Hasan Mashadi Huseyn oghlu Aghayev ( az, Həsən bəy Ağayev; 1875 – 1920), known also as Hasan bey Aghayev and Hasan bey Aghazade was an Azerbaijani public figure, journalist, doctor, teacher and politician. He served as the Deputy Speaker of National Assembly of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (

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Early life

Aghayev was born in 1875 in Yelisavetpol (

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. Aghayev, whose education was financed by Azerbaijani businessman

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in 1901. After graduation, he worked as a public doctor and was a part-time journalist, writing for several Azerbaijani newspapers such as "Irshad", "Taraggi" and "Heqiqat", the editor of which was composer

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. The main focus of his articles in newspapers was on elimination of social causes to diseases and illnesses. He was also active in social and cultural life of

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. During the second teachers' congress in 1907, he was elected Chairman of Nijat Enlightenment Society. In 1911-1912, he published "Cənubi Qafqaz" newspaper in Elisabethpol. He also chaired the Muslim educational committee in the same city in 1911. In 1914, in cooperation with Khudadat Rafibeyli and

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, he founded Medical Society of Elisabethpol.

Political activity

In March 1917, Aghayev co-founded and was elected member of Central Committee of Turkic Federalists and in June of the same year, member of the Central Committee of

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Party. In December 1917, he was elected a deputy to

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. Hasan bey Aghayev was deputy chairman of the

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, chaired by Mammad Emin Rasulzade and one of co-signers of the

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(ADR) on May 28, 1918 in

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. From September to December 1918, Aghayev was the Chief Medical Doctor of Azerbaijan State Railway. On December 7, 1918 Aghayev and

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were elected Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan and because the speaker of the assembly,

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was part of the Azerbaijani diplomatic mission attending

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, Aghayev was acting chairman of the parliament until February 2, 1920. After occupation of Azerbaijan by the

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in April 1920, Aghayev moved to

. On July 19, 1920 he was assassinated by Armenian patriots

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and Misak Grigoryan.Derogy, Jacques (1990). Resistance and Revenge: The Armenian Assassination of the Turkish Leaders Responsible for the 1915 Massacres and Deportations. Transaction Publishers. p. 61. ISBN 9781412833165. (''ing''.)

References

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Early life

Political activity

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