Adila Mutallibova (, 1938 – 5 July 2019) was an Azerbaijani physician and wife of former

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Ayaz Mutallibov Ayaz Niyazi oghlu Mutallibov (12 May 1938 – 27 March 2022) was an Azerbaijani politician who served as the first president of Azerbaijan. He was the last leader of Soviet Azerbaijan, and first President of Azerbaijan from 18 May 1990 until 6 M ...

. She was the first

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from the country's independence in 1991 until 1992.

Biography

Adila Mutallibova was born in

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in 1938. She married Ayaz Mutallibov in 1961. The couple had two sons: Azad (1962–August 2011) and Zaur (b. 1970). President Ayaz Mutallibov was forced to resign during the spring of 1992 as the

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turned in

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's favor. Adila Mutallibova and her husband fled Azerbaijan and lived in exile in Moscow, Russia, from 1992 until 2011. They were allowed to return to Azerbaijan in August 2011 to attend the funeral of their son, Azad, who died from cancer. Adila and Ayaz Mutallibov permanently returned from exile in July 2012 and lived in Baku. Mutallibova died following a long illness on 5 July 2019, at the age of 81. Her funeral was held later the same day at the

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in Baku. She was buried in Baku's Yasamal cemetery next to her son, Azad.

References

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