Jannat ''or'' Janette Salimova Alibeyovna ( az, Cənnət və ya Canetta Səlimova Əlibəyovna, born January 20, 1940) is an Azerbaijani theatre director,

People's Artiste of Azerbaijan People’s Artiste of Azerbaijan () is the honorary title granted for contribution to the development of Azerbaijani culture. The term artiste refers to a professional entertainer, and awards creative success in the theater, cinema and music fie ...

(1998), Professor of the

Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts (ASUCA; az, Azərbaycan Dövlət Mədəniyyət və İncəsənət Universiteti) was founded in 1923 on the basis of the Baku Theatrical College. It is Azerbaijan's main state-funded institution of h ...

, founder of the Camera Theater of Azerbaijan.

Biography

Jannat Salimova was born on January 20, 1940, 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 ...

. In 1957-1962 she studied at the faculties of philology of the

Azerbaijan State University Baku State University (BSU) ( az, Bakı Dövlət Universiteti (BDU)) is a public university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Established in 1919 by the Parliament of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the university started with faculties of history and ...

, and was drama director of the

Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music, and Cinema The Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (russian: Российский государственный институт сценических искусств), formerly known as St Petersburg Theatre Arts Academy, formerly Leningrad State ...

in 1962–1967. Previously, she worked as a director in the Academic Russian Drama Theatre and Academic Theatre of Musical Comedy. She was the founder and artistic director of the Baku Camera Theater. Jannat Salimova is a professor at

. From 2009 to 2012, he worked as the chief director of the Azerbaijan State Theatre of Young Spectators. Currently, she works as a technical director in this theater.

Awards

* Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR — January 10, 1978 * Order of the Badge of Honour *

— May 24, 1998 * Shohrat Order — January 17, 2000 *

Sharaf Order Sharaf Order ( az, "Şərəf" ordeni) - translated as the ''Order of Honor'', is an order of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The order was ratified by Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, on 16 February 2007, by Decree No. 248-IIIQ. Status The ...

— January 17, 2020

References

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