Nizami Bahmanov ( az, Nizami Keykavus oğlu Bəhmənov; April 4, 1948 – September 13, 2008) was an

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 t ...

i politician who served as the Head of the Executive Power of

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and the Chairman of the Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh in Exile.

Early life

Bahmanov was born on April 4, 1948 in

Shusha / hy, Շուշի , settlement_type = City , image_skyline = ShushaCollection2021.jpg , image_caption = Landmarks of Shusha, from top left:Ghazanchetsots Cathedral • Yukhari Govha ...

to Keykavus Bahmanov (1908–1981) and Sajara Ismailova. He is great-grandson of

Bahman Mirza Qajar Bahman Mirza ( fa, بهمن میرزا;‎ 11 October 1810 – 11 February 1884) was an Iranian prince from the Qajar dynasty. The son of Abbas Mirza and grandson of Fath Ali Shah, he was Vicergerent ( ''vali'') of Azerbaijan and Governor- ...

through his 15th son, Keygubad Mirza (1865–1923). He graduated from

Azerbaijan Technical University Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU; az, Azərbaycan Texniki Universiteti) is a public university, specialized in engineering, located in Baku, Azerbaijan. The University has 9 schools and 54 departments, 884 faculty members and approximately 6 ...

in Baku. He worked many years in construction and was the executive officer of a renovation and construction union until April 1992.

Political career

On March 24, 1992 he was recognized as an interested party from the Azerbaijani side of Karabakh by the

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the world's largest regional security-oriented intergovernmental organization with observer status at the United Nations. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, pro ...

(OSCE). On April 8, 1992 Bahmanov was appointed the Head of Executive Power of Shusha. Since Shusha was the city with majority Azerbaijani population, its executive officer was chosen to represent the whole Azerbaijani community of Karabakh. He subsequently represented the Azerbaijani community of Nagorno-Karabakh region in peace talks held by

OSCE Minsk Group The OSCE Minsk Group was created in 1992 by the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), now Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), to encourage a peaceful, negotiated resolution to the conflict between Az ...

. The status of the ''Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh'' Social Union, co-founded by Nizami Bahmanov, member of Azerbaijani Parliament, Havva Mammadova and Elman Mammadov, was formally confirmed by the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan in September 2006. He was also a member of ''State Commission on POWs, Missing and Citizens taken hostage''. As the leader of Azerbaijani community of Karabakh, he believed public diplomacy between Azerbaijan and Armenia would not yield any substantial results and that only after the return of Azerbaijani community to their homes in Karabakh would resolve its final status.

Death

Bahmanov died on September 13, 2008 in his office while holding a meeting. The office of the leader of Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh remained unoccupied until February 27, 2009 when

Bayram Safarov Bayram Safarov ( az, Bayram Səfərov; born 1951) is an Azerbaijani politician who is serving as the mayor of Shusha following a four-day long battle, the Head of the Executive Power of city and the Chairman of the Azerbaijani Community of Nagorn ...

was appointed the Head of Executive Power of Shusha, subsequently filling the office of leader of Azerbaijani Community of Nagorno-Karabakh too. In March 2008, Bahmanov had been awarded with

Shohrat Order Shohrat Order ( az, Şöhrət ordeni), translated as ''Order of Glory'', is an award presented by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. History and status The order was created by the Decree No. 757 of the President of Azerbaijan, Heydar ...

References

External links

Meetings with OSCE Chairman in Office, January 2006-1Meetings with OSCE Chairman in Office, January 2006-2
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bahmanov, Nizami 1948 births 2008 deaths Mayors of places in Azerbaijan Politicians from Shusha Recipients of the Shohrat Order Azerbaijani independence activists Qajar dynasty Mayors of Shusha