Hidayat Orujov dead 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…
Famous Dead People from Azerbaijan
47 obituaries for famous people from Azerbaijan who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Sadıq Sadıqov dead 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, Azerbaijani politician, member of the Supreme Soviet
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 dead 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 Azerbaijani ballet dancer dead 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 Azerbaijani politician, MP dead at age 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 Actor dead 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 Azerbaijani scientist dead at age 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 Azerbaijani politician dead 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…
Chingiz Sadykhov
Azerbaijani pianistDied on Sunday December 31st 2017
Sergey Petrosyan
Azerbaijani-born Russian weightlifterDied on Thursday July 27th 2017
Natig Aliyev
Azerbaijani politicianDied on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Nisa Rzayeva
Azerbaijani actressDied on Monday March 13th 2017
Jalal Allakhverdiyev
Azerbaijani mathematicianDied on Thursday January 19th 2017
Faig Jabbarov
Azerbaijani footballer (KapazDied on Thursday January 12th 2017
Aghakhan Abdullayev
Azerbaijani folk singerDied on Wednesday December 28th 2016
Aleksandr Syomin
Soviet Azerbaijani footballer (Neftçi)Died on Friday October 14th 2016
Rovshan Janiev
Azerbaijani criminalDied on Thursday August 18th 2016
Magsud Ibrahimbeyov
Azerbaijani writer and member of the National Assembly of AzerbaijanDied on Tuesday March 22nd 2016
Yuri Kuznetsov
Azerbaijani Soviet football player and coach (Neftchi)Died on Friday March 4th 2016
Jalal Aliyev
Azerbaijani politicianDied on Sunday January 31st 2016
Zelimkhan Yaqub
Azerbaijani poetDied on Saturday January 9th 2016
Valeri Gadzhiyev
Soviet Azerbaijani footballer (Neftchi PFKDied on Friday January 8th 2016
Zelimhan Yakup
Azerbaijani poetDied on Saturday January 9th 2016
Elvin Ordubadlı
Azerbaijani singerDied on Friday December 25th 2015
Nadir Seyidov
Azerbaijani scientist (Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences) and chemistDied on Monday October 5th 2015
Sakit Aliyev
Azerbaijani footballer and coach (Turan IK)Died on Monday October 12th 2015
Sakit Əliyev
Azerbaijani footballer and coach (Turan IK)Died on Monday October 12th 2015
Nuriya Akhmedova
Azerbaijani actressDied on Saturday October 10th 2015
Habil Aliyev
Azerbaijani musicianDied on Tuesday September 8th 2015
Rasim Aliyev
Azerbaijani journalistDied on Sunday August 9th 2015
Ahmad Alasgarov
Azerbaijani footballer and managerDied on Tuesday May 19th 2015
Vafa Guluzade
Azerbaijani diplomat and political scientistDied on Friday May 1st 2015
Javanshir Vakilov
Azerbaijani diplomat and academicDied on Friday August 23rd 2013
Shafiga Akhundova
Azerbaijani composerDied on Friday July 26th 2013
Ahad Rajabli
Azerbaijani martial artistDied on Saturday June 8th 2013
Togrul Narimanbekov
Azerbaijani artistDied on Sunday June 2nd 2013
Murad Ashurly
Azerbaijani mountaineerDied on Wednesday October 22nd 2014
Alaviyya Babayeva
Azerbaijani writer and translatorDied on Tuesday September 23rd 2014
Alakbar Mammadov
Azerbaijani Soviet football player and managerDied on Monday July 28th 2014
Arif Valiyev
Azerbaijani politicianDied on Sunday June 22nd 2014
Huseyn Derya
Azerbaijani rapperDied on Saturday March 15th 2014
Askerov Bahram Mehrali oglu
Azerbaijani physicistDied on Wednesday March 12th 2014
Aslan Gahramanly
Azerbaijani playwrightDied on Sunday January 19th 2014
Vugar Gashimov
Azerbaijani chess playerDied on Saturday January 11th 2014
Bakhtiyar Gulamov
Azerbaijani footballerDied on Tuesday January 7th 2014
Dzhangir Kerimov
Azerbaijani-born Russian legal scholarDied on Sunday February 22nd 2015