Rashid bey Akhundzadeh
Governor of Baku
In office
5 February 1919 – 25 August 1919
Appointed byKhalil bey Khasmammadov
Preceded byMuseyib Akhijanov
Succeeded byAmir bey Narimanbeyov
Personal details
Born(1880-04-10)April 10, 1880
Salyan, Javad Uyezd, Baku Governorate
DiedApril 1940 (aged 59–60)
Kirov Oblast
ParentAbdussalam Akhundzadeh
EducationSaint Vladimir Royal University of Kiev

Rashid bey Akhundzadeh (Azerbaijani: Rəşid bəy Axundzadə) was a Governor of Baku in 1919 during Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.

Early life

He was born on 10 April 1880 to Sheikh ul-Islam Abdussalam Akhundzadeh and his wife Ummu Salama Muradkhanova in Salyan.[1] He studied for 4 years at the Tbilisi Real school and for 4 years at the Tbilisi 3rd gymnasium, where he studied for additional 1 year and finished the 8th grade on 20 November 1905. He was accepted to Saint Vladimir Royal University of Kiev's Faculty of Law following year, graduated in 1910.[2] After graduation, he started to work at Tbilisi Courtroom. Later he relocated to Baku, working as an attorney.[3]

In 1917, in the judicial system of the Baku District, he was an assistant lawyer together with Mammad Yusif Jafarov, Rustam khan Khoyski, Ali khan Kantemirov, Gasim Gasimov, Abu Muslim bey Israfilov, Hamid bey Shahtakhtinski.

Rashid Akhundzadeh on a stamp of Azerbaijan Post, 2019

During Azerbaijan Democratic Republic

On November 30, 1918, the Muslim National Committee of the former Javad Uyezd held elections for membership in the Parliament of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Salyan. Technological engineer Bakhish bey Rustambeyov from Salyan was elected MP for the city while Akhundzadeh was elected by the uyezd.[1] Thanks to his good relations with Fatali Khan Khoyski, he was later appointed Governor of Baku on 5 February 1919.[4] His predecessor Museyib Akhijanov became his deputy. However his term was very short as he resigned few months later, on 17 August 1919 and was replaced on 25 August 1919.[5]

During Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic

He was a member of Azerbaijan Bar Association in 1923. However he was soon arrested during Great Purge and exiled to Kirov Oblast, where he died.[1]

Family

He was married to Sara Nazirova (1898 - 1962), daughter of playwright Najaf bey Vazirov. They had three daughters together:

  1. Gülnar Behbudova (1914-1996)
  2. Leyla Akhundova (1919-2003)
  3. Valida Vazirova (1920-2012) — married to Suleyman Vazirov (1910-1973), Minister of Oil Industry of the Azerbaijan SSR

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mardanov, Misir (2018). Rashid bey Akhundzadeh (in Azerbaijani). Ädalät Tahirzadä. Bakı. ISBN 978-9952-518-03-0. OCLC 1138945132. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ Hüseynzadə, Tuncay. "İstiqlal fədailəri-Azərbaycan Xalq Cümhuriyyətinin Daxili İşlər Nazirləri və silahdaşları: 1918-1920" [Martyrs of Independence - Ministers of Internal Affairs and comrades-in-arms of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic: 1918-1920]. Presidential Library. pp. 340–342. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  3. ↑ Alizadeh, Akif. "Azerbaijani advocacy - 100 years anniversary (1919-2019)" (PDF). Azerbaijani Lawyer (18): 46–47.
  4. ↑ "The period of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan :: Baku". bakucity.preslib.az. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  5. ↑ "Biographies of the ADR founders :: Azerbaijan Democratic Republic". axc.preslib.az. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
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