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Soviet statesman of Azerbaijani origin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Suleyman Vazirov (Azerbaijani: Süleyman Azad oğlu Vəzirov, Russian: Сулейман Азадович Везиров) — Soviet statesman of Azerbaijani origin, organizer of the oil industry in Azerbaijan SSR, first Minister of Oil Industry in the republic from 1954 to 1959.[1]
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Suleyman Vazirov | |
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| Minister of Oil Industry of Azerbaijan SSR | |
| In office 1954–1959 | |
| Succeeded by | Anvar Alikhanov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 18, 1910 Shusha, Shusha Uyezd, Elisavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | February 7, 1973 (aged 62) Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
| Resting place | Alley of Honor |
| Political party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour |
Suleyman Vazirov was born in 1910 in Shusha to Vazirov family. His father, Azad bey Vazirov, received military training in St. Petersburg and was a rittmeister,[2] and her mother, Zahra khanum, was the daughter of the famous doctor of his time, Karim bey Mehmandarov. Suleyman Vazirov studied at the Shusha Real School, then entered the Baku Industrial and Economic College. In addition to studying at the technical school, he was also working as a cinema mechanic's assistant. After graduating from technical school, he began working in Bibi-Heybat oil rig.
In 1928, he entered the mining faculty of Azerbaijan Technical University, which he graduated in 1932. He served as head of the Main Directorate for Oil Production in the Southern and Western Regions of the USSR MNP (1946-1949), Minister of the Oil Industry (1954-1959), Chairman of the National Economy Council (1959-1965), Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1965-1970), Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR (1970-1973).
Besides that he was an elected a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkmenistan. He served as deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 3rd, 5th and 6th convocations (in 1950-1954 and 1958-1966), the Azerbaijan SSR of the 4th, 7th and 8th convocations (in 1955-1959 and since 1967) ...
He died on February 7, 1973, after a long illness.[1] He was buried in Baku on the Alley of Honor.[3]
He was married to Valida Vazirova (1920-2012), daughter of Rashid bey Akhundzadeh, Governor of Baku in 1919 during Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. Together they had:
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