Sona Nuriyeva

Sona Nuriyeva (Azerbaijani: Sona Nuriyeva; 15 December 1915 – 1986) was a Soviet aviator, deputy of the 1st convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, one of the first Azerbaijani female aviators.^[1]

Sona Nuriyeva
Born	(1915-12-15)December 15, 1915 Əmircan, Baku, Azerbaijan SSR
Died	1986 Baku, Azerbaijan
Occupation(s)	Aviator, politician
Awards	Order of Lenin, Order of the Badge of Honour

Biography

Sona Nuriyeva was born on December 15, 1915, in the village of Amirjan in Baku city. In 1930, she graduated from high school and enrolled in the Baku Aero Club.^[2] Nuriyeva graduated from the Baku Pilots Club in 1932.^[1] From 1932 to 1934, she worked as an instructor at the Baku Aero Club.^[2]

In 1936, she graduated from the Bataysk Flying School, where she enrolled in 1934.^[3] Since 1945, Nuriyeva was a member of the CPSU and a member of the Baku Pilots Club. Sona Nuriyeva was one of the first Azerbaijani female aviators and one of also the first woman deputy from the Azerbaijan SSR. She worked as a pilot in the civil aviation administration of the Azerbaijan SSR.^[1]

From 1936 to 1937, she was a pilot in the 222nd Aviation Squadron of the Transcaucasian Civil Air Fleet Directorate of the USSR. From 1937 to 1943, Nuriyeva served as a pilot in the 19th Aviation Squadron of the Azerbaijani Aviation Group, and from 1943 to 1945, she was a pilot in the 9th Transport Aviation Squadron of the Azerbaijani Civil Air Fleet Directorate of the USSR.^[2] She participated in the "Great Patriotic War", carrying out special missions with flights to Tehran.^[1]

Since 1945, she switched to flights on international air routes (Germany, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Poland, etc.). From 1949 to 1968, she worked at the Zabrat Airport.^[4]

Since 1968, she has been a personal pensioner of republican significance, and since 1978, she has been a personal pensioner of union significance.^[1]

She was elected as a deputy of the 1st convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

She was awarded the Order of Lenin (January 27, 1936) and the Order of the Badge of Honour as well as various medals. Several essays and poems are dedicated to Nuriyeva.^[1] Additionally, Sona Nuriyeva was awarded the Honorary Diploma of the Azerbaijani SSR.^[2]