Shamil Abdurrahim oglu Azizbayov (1906–1976) was an Azerbaijani geologist specializing in

petrology Petrology () is the branch of geology that studies rocks, their mineralogy, composition, texture, structure and the conditions under which they form. Petrology has three subdivisions: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary petrology. Igneous ...

and

metallogeny Metallogeny is the study of the genesis and regional-to-global distribution of mineral deposits, with emphasis on their relationship in space and time to regional petrologic and tectonic features of the Earth's crust Earth's crust is its thick ...

. He was one of the founders (1945) and a vice-president of the

Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) (, located in Baku, is the main state research organization and the primary body that conducts research and coordinates activities in the fields of science and social sciences in Azerbaijan. It was ...

. * Chairman of the Department of Geology, chemistry sciences and oil (1945–1947). * Member of Presidium and academic Secretary of the Department of Earth Sciences of (1959–1976). * Head of the Department of Crystallography, Mineralogy and Petrography of the Azerbaijan Industrial Institute (1945–1959). * One of the founders of geology and petrography school in Azerbaijan. * Honored scientist of Azerbaijan Republic (1960).

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1906 births 1976 deaths People from Baku Governorate Scientists from Baku Recipients of the Order of the Red Star Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Azerbaijani geologists Soviet geologists Soviet metallurgists Burials at Alley of Honor Turkmen people of Azerbaijani descent {{Azerbaijan-bio-stub