Alish Jamil oglu Lambaranski (
Azeri
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: ''Əliş Cəmil oğlu Ləmbəranski;'' May 10, 1914 – May 1, 1999) was a
Soviet
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and
Azerbaijan
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i
statesman and mayor of
Baku.
Biography
Alish Lemberanskiy was born on May 10, 1914, in
Lemberan village of
Barda in the family of traumatic-surgeon and
orthopedist Jamil Lemberanskiy. He graduated from
oil-field faculty of
Azerbaijan State Oil Academy
Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University (formerly Azerbaijan State Oil Academy) ( az, Azərbaycan Dövlət Neft və Sənaye Universiteti, Азәрбајҹан Дөвләт Нефт вә Сәнаје Университети (ADNSU)) is a ter ...
. At the age of 27 Lemberanskiy was assigned director of
petroleum refinery
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. During the
Great Patriotic War
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he went to the war voluntarily. At the beginning of 1943, Lemberanskiy was seriously wounded in the battles of
Rostov
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While ...
. After wounding he returned to Baku and was reinstated in the same office in petroleum refinery. He won a
Stalin medal for his work in fuel mining. After that, he led Azerbaijan's union of oil refineries, ''Azpetrolplants''. Later in his career, Lambaranski was appointed Mayor of
Baku, a public post he successfully held from 1958 to 1966.
[The Architectural Face of Modern Baku. Profile: Alish Lambaranski](_blank)
by Azad Sharifov. Azerbaijan International. Winter 1998, #6.4 After that Alish Lambaranski held the post of the Chief Engineer/Architect of the City of Baku for many years. In 1959, Lemberanskiy was assigned a chairman of executing committee of Baku Soviet of National Deputies. On his initiative many cultural objects and residential houses were built in Baku. Tree and shrub planting was provided, new parks and squares were created
Baku Boulevard
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was thoroughly renewed and expanded. Boulevard became an amazing seaside park with flowering decorative bushes and orchards. There was built the café “Pearl”, was established its own “
Venice
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”, where children floated with adults in “
gondola
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s”.
In 1964, he was assigned to an important work-deputy chief of the Head Office of
microbiological
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industry in
Moscow
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.
Back in the 1960s, one of the most persistent problems in Baku was a lack of housing.
In 1969,
Heydar Aliyev
Heydar Alirza oghlu Aliyev ( az, Һејдәр Әлирза оғлу Әлијев, italic=no, Heydər Əlirza oğlu Əliyev, ; , ; 10 May 1923 – 12 December 2003) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani politician who served as the third president of Az ...
became the governor of the Republic and offered Lemberanskiy to undertake the guidance of construction in the Republic. In order to change the situation and to solve housing problems, Lambaranski assembled a strong, professional team of city leaders and soon developed a plan to solve the housing problem. His plan was to create "micro-regions" with public utilities and playgrounds. He also widened Baku's crowded streets, and replaced the noisy, old trams with trolleys and motorized buses. Older, single-storied buildings were torn down to make room for new construction.
The list of building projects that he carried out includes the
Republic Palace,
Gulustan Palace, the renovation of the
Opera and Ballet Theater when it burned down,
Azerbaijan State Theatre of Young Spectators
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History of the theater
Azerbaijan State Theater of Young Spectators (ASTYS) was founded in 1928 as Baku Children’s Theater according to the ...
, the Baku Plant of Consumer Conditioners and the Plant of Deep Water Sea Foundations,
State Circus, building of
Baku International Sea Trade Port
Port of Baku is a sea port located in the Bay of Baku, on the coast of city of Baku, Azerbaijan. The main entrance faces the Neftchiler Avenue.
History
The Baku port was built in 1902 and claims itself to be the largest and busiest port of the ...
, “Gulustan” palace, Musical Comedy Theatre, Green Theatre,
Baku Funicular, and “Moscow”, “Azerbaijan”, “
Absheron” hotels, not to mention several large residential districts. New cinemas, schools, kindergartens and cafes appeared in Baku as well.
In 1970, Alish Lemberanskiy became the vice-chairman for construction of the Council of Ministers of the
Azerbaijan SSR. He led the construction of important objects for the Republic, including the construction of Factory of Domestic Conditioners in Baku when he held this position.
Lambaranski traveled extensively, and once while abroad, he noticed beautiful, colorful benches placed under trees. He knew that the people of Baku liked to stop and chat whenever they met, so he began producing benches to give the people a place to rest while they talked. The benches became so popular that the famous Azerbaijani composer
Tofig Guliyev, a good friend of his, composed a lively tune called "The Benches of Baku." Known for his efforts, Lambaranski soon became popular among the people of Baku. They respectfully and affectionately called him "our mayor" instead of the usual title, "Chairman of the City Executive."
References
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1914 births
1999 deaths
People from Barda District
People from Elizavetpol Governorate
Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University alumni
Soviet military personnel of World War II
Azerbaijani engineers
Soviet politicians
Soviet engineers
Mayors of Baku
Burials at Alley of Honor
Members of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
Stalin Prize winners
Recipients of the Order of Lenin
Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples
Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour