Akbar agha Sheykhulislamov ( az, Əkbər ağa Şeyxülislamov; 1891 – 1961) was an Azerbaijani public figure and politician. He served in the

First cabinet of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic First cabinet of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic governed Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) between May 28, 1918 and June 17, 1918. It was formed after proclamation of independence of Azerbaijan on May 28, 1918 and was led by Prime Minister of Aze ...

as its Minister of Agriculture and Labor.

Early life and career

Sheykhulislamov was born in

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in 1891. Having graduated from a gymnasium in Erivan, he got enrolled Petersburg State Transport University in 1912. Upon his return to

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

, he worked as the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of

Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic The Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic (TDFR; (), (). 22 April – 28 May 1918) was a short-lived state in the Caucasus that included most of the territory of the present-day Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, as well as pa ...

. Sheykhulislamov was a member of

Hummet The Muslim Social Democratic Party, usually referred to as Hummet ( az, Hümmət) ("Endeavor"), was a political party in South Caucasus. In 1920, it merged with "Adalat" ( az, Ədalət) ("Justice") communist cell in Baku, forming the first Communi ...

party. He was one of the co-signers of Proclamation of Independence of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. After establishment of

Azerbaijan Democratic Republic The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic), or simply as Azerbaijan in Paris Peace Conference, 1919–1920,''Bulletin d'Information de l'Azerbaidjan'', No. I, September 1, 1919, pp. 6–7''125 H.C.Debs.'', 58., February 24, 1920, p. 1467. Caucasian Az ...

on May 28, 1918, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Labor in Fatali Khan Khoyski's newly formed government and served in the

National Assembly of Azerbaijan The National Assembly ( az, Milli Məclis), also transliterated as Milli Mejlis, is the legislative branch of government in Azerbaijan. The unicameral National Assembly has 125 deputies: previously 100 members were elected for five-year terms ...

until the Bolshevik invasion of Azerbaijan on April 28, 1920, when he fled the country. Sheykhulislamov died on March 2, 1961, in

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and was buried in

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Islamic cemetery (near

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Early life and career

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