Magsud Mammadov, an Azerbaijani ballet dancer, ballet master and pedagogue, died on April 13, 2026, at the age of 96.
Born in Ganja on May 30, 1929, he graduated from the Bolshoi Theatre Ballet School in 1950 and joined the Azerbaijan State Opera and Ballet Theater in Baku as a soloist in 1951. He was honored as a People’s Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR in 1970 and performed leading roles in Azerbaijani ballets and world classics.
Magsud Mammadov, 96, Azerbaijani ballet dancer.