscow. Still, he was arrested on April 27, 1938 and held in an NKVD prison until his release on April 29, 1939, after his colleague Pyotr Kapitsa, an experimental low-temperature physicist, wrote a letter to Stalin, personally vouching for Landau's behavior.

Source: Wikipedia

Ilgar

While at the same time you forgot those who really left their mark, like Nobel prize winning physicist Lev Landau.

If you look to the list carefully Lev Landau is not forgotten he is there.:)

Maybe, but you overdid us by much :).

Nobody can overdo you. You do records on this.:lol:

Ilqar, Davincis mother were Azeri? LOL

"Christianity’s greatest-known Renaissance artist, Leonardo da Vinci, may actually have been born of a Muslim mother who hailed from the Azerbaijan region nestled between the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian Sea."

Guys,

You can read comment from researcher Louis Buff Parry about his research in this web site: http://www.topix.com/ca/ottawa-on/2009/10/leonardo-da-vinci-eastern-dimension#comments

Louis Buff Parry
Edmonton, Canada
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"I gave the presentation in question. Be it known, there were cartographs of the 16th and 17th centuries that show the word "Azerbaijan", written in Dutch phonology as "Atzerbatjan". These old cartographs were on display in the Chelsea Art Museum in Manhattan in early 2009 at the ItaliArabia exhibit! This should put to rest the statement "there was no Azerbaijan at that time". F.Y.I. "azer-baijan" simply means the land of the Azeris. "

I agree.

Kasparov are Jewish-Armenian.


At least he was Bakunian but I think he feels himself more Armenian than Jewish. Otherwise he did not forget who helped him to make his first triumph while living in Baku. Anyway that is his problem.

Who says he forgets the people that helped him?

People let's speak not only about famous azeries from Azerbaijan, but also all the people who are originally from the land of Azerbaijan regardless to their ethnic roots.
Besides, I don't support those Da Vinci and Freddy Mercury articles. Let's talk about what we have in reality

Guys, Kasparov doesn't consider himself being armenian, jewish or azeri. As strange as it sounds, he considers himself Russian. Half-jewish, half-armenian, born and raised in Azerbaijan, yet somehow he's Russian. That's his choice. And while he is said to be a real prick in everyday life, he is still the greatest chess player EVER.

Guys, I have to share a sad secret with you - Freddy is kazakh!

:lol::lol::lol:

OK, I'm kidding, let's be more serious on this topic.

Guys, I have to share a sad secret with you - Freddy is kazakh!

:lol::lol::lol:

OK, I'm kidding, let's be more serious on this topic.

I will tell you something but it is not secret that Freddy's eyes sizes are not meeting Kazakh eyes sizes standard requirments. :lol: I am just kidding whatever. Whoever he was he had very nice voice.:)

Guys, Kasparov doesn't consider himself being armenian, jewish or azeri. As strange as it sounds, he considers himself Russian. Half-jewish, half-armenian, born and raised in Azerbaijan, yet somehow he's Russian. That's his choice. And while he is said to be a real prick in everyday life, he is still the greatest chess player EVER.

That was part of his presidential campaign. The Russians would never give their votes to a half-Jewish and half-Armenian that was born in the Caucasus.
I dont know if he's a prick, but politics is definitely not his thing, he should stay out of it.

That was part of his presidential campaign. The Russians would never give their votes to a half-Jewish and half-Armenian that was born in the Caucasus.
I dont know if he's a prick, but politics is definitely not his thing, he should stay out of it.

I do not know why some of them hate Caucasians and Jews so much? Who spreads Caucasia phobia and Anti-Semite ideas in Russia? Or I think they have just complex on this issue. That is sad :ohno:

That was part of his presidential campaign. The Russians would never give their votes to a half-Jewish and half-Armenian that was born in the Caucasus.
I dont know if he's a prick, but politics is definitely not his thing, he should stay out of it.

I think he does indeed considers himself Russian. He doesn't say it explicitly, but when asked why do you keep getting into russian politics, shouldn't you care more about Azerbaijan where you were born or Armenia he said that he doesn't care about Azerbaijan or Armenia and he's a patriot of Russia. Go figure :ohno:

As for him being a prick, unfortunately it is also true. As much as I admire him as a great chess player he's not a very nice person. He is said to be very arrogant, rude and has a dubious track record when it comes to dealing with people. All in all, he's just like Bobby Fisher. Both were great players and both had very serious problems with social skills. Some say that this is a side effect of being completely devoted to the game.

Sami Yusuf (born July 1980)[1] is a British-Iranian Azeri Muslim singer-songwriter. Yusuf's music consists mostly of songs relating to Islam and being a Muslim in today's rapidly changing world.[2] He also deals with many social and humanitarian issues in his music. He is fast becoming a very popular figure in the Islamic world, having made videos for several of his tracks;[3] according to The Guardian, he "is perhaps the most famous British Muslim in the world".[4] In 2006, Time Magazine called him "Islam's biggest rock star",[5] while BBC has dubbed him as "the King of Muslim pop".[6]

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Sami Yusuf performing at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

Biography
Sami Yusuf was born in July 1980 into a musical family of Azeri origin in Tehran, Iran, learning to play several instruments at a very young age and demonstrating a keen interest in singing and composing. He studied music at several institutions and with renowned composers and musicians, including composers from the Royal Academy of Music in London, one of the world most prestigious music institutions. In addition to his education in Western harmonics and composition, Yusuf has a solid understanding of the Middle Eastern modes (or Maqams), and is thoroughly acquainted and familiar with both Eastern and Western musical traditions.

Since 2003, Yusuf's debut album al-Mu'allim and his second album 'My Ummah' have sold over five million copies worldwide (with a third album nearing completion). His YouTube videos have been played over 10 million times and his websites have been accessed by his many millions of ardent supporters. His concerts have attracted large audiences across the Middle East, Europe and the United States, including 250,000 attendance in Istanbul. Yusuf has been featured by Time magazine and has appeared on the covers of dozens of other mainstream publications around the world.

Yusuf is devoutly spiritual and often uses his art and music as a means of promoting the messages of love, mercy, peace and tolerance, whilst encouraging the youth to be proud of their identity.

Career
Yusuf has been featured by Time magazine as "Islam's biggest rock star"[5] and has appeared on the covers of dozens of other mainstream publications around the world. Yusuf is devoutly spiritual and often uses his art and music as a means of promoting the messages of love, mercy, peace and tolerance, whilst encouraging the youth to be proud of their identity. Sami Yusuf’s songs have revolutionized the nasheed industry and have given birth to a new genre of modern Islamic music.[7] In July 2009, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Roehampton University for "extraordinary contribution to fields including ... music".[8] His latest song "You Came To Me"[9] has been released as an immense hit all over the world. It has had more than 2,000,000 views on Youtube.

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u can add khamenei(iran's supreme leader).he is azeri too.xaminə is a city near Tabriz which is azeri(mir hosein musavi is from xamine too.his complete name is mir hosein musavi khamene)

u can add khamenei(iran's supreme leader).he is azeri too.xaminə is a city near Tabriz which is azeri(mir hosein musavi is from xamine too.his complete name is mir hosein musavi khamene)

They are on the list on first page. Qardasim :)

uzr istirem.gormedim evvelde eziz

uzr istirem.gormedim evvelde eziz

Ezizim, senden bir xahisim var Siz Iran Azerileri neye gore Iran hokumetinin Ermenistana yardimina icaze verirsiz.:ohno: Azerbaycan torpaqi Qarabaq helede ermenilerin isgali altindadir. Siz bizimle bir olub farslari basa salmalisiniz ki, ermenistani blokadaya almalisiniz taki onlar Azerbaycan torpaqlarini terk edene qeder.

bir ish goramarux ona gore :ohno:.onan sora,biz indi ozumuze gore problemimiz choxdi,bari siz oz dilizca yaza bulusuz,medreselerizde azeri danisha bulusuz,biz geleh evvel oz yasidigimizin yerin fikrin eliyax :ohno:

Khatami may be Azeri by genetics but he is actions are surely anti-Azeri

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Hovhannes Bagramyan - military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union, born in Chardakhly, Russian Empire, now Republic of Azerbaijan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hovhannes_Bagramyan

Khatami may be Azeri by genetics but he is actions are surely anti-Azeri

As far as I know akhatami is from yazd and yazd isn't azeri.But I haven't seen an anti azeri act by him

As far as I know akhatami is from yazd and yazd isn't azeri.But I haven't seen an anti azeri act by him

As I know Khatami was one of the supporters of Azeri origin canditate Mir Hussein Musavi during last presidential election in Iran.

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Kerim Aliyevich Kerimov (Azerbaijani: Kərim Əli oğlu Kərimov, Russian: Керим Алиевич Керимов; 1917–2003) was an Azerbaijani Soviet/Russian rocket scientist, one of the founders of the Soviet space industry, and for many years a central figure in the Soviet space program. Despite his prominent role, his identity was kept a secret from the public for most of his career.[1][2] He was one of the lead architects behind the string of Soviet successes that stunned the world from the late 1950s – from the launch of the first satellite, the Sputnik 1 in 1957,[3] and the first human spaceflight, Yuri Gagarin's 108-minute trip around the globe aboard the Vostok 1 in 1961, to the first fully automated space docking, of Cosmos 186 and Cosmos 188 in 1967, and the first space stations, the Salyut and Mir series from 1971 to 1991.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerim_Kerimov

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Hazi Ahad oglu Aslanov (Azerbaijani: Həzi Əhəd oğlu Aslanov, Russian: Ази Асланов; January 22, 1910, Lankaran — January 24, 1945, Latvia) was an Azerbaijani Major-General of the Soviet armoured troops during World War II. Aslanov was awarded twice Hero of the Soviet Union.[1]

Battle of Moscow
In August, 1941, he replaced the injured commander of a tank battalion, composed of 12-15 machines type T-26, BT-5, BT-7 and T-34.

In the fierce fights near the areas of Shostka, Bakhmach, Piryatin, his tankers fought to the last tank, while Aslanov personally led his battalion in the attack. In one of these battles, Hazi Aslanov, received two bullet wounds in his right leg and severe shrapnel wound to the head, but continued to remain in the service. When the battalion lost all of its tanks, the Major was recalled to the reserve in September, 1941. He also appointed of 10th deputy for the technical units, where he fought in the areas of Piryatin, Okhtyrka, Bohodukhiv and Kharkiv.[6] The next year, he received command of the 55th Tank Regiment.

Battle of Stalingrad
Later in 1942, he led the 35th Guards Tank Brigade from Stalingrad through Borisovo, Vileyka, and Minsk to Vilnius and Riga, and participated in the battles of Rostov and Taganrog. His brigade liberated the town Pleshinitsy. Aslanov was famous for his "thrust from flank" technique, which was launching an attack by heading straight toward the enemy, while other Soviet troops were sent to attack from the sides.[7]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazi_Aslanov

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Lotfi A. Zadeh

Lotfali Askar-Zadeh (Azerbaijani: Lütfi Əsgərzadə,Persian: لطفعلی عسکرزاده born February 4, 1921), better known as Lotfi A. Zadeh, is a mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist, and a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotfi_A._Zadeh

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Yevgeny Vaganovich Petrosyan (Russian: Евге́ний Вага́нович Петрося́н) (born on September 16, 1945 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR) is a Soviet/Russian comedian of Armenian descent.He was named in 2005 among the most influential figures in contemporary Russia.

As I know Khatami was one of the supporters of Azeri origin canditate Mir Hussein Musavi during last presidential election in Iran.

Yes,he was.But in politics ethinity has no effect atall ;)

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Irina Allegrova - a famous Russian singer of Armenian descent. Irina was not born in Baku, but grew up there where she studied piano and ballet. Her daughter Lala Allegrova is half Azeri, also a singer.

Yes,he was.But in politics ethinity has no effect atall ;)

Khatami is half Azeri (mother)

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Irina Allegrova - a famous Russian singer of Armenian descent. Irina was not born in Baku, but grew up there where she studied piano and ballet. Her daughter Lala Allegrova is half Azeri, also a singer.

thanks for sharing.

Both Azeris and Armenians are great people

Both Azeris and Armenians are great people

I like to think so too, though most Azeris and Armenians will disagree with this or that part of the statement :lol:.

Reza Deghati

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Reza Deghati, born 1952 in Tabriz, Iran [1] is an Iranian-French photojournalist, who works under the name Reza

Biography
Philanthropist, idealist, humanist, architect and extraordinary photographer, Reza, as he is widely known, lives to shoot another day. No stranger to conflict, Reza brings image after winning image of never-before scenes to audiences around the world.


World famous for his intrepid explorer's style of capturing the world's most exotic places, Reza has covered most of the globe for National Geographic Magazine. Numerous films about Reza's work have been produced by National Geographic Television, most notably Frontline Diaries [2] , which won an Emmy Award in 2002. Reza later served as Creative Director for National Geographic's most viewed documentary, Inside Mecca, in 2005. As part of its Exceptional Journeys series, National Geographic released a DVD in May 2008 looking at Reza's career as a photojournalist, with special features highlighting his extensive humanitarian work.


Reza’s images are iconic, but there's more to the award-winning photojournalist than just his camera. In 2001, he founded Aina (Persian for The Mirror), an international non-profit organization dedicated to educating and empowering afghan women and children through the media. By providing educational opportunities in the field of communications and multimedia, Aina aims to equip afghans with the skills required to build a self-sufficient, democratic, and unified country. In 1991, Reza served as a consultant to the United Nations in Afghanistan, helping to distribute food to populations in war-torn parts of the country. For his exemplary dedication to such humanitarian causes and because of his work with Aina in Afghanistan, National Geographic awarded him the title of National Geographic Fellow[3] in 2006.


Reza is deeply committed to the education of future generations. He spends much of his time as lecturer, trainer, and visiting professor, giving presentations and running workshops on global issues. His humanitarian work and photojournalism have been recognized by international institutions and universities, including George Washington University, Stanford University, Beijing University and the Sorbonne in Paris.


Reza's photographs have been exhibited in major cities throughout the world. War+Peace (2009), an exhibit featuring thirty years worth of Reza's photojournalistic adventures, was held at the Caen Memorial (Peace Museum) in Normandy, France. One World, One Tribe (2006), was the National Geographic Museum's first outdoor exhibition in Washington D.C, and [4], Reza's landmark exhibition in Paris, drew a million visitors.


Over the last three decades, many of Reza’s photographs have graced the covers of National Geographic Magazine, with many more featured in major international publications. He is also the author of seventeen books, including War+Peace, the first in a series entitled Masters of Photography by National Geographic, and most recently, Sindhbad, Reza's adaptation of the seven journeys of this mystical character from the classic tale, A Thousand and One Nights. Childhood Promise is the story of discovery, narrated by three people, about a promise made by Reza to his son, Delazad.


In 1996, Reza won the Hope Prize for his contribution to a joint project with UNICEF in Rwanda entitled Lost Children's Portraits. In 2005, he was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite, France’s highest civilian honour, for his philanthropic work in the areas of children’s education and the empowerment of women in the media. In 2006, Spain’s Crown Prince Felipe presented him with the Prince of Asturias Humanitarian Medal on behalf of National Geographic. The same year, Reza received the Honor Medal[5] from the University of Missouri - Columbia School of Journalism “in recognition of his lifelong contributions, through brilliant photojournalism, to justice and dignity for the world’s citizens." He also received an award recognizing his humanitarian work from the University of Chicago.


In 2008, Reza became a senior fellow of the Ashoka Foundation, and in May 2009, received the Honorary Degree of Doctor Honoris Causa[6] from the American University of Paris (AUP) for his achievements in journalism and humanitarianism. In October 2009, he received the Lucie Award[7] for Achievement in Documentary from the New York-based Lucie Foundation and in May 2010, in New York, the Infinity Award of ICP (International Center of Photography) honoured Reza for his latest report on Afghanistan; “Once upon a time, the Russian Empire”, in Photojournalism category. Reza is currently planning a new photography project with residents of the Sicilian suburb of Librino, as well as another major project in Burkina Faso.

^^Short film about Reza

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Freddy Mercury (real name: Faroukh Bulsara, legendary rock group Queen's vocal)

Ghaffar Pourazar (first foreigner to complete the arduous training at the National Academy of Beijing Opera in China, leader of the Beijing Opera and its International Monkey King Troupe)


Ayatollah Ali Khamenei(present Supreme Leader of Iran)

Mir Hussein Musavi(former Prime Minister and candidate for president of Iran in 2005)

Ali Abdol-Alizadeh (Iranian Minister of Housing and Urban Development)

Issa Kalantari (Iranian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development)

Qolam Reza Shafei(Minister of Industries of Iran)



Shah Ismail Khatai (poet as a hobby, and founder of the powerful XVI-XVIII centuries Safavid dynasty and empire, as a profession)

Prof. Dr. Ali Javan (inventor of gas laser)



People that were affected by Azerbaijan (famous visitors)

Cyrus the Great


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you must be kidding

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you must be kidding

We have joint culture and history with Iran.

We have joint culture and history with Iran.

yes i know, we are from one nation and identity
:) but what we know of azerbaijan today is fairly diff than what it was 2500 years ago, i mean its not wrong, but it just needs more description


anyway , both are my home :)

Actually Russian, Turkish, Persian influences are mixed in modern Azerbaijan:)

Azərbaycan əsilli məşhur müğənni Sami Yusuf bütün dünyada təbii və insanların törətdiyi fəlakətlərdən əziyyət çəkənlərə yardım məqsədiylə klip çəkdirib. Sənətçinin mətbuat xidmətindən verilən məlumata görə, o, "In Every Tear, He Is There" (Hər gözyaşında, O orada)" adlanan klipi ilə insanları birliyə çağırır.

"Dünyamız dəyişir. Sunami, inqilablar, digər tərəfdən yeni Çernobıl riski. Bunlarla yanaşı, dünyanın müxtəlif bölgələrində davam edən qarşıdurmalar. Lakin bu dəyişmə, hər birimizin əvvəlki insanlığımıza, təbiətimizə dönməmiz üçün, sevmək və sevilmək üçün bir imkandır. Bu dəyişmə bizə ümid, inanc və sevginin bütün xəstəliklərin dərmanı olduğu gerçəkliyinə inanmağa izin verək", deyə Sami Yusuf klipi barədə danışarkən bildirib.

İnanc, irq, din, fərqli keçmişlər insanları bir-birindən ayırır, fərqləndirir. Gəlin bir dəfəlik sevgi və hörmətin bu ayrıseçkiliyin öhdəsindən gəlməsinə və bu yolla bir olmağa çalışaq", deyə müğənni əlavə edib.

"In Every Tear, He Is There" (Hər gözyaşında, O orada)".



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yes i know, we are from one nation and identity
:) but what we know of azerbaijan today is fairly diff than what it was 2500 years ago, i mean its not wrong, but it just needs more description


anyway , both are my home :)


so you are one nation with azeris i dont get that, what does it mean?

no

im persian azari myelf, not from rep.az, but my paternal grandfather was from baku, at time that russia had not tear us appart, so we were all in iran. but then when the soviets took azerbaycan, and gave a week or so time for people to escape, half of my grandpas family moved to iranian azerbaycan but some didnt have time to escape.


i hve family i dont know in rep.azarbaijan.

iran is my home, my everything, my blood, my pride, and my identity, but since part of me is from baku, rep.azerbaycan is also a part of me :D thats what i ment

Actually Russian, Turkish, Persian influences are mixed in modern Azerbaijan:)

the more mixed, diverse a culture is, from both, internal or external influence, the more complete, complex interesting and fantastic it gets :) azerbaijan is a very nice example :)

no

im persian azari myelf, not from rep.az, but my paternal grandfather was from baku, at time that russia had not tear us appart, so we were all in iran. but then when the soviets took azerbaycan, and gave a week or so time for people to escape, half of my grandpas family moved to iranian azerbaycan but some didnt have time to escape.


i hve family i dont know in rep.azarbaijan.

iran is my home, my everything, my blood, my pride, and my identity, but since part of me is from baku, rep.azerbaycan is also a part of me :D thats what i ment

so why did your beloved Iran help Armenians to kill Azeris ?? and ..still helping Armenia??????

so why did your beloved Iran help Armenians to kill Azeris ?? and ..still helping Armenia??????

thats completely irrelevant to me. i dont decide what irans regime does :nuts:

and secondly iran isnt really envolved in that issue, its not our fault that two countries cant solve an issue. grow up

thats completely irrelevant to me. i dont decide what irans regime does :nuts:

and secondly iran isnt really envolved in that issue, its not our fault that two countries cant solve an issue. grow up


We all hope one day Iranian people will sweep away this regime in their country. And democracy will come to Iran 25 million people its citizens of Azeri origin will have equal right to write to read and to study in own language as some other small ethnicity groups in this country.:)

We could solve out this problem by now if Iran was also cooperating with Azerbaijan on solving out this issue.:)

insallah, :)

azari should be taught in all schools as the second language instead of arabic. nobody even likes arabic, so many people tried to get rid of arabic but the regime refuses to :(

nd all of us azaris put together in iran are apprx 18 million not 20, but whatever :D we are mixed with non azeri speakers so its all a big mish mash :D lol whatever,same origin , thats all that matters

hopefully one day all problems in the world get fixed and everyones lives in peace :)

Freddie Mercury is the ethnic Azerbaijani. I read about it in the newspaper "The Sun". You can also read about it in this site: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3633129/Welcome-to-Azerbaijan-where-Sir-Geoff-Hurst-never-has-to-buy-a-beer.html

I think it isn`t false information. Because we know that the newspaper "The Sun" is the most famous newspaper in the world... ;)

all turkic land must be united!

all turkic land must be united!

neter meslehetdi :horse:

What is "Məxşur"?

Its "Məşhur" or "Tanınmış".

What is "Məxşur"?

Its "Məşhur" or "Tanınmış".
Actually these two words are synonyms:

məşhur - famous
tanınmış - well-known

Azerbaijan is land of Mugham and we are one of the active contributors to world music. Here is few known faces from mugham (Source: Mugham Radio)

Mansum Ibrahimov, Elchin Hashimov, Elnur Ahmadov - Mugham trio

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Isfar Sarabski - Jazz musician

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Alim Gasimov - One of the world's most known music performers

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Sevda Alekperzadeh - Singer

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Sakina Ismayilova - Mugham singer

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Владимир Меньшов


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Владислав Лисовец


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Чингиз Абдуллаев


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Братья Гусманы


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Мстислав Растропович


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Ирина Аллегрова


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Freddie Mercury is the ethnic Azerbaijani. I read about it in the newspaper "The Sun". You can also read about it in this site: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3633129/Welcome-to-Azerbaijan-where-Sir-Geoff-Hurst-never-has-to-buy-a-beer.html

I think it isn`t false information. Because we know that the newspaper "The Sun" is the most famous newspaper in the world... ;)

Я огромная фанатка Фредди Меркьюри, творчества Queen. Но публикация газеты меня сильно не удивила.
Ведь корни Фредди идут из Ирана.
Это целая история. После проникновения ислама в Иран, иранцы разделились на два фронта - те кто принял его и те кто остался язычником. Естественно, исламские иранцы не давали мирно существовать своим братьям-язычникам (их называли парсы). Парсы ушли из Ирана давным давно. Многие поселились в Индии. Кто-то на острове Занзибар, где и родился Фредди Меркьюри.
Он не был мусульманином, он оставался язычником.
Он завещал, чтобы его похороны были проведены согласно языческим возрениям. Его тело должны были отдать на съедение диким животным. Но его просьба не была выполнена, так как не подобает так расправляться с телом Великого музыканта.

People that were affected by Azerbaijan (famous visitors)
Alfred Nobel
Cyrus the Great
Hannibal Barca (Carthagenian general)
Alexander the Great (invaded Azerbaijan)
Pompey the Great (Roman general)
Genghis Khan and Tamerlane
Alexander Dumas Sr. (French writer)
Sergey Esenin (Russian poet, 1895-1925)
Mikhail Lermontov (Russian poet and writer, 1814 - 1841)
Academician Kurchatov (lived in Baku in the 1920s)
Eugene M. Primakov(Russian foreign and Prime minister in the late 1990s, Politburo member, lived and studied in Baku in the 1940s)
Dmitriy Mendeleev (chemist, inventor of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements, worked for the Nobel's in Baku)
Marco Polo
Dr. Thor Heyerdahl
Joseph Stalin and Beria (both were in prison in Baku)

Еще Горький был - он писал про бакинскую бухту, и Жюль Верн он был поражен Тифлисским вокзалом.

Interesting and rare photos of some Azerbaijani famous people

Eldar Namazov (political expert) with Anar Mammadkhanov (MP) and Vafa Guluzade (political expert)

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With Turkish president Suleyman Demirel

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With US president Bill Clinton

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Sardar Jalaloglu (Political party leader)

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He looks like guy from Crocodile Dundee :D

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Anar (Writer) with his dad Rasul Rza (Writer)

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He looks like Mo Green from Godfather :D

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with Rashid Behbudov (singer)

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with academical scientist and historian Ziya Bunyadov

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with Saint John II of Vatican

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Former president of our country Abulfaz Elchibay

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with Turkish MHP Party Leader Alparslan "Bashbug" Turkesh

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with Turkish rock singer Barish Mancho

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Kamancha player Habil Aliyev

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with poet Aliagha Vahid

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with actor Hajibaba Baghirov

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Poet Fikrat Goja

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Former parliamentary speaker Murtuz Alasgarov

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Party Leader Lala Shovkat

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with artist Sattar Bahlulzade (Very unique photo)

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with president Heydar Aliyev and Baku mayor Alish Lambaranski

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MP Sabir Rustamkhanli

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Actor Rasim Balayev

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Journalist Rauf Arifoglu

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MP Panah Huseyn

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This is not Nazi Salute, he is just nuts and try to pull his arm forward in Bayil prison which is demolished)
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