Ramiz Abutalib oğlu Abutalibov (27 October 1937 – 1 January 2022) was an Azerbaijani historian and diplomat.

Life and career

Born in Kirovabad, Abutalibov graduated in geology at the

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, and worked at the State Committee on Science and Technology of the Council of Ministers of the

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and at the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1972 he was employed by

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, for which he organized several conferences and exhibitions about Azerbaijani culture. He was a member of the Azerbaijani parliament during the USSR tenure, and in 1993 served as

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for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as Secretary-General of the Azerbaijan's Commission for UNESCO. His activity as a historian was mainly focused on Azerbaijani emigration in France, and among his major works there was the 4-volume book ''Paris Archive. 1919-1940'', that he edited in collaboration with the French-Georgian researcher Georges Mamulia. During his life, Abutalibov was the recipient of several awards and accolades, including the French

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and a Medal of Pushkin for his services to the development of culture and art. He died in

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on 1 January 2022, at the age of 84.

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Ramiz Abutalibov
in ''International Biographical Bank of Azerbaijanis'' 1937 births 2022 deaths Ambassadors of Azerbaijan 20th-century Azerbaijani historians People from Ganja, Azerbaijan Recipients of the Legion of Honour Recipients of the Medal of Pushkin Burials at II Alley of Honor Baku State University alumni {{Azerbaijan-bio-stub