Abbas Alasgarov Abbas oglu ( az, Abbas Ələsgərov Abbas oğlu; 13 December 1937 – 18 February 2018) was an
Azerbaijan
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i engineer and politician who served as the
Chairman of the State Committee for City Building and Architecture of Azerbaijan from 2007.
Construction engineer by profession, Asgarov is the chairman of the Union of Azerbaijani Architects and one of the authors of the main plan of Baku.
Early life
Asgarov was born in 1937 in
Baku
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,
Azerbaijan
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. He started his career in construction in 1960 when he was employed by the Ministry of Construction. He then worked at the Industrial Construction Ministry for several years.
While working as the Senior Engineer at ''Orgtekhstroy'' state company, he managed the design and construction of nine
microdistrict
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s of Baku, several microdistricts in
Nakhchivan,
Ganja
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Etymology
''Ganja'' is borrowed from Hindi/Urdu ( hi, गांजा, links=no, ur, , links=no, IPA: aːɲd ...
,
Sumgayit, Communal Air Conditionals Plant,
Republican Palace
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,
Gulustan Palace
Gulustan Palace ( az, Gülüstan sarayı), formerly known as Gulustan Wedding Palace Complex during the Soviet era is the main state convention center of the Azerbaijani government. It is located on Baku's highland, on Istiglaliyyat Street overloo ...
, Baku Deepwater Structures Plant,
Kura River channels, Tree Refinery Factory in
Alat, four apartment building construction companies in Baku, Nakhchivan, Ganja and Sumgayit, construction of two metal-concrete products plants in Baku, one in Sumgayit and two others in Ganja and Nakhchivan and one sand-stone refinery in
Poylu,
Agstafa
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.
From 1977 on, Asgarov held executive positions in Azərsənayelayihə Design Institute, Baku Main Construction Department and Baku State Design Institute. When he was the director of Baku State Design Institute, Asgarov managed the projects for construction of apartment buildings in
Gunashli, Qanligol,
Yeni Yasamal,
Ahmadli,
Sahil,
Badamdar
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The name Badamdar () is from Persian ''Badam'' (), ‘almonds’ and ''dar'' (), ‘tree’. It is located in Sabail district, to the south of Baku
Baku (, ; az ...
,
Lokbatan, building of
Chinese
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Embassy in Baku, dormitories of Azərneftyağ Plant, Baku Choreography School, highrise buildings on Matbuat Avenue, Seyidov, Plotnikov, Qutqashinli, Hagverdiyev streets, Azadliq Avenue of Baku, vacation home for the disabled in
Sagan; designed the main plan of
National Park
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, apartment buildings for the members of
Azerbaijani Parliament
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, etc.
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Political career
On April 4, 2007 in accordance with the Presidential Decree No. 2081, Abbas Asgarov was appointed the Chairman of the State Committee for City Building and Architecture of Azerbaijan Republic which was created a year earlier.[ As the chair of the committee, Abbasov has laid out a new development plan of Baku for 2010-2030.]
Awards
Asgarov holds the titles of Merited Engineer of Azerbaijan, Merited Architect of Azerbaijan, and was awarded with Sharaf and Xalqlar Dostluğu (Friendship of People) orders.[
]
See also
* Cabinet of Azerbaijan
*Architecture in Baku
The architecture of Baku is not characterized by any particular architectural style, having accumulated its buildings over a long period of time.
In itself, Baku contains a wide variety of styles, progressing through Masud Ibn Davud's 12th centu ...
*Architecture of Azerbaijan
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References
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1937 births
Government ministers of Azerbaijan
Engineers from Baku
2018 deaths