State Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The first attempt to create a State Anthem in Azerbaijan was made during the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. In addition to other attributes of statehood, the government of the ADR has taken certain steps to create our state anthem. Although the draft of the anthem of the independent Republic of Azerbaijan was prepared in 1919-20, historical and political events of that period did not allow it to be adopted at the legislative level. Thus, in the issue of the Azerbaijan newspaper, the official organ of the ADR it is reported that the Ministry of Public Education submitted official proposals to the government on the issue of organizing the preparation of the state anthem.
Academician Ahad Yagubov
Yagubov Ahad Alakbar oglu was born in 1908 in Baku. In 1934 he graduated from the mining department of the Azerbaijan Polytechnic Institute (now the Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry) with a degree in geological engineering. In 1941, A.Yagubov defended his thesis on the topic “Mud volcanoes of the western part of the Absheron Peninsula and their connection with oil-bearing capacity”, received the degree of Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, and in 1942 was awarded the USSR State Prize. In 1947 he was elected as an active member, academician-secretary of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (ANA).
Prominent writer, screenwriter and film director Maqsud Ibrahimbeyov
Ibrahimbeyov Magsud Mammadibrahim oghlu was born in Baku on May 11, 1935. After graduating from secondary school, he pursued higher education at the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Azerbaijan Polytechnic Institute from 1955 to 1960. He later studied at the Higher Screenwriting Courses in Moscow from 1971 to 1964 and attended the Higher Director's Courses from 1971 to 1973. Magsud Ibrahimbeyov began his career in 1960 as an engineer at the Heavy Industry Construction Trust of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Construction. He later held various positions within the organization and worked as a special correspondent for Azerbaijan at the USSR Central Television and Radio Broadcasting Committee.
Renowned fabulist, poet-translator Hikmat Ziya
Honored Artist, renowned poet, and fable writer Afandiyev Hikmat Ziya oghlu was born in Shaki on May 13, 1929. His father, Ziya Afandiyev, worked as a teacher in Shaki, Zagatala, and Aghdam as a professional educator. His grandfather, Abdulla bey Afandizadeh, was a member of the parliament of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and worked as a teacher. His grandfather played a major role in his development as a playwright and poet. Hikmat Ziya, who spent his childhood in Karabakh, received his secondary education at Secondary School No. 1 in Aghdam.
Great Azerbaijani poetess Mahsati Ganjavi
Mahsati Ganjavi, the first prominent female poet, chess player, musician, and composer of Azerbaijan, was born on May 12, 1089, in Ganja. As one of the founders of the 12th-century poetry school, she played a significant role in developing Azerbaijani literature. Her real name was Manija, and she adopted Mahsati as a literary pseudonym. There is a legend about the origin of her pseudonym. One day, the Seljuk Sultan Sanjar invited her to the palace. The poetess tells the Sultan she is the smallest and most invisible person in the palace. The Sultan disagrees and tells her in Persian: "To meh-hasti" ("you are the greatest of all"). Thus, "meh-hasti" becomes the pseudonym "Mahsati.