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Tofiq Tağızadə
Tofig and Tofiq are Azerbaijani masculine given names, equivalent to the Arabic name Tawfik. Notable people with these names include: Tofig * Tofig Aghababayev (1928–2024), Azerbaijani painter * Tofig Aghahuseynov (1923–2021), Soviet-Azerbaijani colonel general * Tofig Aliyev (born 2004), Azerbaijani trampolinist * Tofig Bakikhanov (born 1930), Azerbaijani composer * Tofig Gasimov (1938–2020), Azerbaijani politician and diplomat * Tofig Guliyev (1917–2000), Azerbaijani composer, pianist and conductor * Tofig Huseynov (1954–1992), Azerbaijani officer and National Hero of Azerbaijan * Tofig Huseynzade (1946–2006), Armenian-born Azerbaijani philologist, folklorist, journalist and poet * Tofig Ismayilov (film director) (1939–2016), Azerbaijani film director, screenwriter and film scholar * Tofik Ismailov (1933–1991), first Secretary of State of Azerbaijan * Tofig Javadov (1925—1963), Azerbaijani painter * Tofig Kocharli (1929–2007), Soviet and Azerbaijani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azerbaijanis
Azerbaijanis (; , ), Azeris (, ), or Azerbaijani Turks (, ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group living mainly in the Azerbaijan (Iran), Azerbaijan region of northwestern Iran and the Azerbaijan, Republic of Azerbaijan. They are predominantly Shia Islam, Shia Muslims. They comprise the largest ethnic group in the Republic of Azerbaijan and the second-largest ethnic group in neighboring Iran and Georgia (country), Georgia. They speak the Azerbaijani language, belonging to the Oghuz languages, Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages. Following the Russo-Persian Wars of Russo-Persian War (1804–1813), 1813 and Russo-Persian War (1826–1828), 1828, the territories of Qajar Iran in the Caucasus were ceded to the Russian Empire and the Treaty of Gulistan, treaties of Gulistan in 1813 and Treaty of Turkmenchay, Turkmenchay in 1828 finalized the borders between Russia and Iran. After more than 80 years of being under the Russian Empire in the Caucasus, the Azerbaijan Democratic Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tofik Ismailov
Tofik Ismailov (; June 21, 1933 – November 20, 1991) was born in Baku, Azerbaijan and served as the first Secretary of State of Azerbaijan. He was killed in a helicopter which was shot down by Armenian forces near the Karakend village of Khojavend district in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan. There were no survivors of the crash. Ismayilov's official burial was done at the '' Avenue of the Honored Ones Cemetery'' in Baku. A stadium in Baku, many schools and streets were named after him. See also *1991 Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 shootdown On November 20, 1991, an Azerbaijani Mil Mi-8 military helicopter, carrying a peacekeeping mission team consisting of 13 Azerbaijani government officials, two Russia, Russian and one Kazakhstani Ministry of Internal Affairs officials, three Azerba ... * Tofig Ismayilov Stadium References Politicians from Baku 1933 births 1991 deaths Political office-holders in Azerbaijan Victims of aircraft shootdowns Members of the Central Committee of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tofiq Musayev
Tofiq Musayev (born December 15, 1989) is an Azerbaijani professional mixed martial artist, competing in the Lightweight of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has previously fought for Rizin Fighting Federation, where he was the RIZIN Lightweight Grand Prix Champion, and for Bellator MMA. Early life Tofiq Musayev was born in Sahil, Azerbaijan. Even at school, due to the minimum number of sports sections, he went to karate and later with pankration, kung-fu and taekwondo. Initially having success at the regional level, Musaev decided to devote himself completely to sanda, therefore, after graduating from school in 2007, he entered the sports academy. He became Asian Pankration champion in 2016 and world champion in Kung-fu, while studying at the Azeribaijan Sports Academy from 2007 to 2011. He is blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Mixed martial arts career Early career Since MMA was something new in Azerbaijan, and there were no well-trained fighters for sparring and train ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
