Uzeyir Hajibeyov

Photo of Uzeyir Hajibeyov's family (Uzeyir in top-left) in Shusha, 1915.

Uzeyir bey Abdul Hussein oglu Hajibeyov (Azerbaijani: [Üzeyir bəy Əbdülhüseyn oğlu Hacıbəyov, اوزئییر حاجی‌بیوو] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); Russian: Узеир Абдул-Гусейн оглы Гаджибековcode: ru is deprecated ; September 18, 1885, Agjabadi – November 23, 1948, Baku) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet composer, conductor, publicist, playwright, teacher, translator, and social figure from Azerbaijan. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music and opera. He composed the National Anthem of Azerbaijan and the Anthem of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.^[1]

Uzeyir Hajibeyov Media

Uzeyir (right) with his brother Jeyhun Hajibeyov (left), 1908.
Students of Gori (Transcaucasian) Teachers Seminary. Hajibeyov can be seen on the left of the first row.
Üzeyir Hacıbəyov (d. 1948 - Azerbaijan)
First "Majnun" of "Leyli and Majnun" opera - Huseyngulu Sarabsky, Baku. 1909
Uzeir Hajibeyov's manuscript - 1913 - Arshin mal alan
A poster of "Arshin Mal Alan" at Femina theatre of Paris in 1925.
Üzeyir Hacibəyov (d. 1948 - Azerbaijan) with his wife Məleykə
Uzeyir Hajibeyov - Azerbaijani composer
Commemorative stelae in Donaupark, Vienna.
Funeral of Uzeyir Hajibeyov.

↑ THE NATIONAL ANTHEM - THE NATIONAL SYMBOLS OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN - Azerbaijan.az. Retrieved on 06 May 2012.