Tofig Bakikhanov dies at 95
Tofig Bakikhanov, the Azerbaijani composer and music educator, died on August 23, 2026, at age 95. Born Tofig Ahmed-agha oglu Bakikhanov in Baku on December 8, 1930, he came from…
Famous Dead People from Azerbaijan
Over 50 obituaries for famous people from Azerbaijan who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Nariman Hasanzade passed away at age 95
Nariman Hasanzade, the Azerbaijani poet and playwright, died on August 1, 2026, aged 95. Born Nariman Alimammad oglu Hasanzade on February 18, 1931, in Poylu, he was educated at Baku…
Nariman Hasanzade passed away at age 95
Nariman Hasanzade, the Azerbaijani poet, died on August 1, 2026, aged 95. Born Nəriman Əliməmməd oğlu Həsənzadə on February 18, 1931, in Poylu in Qazakh district, he was also known…
Tofig Mirzoyev, died aged 94
Tofig Mirzoyev, an Azerbaijani actor known for roles in films including The Last Night of Childhood, Tahmina and Nesimi, died on July 21, 2026. He was 94. Mirzoyev was born…
Tofik Mirzoyev, died aged 94
Tofik Mirzoyev, the Azerbaijani actor known for roles in The Last Night of Childhood, Tahmina and Nesimi, died on July 21, 2026. He was 94. Azerbaijani sources identified him as…
Hidayat Orujov passes away at age 81
Hidayat Orujov, the Azerbaijani writer and politician who chaired the State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associations from 2006 to 2012, died on June 13, 2026, at the age of…
Sadıq Sadıqov death at age 60
Sadıq Sadıqov, the Azerbaijani football executive who served as president of Neftçi from 2009 to 2015, died on June 5, 2026, at age 60. Born in Nakhchivan on November 9,…
Hajibaba Azimov dead at age 87
Hajibaba Azimov, an Azerbaijani politician and member of the Supreme Soviet from 1991 to 1995, died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on August 1, 1938,…
Heydar Abbasi obituary: died at age 83
Heydar Abbasi, an Iranian poet, translator, writer and literary critic of Azerbaijani literature, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 83. Also known by his pen name Barişmaz,…
Magsud Mammadov has died at age 96
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…
Matlab Mutallimli dies at 76
Matlab Mutallimli, an Azerbaijani politician and member of parliament from 1991 to 2000, died on April 7, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on May 20, 1949, in Horavar,…
Rasim Balayev dies at age 77
Rasim Balayev, an Azerbaijani actor known for roles in Nesimi, Babek and Dada Gorgud, died on March 29, 2026, of complications from diabetes and lung cancer. He was 77. Balayev…
Lala Alizadeh, died aged 76
Lala Alizadeh, an Azerbaijani scientist, died on March 20, 2026. Born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, on February 5, 1950, she was the author of roughly 100 scientific, literary and methodological…
Fazail Agamali obituary: died at age 78
Fazail Agamali, an Azerbaijani politician, historian and professor, died on February 9, 2026, at the age of 78. He was the founding leader of the Motherland Party, serving in that…
Nadir Salifov dies at 47
Georgian-Azerbaijani mobster Died on Saturday August 22nd 2020
Chingiz Sadykhov dies at 88
Azerbaijani pianist Died on Sunday December 31st 2017
Sergey Petrosyan, died aged 29
Azerbaijani-born Russian weightlifter Died on Thursday July 27th 2017
Natig Aliyev dies at 69
Azerbaijani politician Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Nisa Rzayeva has died at age 80
Azerbaijani actress Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Jalal Allakhverdiyev death at age 87
Azerbaijani mathematician Died on Thursday January 19th 2017
Faig Jabbarov dead at age 44
Azerbaijani footballer (Kapaz Died on Thursday January 12th 2017
Aghakhan Abdullayev dies at age 66
Azerbaijani folk singer Died on Wednesday December 28th 2016
Aleksandr Syomin died at age 73
Soviet Azerbaijani footballer (Neftçi) Died on Friday October 14th 2016
Death of Rovshan Janiev at age 41
Azerbaijani criminal Died on Thursday August 18th 2016
Magsud Ibrahimbeyov passes away at age 80
Azerbaijani writer and member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Died on Tuesday March 22nd 2016
Yuri Kuznetsov dies at age 83
Azerbaijani Soviet football player and coach (Neftchi) Died on Friday March 4th 2016
Jalal Aliyev obituary: died at age 87
Azerbaijani politician Died on Sunday January 31st 2016
Zelimkhan Yaqub obituary: died at age 66
Azerbaijani poet Died on Saturday January 9th 2016
Valeri Gadzhiyev passed away at age 74
Soviet Azerbaijani footballer (Neftchi PFK Died on Friday January 8th 2016
Zelimhan Yakup dies at 66
Azerbaijani poet Died on Saturday January 9th 2016
Elvin Ordubadlı has died at age 26
Azerbaijani singer Died on Friday December 25th 2015
Nadir Seyidov dies at 83
Azerbaijani scientist (Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences) and chemist Died on Monday October 5th 2015
Sakit Aliyev dies at 49
Azerbaijani footballer and coach (Turan IK) Died on Monday October 12th 2015
Obituary: Sakit Əliyev, dead at age 49
Azerbaijani footballer and coach (Turan IK) Died on Monday October 12th 2015
Death of Nuriya Akhmedova at age 64
Azerbaijani actress Died on Saturday October 10th 2015
Habil Aliyev dies at age 88
Azerbaijani musician Died on Tuesday September 8th 2015
Rasim Aliyev dies at 30
Azerbaijani journalist Died on Sunday August 9th 2015
Ahmad Alasgarov, died aged 79
Azerbaijani footballer and manager Died on Tuesday May 19th 2015
Vafa Guluzade has died at age 74
Azerbaijani diplomat and political scientist Died on Friday May 1st 2015
Javanshir Vakilov, died aged 62
Azerbaijani diplomat and academic Died on Friday August 23rd 2013
Shafiga Akhundova obituary: died at age 89
Azerbaijani composer Died on Friday July 26th 2013
Ahad Rajabli obituary: died at age 51
Azerbaijani martial artist Died on Saturday June 8th 2013
Togrul Narimanbekov dies at age 83
Azerbaijani artist Died on Sunday June 2nd 2013
Murad Ashurly obituary: died at age 41
Azerbaijani mountaineer Died on Wednesday October 22nd 2014
Alaviyya Babayeva dies at age 93
Azerbaijani writer and translator Died on Tuesday September 23rd 2014
Death of Alakbar Mammadov at age 84
Azerbaijani Soviet football player and manager Died on Monday July 28th 2014
Obituary: Arif Valiyev, dead at age 70
Azerbaijani politician Died on Sunday June 22nd 2014
Huseyn Derya dies at -1
Azerbaijani rapper Died on Saturday March 15th 2014
Askerov Bahram dead at age 80
Azerbaijani physicist Died on Wednesday March 12th 2014
Aslan Gahramanly has died at age 74
Azerbaijani playwright Died on Sunday January 19th 2014
Death of Vugar Gashimov at age 27
Azerbaijani chess player Died on Saturday January 11th 2014
Bakhtiyar Gulamov died at age 64
Azerbaijani footballer Died on Tuesday January 7th 2014
Death of Dzhangir Kerimov at age 91
Azerbaijani-born Russian legal scholar Died on Sunday February 22nd 2015