Ahmad Mukhtar oghlu Safarov ( az, Əhməd Muxtar oğlu Səfərov, November 7, 1894 – April 7, 1973) was an Azerbaijani theatre actor. He was awarded the title

Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (; ) was an honorary title awarded by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR) and was one of the forms of recognition by the state and society of the mer ...

Biography

Ahmad Anatolly was born on November 7, 1894, in

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. He first appeared on the stage in 1912 in the play "Gachag Karam" (Vano Mchedashvili) prepared by

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in the theater troupe of the "Safa" cultural and educational society. He played in the troupe "Nijat", in the performances of the theater group "Administration of brothers Zulfugar bey and Uzeyir Hajibeyov". He toured with the leading actors of his time to the big cities of Central Asia, the Turkic-speaking cities along the

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. Ahmad Safarov is one of the first artists in the genre of national variety theater. "Anatolly" is his stage nickname. In 1922–1925 he worked as an actor at the Baku Turkish Free Criticism and Propaganda Theater, in 1923–1924 at the Azerbaijan State Drama Theater. In 1926 he was admitted to the staff of the Tbilisi State Turkish Drama Theater, in 1927 he returned to Baku and worked at the Azerbaijan State Variety, Azerbaijan State Opera and Ballet Theater. From 1939 to 1949 he worked at the

Azerbaijan State Theatre of Musical Comedy Azerbaijan State Theatre of Musical Comedy ( az, Azərbaycan Dövlət Musiqili Komediya Teatrı) is one of the leading musical theatres of Azerbaijan. History The premiere of ''Husband and wife'', a musical comedy written by Uzeyir Hajibeyov in 1 ...

, and from 1949 until his retirement at the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic. Ahmad Anatolly died on April 7, 1973, in Baku.

Awards

– April 23, 1940 *

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 ...

— April 17, 1938 *

Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" The Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" (russian: Медаль «За оборону Кавказа») was a World War II campaign medal of the Soviet Union. Medal history The Medal "For the Defence of the Caucasus" was established on May ...

— 1946 *

Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" The Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (russian: медаль «За доблестный труд в Великой Отечественной войне 1941–1945 гг.») was a World War II civilian labour awar ...

References

Literature

* * {{cite book, title=Əhməd Anatollu. Əlli il Azərbaycan səhnəsində, location=Bakı, publisher=Ecoprint, date=2017, pages=264 səh, isbn= 978-9952-31-097-7, ref={{harvid, Əhməd Anatollu, 2017 1894 births 1973 deaths 20th-century Azerbaijani male actors Honored Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR Actors from Baku Soviet actors