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List Of Talysh People
This is a list of notable Talysh people. Historical figures * Zahed Gilani (probably) * Abdal Beg Talish * Khadem Beg Talish * Mirza Mohammad Talish * Mohammad Beg Talish Modern figures * Zeynal Zeynalov (politician) * Zulfugar Ahmedzade (1898–1942) * Nasirli Muzaffar * Mirsalaev Boyukaga * Shirali Akhundov * Alikram Hummatov * Fakhraddin Aboszoda (1956–2020) * Zardusht Alizadeh * Atakhan Abilov * Hootan Dolati * Hilal Mammadov * Novruzali Mammadov * Allahshukur Pashazadeh * Hooshang Amirahmadi * Rovshan Janiyev * Idrak Abbasov Centenarians * Shirali Muslimov * Mahmud Eyvazov Mahmud Bagir oglu Eyvazov (; claimed to have lived 7 February 1808 – 3 December 1960) was a well-known Azerbaijani long-lived collective farmer (originally from a mountain Talysh village). According to the official Soviet version, he lived for ... References {{reflist Talysh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talysh People
The Talysh people ( tly, Tolışon, script=Latn تالشان; az, Talışlar; fa, تالشان) are an Iranian ethnic group indigenous to a region shared between Azerbaijan and Iran which spans the South Caucasus and the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea. They speak the Talysh language, one of the Northwestern Iranian languages. It is spoken in the northern regions of the Iranian provinces of Gilan and Ardabil and the southern parts of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The areas in the Republic of Azerbaijan where Northern Talysh is spoken was historically known as Talish-i Gushtasbi. In Iran there is a Talesh County in Gilan Province. Origins The Talyshis have traditionally inhabited the Talish district in the southwestern part of the Caspian Sea, which is usually considered to extend more than 150 km. Today, the northern part of Talish is located in the Republic of Azerbaijan, encompassing the districts of Lankaran, Astara, Lerik, Masally, and Yardimli. The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fakhraddin Aboszoda
Fakhraddin Aboszoda (; 1956 – 2020) was a Talysh people, Talysh rights activist and historian. He was a leader of the Talysh national movement. He was a chairman of the ''majlis'' (parliament) of the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic within the Republic of Azerbaijan. After the creation of the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic, Aboszoda joined the Talysh movement. He took a central role in leadership after Alikram Hummatov asked him to write the Republic's constitution. He helped create its ''majlis'', first convened in August 1993, and later became its chairman. The first orders of the majlis were to transfer military power to civilian authorities, officially declare the autonomous Talysh-Mughan republic as a constituent part of Azerbaijan, the election of Hummatov as president and the appointment of Aboszoda as head of the ''majlis''. After the end of the republic Aboszoda became an editor of ''Tolyshi Sado'' (1993–1995) and other Talysh newspapers, such as ''Tolysh'' and ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirali Muslimov
Shirali Farzali oghlu Muslumov, also spelt as Muslimov ( tly, Şirəli Fərzəli zoə Müslümov, script=Latn; az, Şirəli Fərzəli oğlu Müslümov, pronounced ; russian: Ширали Фарзали оглы Муслимов; allegedly March 26, 1805? – September 2, 1973) was an Azerbaijani shepherd of Talysh ethnicity from the village of Barzavu in the Lerik District of Azerbaijan, a mountainous area near the Iranian border. He claimed to be the oldest person who ever lived when he died on September 2, 1973, at the alleged age of 168. Shirali Muslumov was married 3 times and had 23 children. In 1966, the studio Azerbaijanfilm shot a documentary film about him, ''Shirali descended from the mountain''. He became a father of his daughter when he was 136 years old. He was included in the Guinness Book of Records for longevity. Life According to legend, Muslumov worked hard every day, up to 168 years, did not smoke or drink, but ate fruits, vegetables, wholemeal bread, chic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idrak Abbasov
Idrak Abbasov (born c. 1976) is an Azerbaijani journalist who works for the newspaper ''Zerkalo'', one of Azerbaijan's few newspapers not controlled by the government of President Ilham Aliyev. '' The Guardian'' described him as one of the nation's "leading journalists". He lives in Sulutəpə, a settlement in Baku, the nation's capital. Known for his reporting on forced evictions in Baku, Abbasov was badly beaten in 2012, allegedly by SOCAR security personnel. SOCAR reporting In 2011, Abbasov began reporting on protests against SOCAR, the state oil company, by Sulutəpə citizens whose homes were being demolished by the company. After he began his reporting, security personnel for the company sent a digger to destroy his father's home, damaging the roof and walls. In recognition of his work, Index on Censorship awarded him the Guardian journalism award in March 2012 for "investigative journalism of dogged determination across a range of media, including print, online, radio and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rovshan Janiyev
Rovshan Janiyev ( az, Rövşən Rafiq oğlu Canıyev, russian: Ровшан Рафик оглы Джаниев; 27 January 1975 – 18 August 2016), also known as Rovshan Lankaransky ( az, Rövşən Lənkəranski, links=no, russian: Ровшан Ленкоранский, links=no), was a Talysh influential Azerbaijani gangster. Early life When Janiyev was 17 years old, his father, a policeman, was murdered by local gangsters whom he was investigating. In 1996 during the court hearing, upon hearing the accused threatening his family, Janiyev pulled out a gun and killed him in court. He was sentenced to two years in prison. Criminal acts Later in 2000, he shot a prominent Baku crime boss in broad daylight and was subsequently beaten so severely that he developed a mental illness. Taking this into account, the court released him after just a few months imprisonment. Fearing for his life, Janiyev fled from Azerbaijan to Moscow where he grew more and more powerful within the underwor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hooshang Amirahmadi
Hooshang Amirahmadi ( fa, هوشنگ امیراحمدی; born May 24, 1947) is an Iranian American academic and political analyst. Amirahmadi is a professor of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, at Rutgers University. He has stepped forward as a candidate for Iranian presidential elections in 2005, 2013 and 2017. Career Amirahmadi is the founder and president of American–Iranian Council, holds a Ph.D. in planning and international development from Cornell University and is a professor of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. He has served as director of Rutgers University's Center for Middle Eastern Studies, as chair and graduate director of his department at the Bloustein School, and as the University Coordinator of the Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Program. Amirahmadi is also a founder of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis and served as its director for many years. Amirahmadi is also the preside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allahshukur Pashazadeh
Haji Allahshükür Hummat Pashazade ( az, Allahşükür Hümmət Paşazadə) is the Sheikh ul-Islam and Grand Mufti of the Caucasus which includes the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Georgia, and Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria, Ingushetia, Chechnya, Karachay–Cherkessia, and Adygea in the Russian Federation. He is also the chairman of the Religious Council of the Caucasus. Biography Pashazade was born in Cil, Lankaran Rayon, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (today the Republic of Azerbaijan) on August 26, 1949 and is of Talysh descent. He got his primary religious education in the city of Lankaran. In 1968 he went to the Uzbekistan Soviet Socialist Republic (today the independent Republic of Uzbekistan) where he entered the Mir-i-Arab Madrasah in Bukhara and later relocated to Tashkent where he finished his religious education in Tashkent State University in 1975. He returned to Azerbaijan in 1975 and became the acting secretary of the Caucasian Muslims Office, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novruzali Mammadov
Novruzali Khanmammad oğlu Mammadov ( az, Novruzəli Xanməmməd oğlu Məmmədov; March 1942 - 17 August 2009) was an Azerbaijani philologist, journalist and activist of Talysh ethnicity. He was the founder and editor of the now-defunct newspaper ''Tolyshi Sado'' (Voice of the Talysh). Mammadov also worked at the Nasimi Institute of Linguistics of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and headed a Talysh cultural center, which was closed after his imprisonment. Mammadov was arrested on 2 February 2007 and accused of working for Iranian intelligence agencies. On 24 June 2008, he was convicted of treason and sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment. He was recognized by international human rights organizations as a political prisoner. He died in a prison hospital on 27 August 2009 after two years of imprisonment. Imprisonment In June 2008, trial in the Grave Crimes Court of Azerbaijan, without participation of lawyers, Mammadov's family and the press, announced the verdict again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilal Mammadov
Hilal Mammadov ( az, Hilal Məmmədov; b. 1959, Astara Rayon, Azerbaijan SSR) is an Azerbaijani journalist and human rights activist. He is the chief editor of the Baku-based newspaper "Tolyshi sado" ("The Voice of Talysh"), the only newspaper in Azerbaijan printed in the minority Talysh language. After Novruzali Mammadov died in custody, Hilal Mamedov became a second community leader for the Talysh people. He is also known as the author of the meykhana video '' Ty kto takoy? Davay, do svidaniya!'' which became an Internet meme both in Azerbaijan and Post-Soviet states. Biography Hilal Mammadov is a graduate of the mathematics program of the Baku State University. He is a consultant of the Institute for Peace and Democracy and the head of the Committee for the Defence of Novruzali Mammadov (no relation), a Talysh human rights activist and linguist charged in 2008 with espionage in favour of Iran (in 2010 Novruzali Mammadov died as a result of torture while in prison in Azerbaija ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hootan Dolati
Hootan Dolati ( fa, هوتن دولتی; born 4 February 1977 in Tehran, Iran) is a political activist and member of the Iran's National Front. He was in Evin Prison for a year and a half. Biography He is an ethnic Talysh. Amnesty InternationalIran: Jailed activist ill and in need of medical care: Hootan Dolati, 10 December 2013, MDE 13/054/2013 "Hootan Dolati is a Sunni Muslim from Iran’s Taleshi ethnic minority". Prior to his arrest by the Iranian government Dolati worked as an engineer and as a journalist. He was one of the founders of the Green Peace affiliate in Iran. Imprisonment On March 15, 2013 Dolati was arrested on the charges of "Propaganda Against the State" and "Membership in a Banned Group". His sentence was one and a half years in prison, and a five-year ban on membership in any political party or social group. Dolati has been repeatedly denied medical treatment by the clinic in Tehran's Evin Prison. He has been on hunger strike since 28 November 2013, in p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atakhan Abilov
Atakhan Abilov (''Атахан Вели Абилов''), is a Talysh national minority and human rights activist from Azerbaijan, lawyer and author of books on International law. He has refugee status from the Russian Government and UN, as his colleagues from the "Voice of Talysh" newspaper's editorial staff have already been convicted and have received real terms of imprisonment in Azerbaijan. Biography Abilov is a Talysh public activist. While being an independent candidate from #75 Lankaran-Masalli constituency in , he claimed that bad roads makes travel to |
Zardusht Alizadeh
Zardusht Mammad Mubariz oglu Alizadeh ( az, Zərdüşt Əlizadə; born 1946 in Baku) is an independent Azerbaijani political analyst and former politician. He is known for his interviews, political comments and articles criticizing the heavy-handed rule of the ruling New Azerbaijan Party. Early life Zardusht Alizadeh was born in 1946, one of the three children of Mammad Mubariz Alizadeh, a professor of philology of the Baku State University, and his wife Zinat. He is of Talysh origin. He attended Public School #132 and in 1969, graduated from the Baku State University with a degree in Arab Studies. For the next seven years, he worked as a Russian to Arabic translator with various Soviet missions in Egypt and South Yemen. From 1971 to 1990, he worked for the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, where he later earned a master's degree in philology. In the Popular Front In 1988, Zardusht Alizadeh became one of the founders of the Popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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