Mammadbaghir Saleh oglu Sheykhzamanli (
Azerbaijani: ''Məmmədbağır Saleh oğlu Şeyxzamanlı''; 1880–1920) was a first head of the organization for Combating Counterrevolution -
Azerbaijani special services.
Biography
Mammadbaghir Sheykhzamanli was born in 1880 in the
Elisabethpol
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 ...
, the present-day
Ganja, Azerbaijan
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 ...
. In June 1919 he was appointed the head of Organization for Combating Counterrevolution established by the national government 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 ...
. After working for a while, Sheikhzamanli was dismissed from his post in August 1919, in connection with his political activities as a member of the
Musavat Party
The Müsavat Party ( az, Müsavat Partiyası, from ar, مساواة ''musāwāt'', ) is the oldest existing political party in Azerbaijan. Its history can be divided into three periods: Early Musavat, Musavat-in-exile and New Musavat.
Early Musa ...
in the
first cabinet of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
As a Member of Parliament, Sheykhzamanli participated in the discussion of some important public issues, including the draft laws and resolutions. Because of his consistent struggle to achieve the independence of Azerbaijan and irreconcilable political position, Mammadbaghir Sheykhzamanli was arrested by the
Bolsheviks
The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...
after the Russian occupation of Azerbaijan and shot in May 1920.
Personal life
His daughter Rukia Sheykhzamanli was married to Kamil Rafibeyli (Aran), the son of
Khudadat Rafibeyli.
See also
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Naghi Sheykhzamanli
Naghi Saleh oglu Sheykhzamanli ( az, Nağı Saleh oğlu Şeyxzamanlı; 1883 in Ganja – 1967 in Istanbul, Turkey), also known as Naki Keykurun was an Azerbaijani political figure and the head of the counterintelligence service of Azerbaijan Demo ...
References
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Politicians from Ganja, Azerbaijan
1880 births
1920 deaths