Aghamirza Mirzali oghlu Ahmadov ( az, Ağamirzə Mirzəli oğlu Əhmədov, 1905 — May 12, 1964) was an Azerbaijani-Soviet statesman and party figure, Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR (1951–1953), Minister of Trade of the Azerbaijan SSR.

Biography

Aghamirza Ahmadov was born in 1905 in the village of Angekharan in the present-day

Shamakhi District Shamakhi District ( az, Şamaxı rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the east of the country and belongs to the Mountainous Shirvan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Quba, Khizi, Gobustan, Haj ...

. When the Soviet government was established in Azerbaijan, Aghamirza Ahmadov joined the

Komsomol The All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (russian: link=no, Всесоюзный ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи (ВЛКСМ), ), usually known as Komsomol (; russian: Комсомол, links=n ...

, and then was sent to study at the Soviet Party School in

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...

. While studying here, he was elected a member of the All-Union Communist (Bolshevik) Party in 1928. After graduating from school, he was sent to senior positions in the regions of Azerbaijan, worked as secretary of the Komsomol Committee of the Baskal region, head of the education department of the

, head of the organizational department of the regional party committee. Aghamirza Ahmadov studied at the Institute of Marxism–Leninism in Baku in 1932–1934, then worked as deputy head of the political department at Mollakend MTS in

Kurdamir District Kurdamir district ( az, Kürdəmir rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the centre of the country and belongs to the Central Aran Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Zardab, Ujar, Goychay, Ismayi ...

, secretary of regional party committees in

Lankaran Lankaran ( az, Lənkəran, ) is a city in Azerbaijan, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, near the southern border with Iran. As of 2021, the city had a population of 89,300. It is next to, but independent of, Lankaran District. The city forms a dis ...

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and

Shamkhor Shamkir ( az, Şəmkir), known historically as Annenfeld, is a city in and the capital of Shamkir District in western Azerbaijan, located in the northern foothills of the Lesser Caucasus, on the coast of the Chagirchay River on Tbilisi-Yevlakh h ...

Districts. After five years of party activity, he was again sent to study at the Higher Party School under the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist (Bolshevik) Party in 1939. After returning from

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

, he began to work in leading positions in party organizations in Azerbaijan in 1941. He was secretary of the Ali Bayramli district party committee, deputy head of the

Transcaucasian Railway The Transcaucus Railway (russian: Закавка́зская желе́зная доро́га) was the first railway in South Caucasus.Большая Советская Энциклопедия. Гл. ред. Б. А. Введенский, 2-е � ...

s political department, second secretary of the Nakhchivan Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Azerbaijan, head of the transport department of the Baku city party committee, secretary of the party committees of Guba District,

Kirovabad Ganja (; az, Gəncə ) is Azerbaijan's third largest city, with a population of around 335,600.Azərbaycan Respublikası. — 2. Azərbaycan Respublikasının iqtisadi və inzibati rayonları. — 2.4. Azərbaycan Respublikasının iqtisadi və ...

and Baku. In 1951–1953 Aghamirza Ahmadov was elected chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR and in 1952 was appointed deputy chairman of the Baku regional party committee. After the abolition of the region, he worked in the office of the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan SSR. From the beginning of 1954, he was the Deputy Chairman and then the Chairman of the Baku City Council Executive Committee. Until 1963, he was the Minister of Trade of the Azerbaijan SSR, and near the end of his life he worked in the office of the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan SSR. Aghamirza Ahmadov was a member of the bureau of the Baku City Party Committee of the Azerbaijan Communist Party in 1955–1957, a member of the Central Committee of the Azerbaijan Communist Party in 1956–1961, and a member of the Inspection Commission of the Central Committee of the Azerbaijan Communist Party in 1961–1964. Elected Deputy of the

Supreme Soviet of the USSR The Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( rus, Верховный Совет Союза Советских Социалистических Республик, r=Verkhovnyy Sovet Soyuza Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respubl ...

(3rd convocation), Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR (2nd-5th convocation). Aghamirza Ahmadov died in May 1964 in

Awards

Order of the Patriotic War The Order of the Patriotic War (russian: Орден Отечественной войны, Orden Otechestvennoy voiny) is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisan ...

(2nd degree) *

Order of the Red Banner of Labour The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, translit=Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union established to honour great deeds and services to th ...

(2 times) *

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour (russian: орден «Знак Почёта», orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding ...

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