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* [http://www.hisaxanli.org/ Homepage of Hamlet Isakhanli]
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'''Hamlet Abdulla Oglu Isayev''' ({{langx|az|Hamlet Abdulla oğlu İsayev}}, {{IPA|az|hɑmˈlet ɑbdulˈlɑ oɣˈlu iˈsɑjef|IPA}}; born March 1, 1948) is an [[Azerbaijani people|Azerbaijani]] polymath, mathematician, professor, poet, translator, entrepreneur, author, and specialist in science, culture, and the history of education.
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'''Hamlet Abdulla oglu Isayev''' ({{lang-az|Hamlet Abdulla oğlu İsayev}}, {{IPA-az|hɑmˈlet ɑbdulˈlɑ oɣˈlu iˈsɑjef|IPA}}; born March 1, 1948) is an [[Azerbaijani people|Azerbaijani]] [[mathematician]], historian of science and culture, writer, [[founder (company)|founder]] of [[Khazar University]] who served as [[University president]] from April 1991 to September 2010. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Trustees, founder of Dunya School, and founder of a [[publishing house]] (all in [[Baku]], capital of [[Azerbaijan]]) as well as a translator of poetry, [[lecturer]], and editor. He is a founding member of the Eurasian Academy.<ref name="Eurasian Academy Official Site">[http://eurasia-academy.org/?page_id=58/ Eurasian Academy Official Site]</ref>
He founded [[Khazar University]] and served as president from 1991 to 2010, and is currently chairman of the university's board of directors and trustees. He founded Dunya School, founded a publishing house in [[Baku]], Azerbaijan, and translates poetry, lectures, and edits. He is a founding member of the Eurasian Academy.<ref name="Eurasian Academy Official Site">[http://eurasia-academy.org/?page_id=58/ Eurasian Academy Official Site]</ref>


'''Hamlet Isakhanli''' ({{lang-az|Hamlet İsaxanlı|links=no}}, {{IPA-az|hɑmˈlet isɑxɑnˈlɯ|IPA}}) is his [[penname]] that he uses as a poet and in his publications in the fields of [[humanities]] and [[social sciences]]. All his works in mathematics have been published under the [[surname]] Isayev, he is better known among the [[general public]] as Hamlet Isakhanli.
"Hamlet Isakhanli" ({{langx|az|Hamlet İsaxanlı|links=no}}, {{IPA|az|hɑmˈlet isɑxɑnˈlɯ|IPA}}) is his penname used in publications in the humanities, social sciences, and poetry. His works in mathematics are published under the surname Isayev (Г.А. Исаев, Hamlet Isaev or Hamlet A.Isayev). He is also known as Hamlet Isakhanli (Hamlet Isaxanli, Hamlet İsaxanlı)).


Hamlet Isakhanli's academic and literary works cover a broad range of fields including research in mathematics and many areas of humanities and the social sciences, poetry, and [[creative writing]].<ref name="Tanriverdiyev 1997">{{cite book
As a [[polymath]], Isakhanli's academic and literary works cover a broad range of fields.<ref name="Tanriverdiyev 1997">{{cite book
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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
[[File:Hamlet I.JPG|thumb|alt=Hamlet Isakhanli at a conference|Hamlet Isakhanli at a conference]]
Isakhanli finished high school with a gold medal and was admitted to the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Azerbaijan State University in 1965. He graduated from BSU in 1970 with honors. In the same year, he was admitted back to the postgraduate research course of the institute, and then sent to [[Lomonosov Moscow State University]] for his graduate education and research. In 1973, he received a Ph.D. degree in Physical-Mathematical sciences.[[File:Hamlet I.JPG|thumb|alt=Hamlet Isakhanli at a conference.|Hamlet Isakhanli at a conference.]]


Isakhanli finished high school with a gold medal and was admitted to the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics at [[Azerbaijan State University]] (BSU) in 1965. In 1970, he graduated with honors, and was admitted to postgraduate studies at BSU, before attending [[Lomonosov Moscow State University]] for graduate studies and research. In 1973, he received a Ph.D. in physical-mathematical sciences.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
From 1973 to 1983, he worked as professor at Azerbaijan State Institute of Oil and Chemistry (currently [[Azerbaijan State Oil Academy]]) and chaired the [[Academic department|department]] of mathematics in the Baku [[campus]] of the [[Saint Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance|Leningrad Institute of Economics and Finance.]]

From 1973 to 1983, he was a professor at Azerbaijan State Institute of Oil and Chemistry (currently [[Azerbaijan State Oil Academy]]), and chaired the department of mathematics at the Baku campus of [[Leningrad Institute of Economics and Finance]].{{cn|date=February 2024}}

Isakhanli is a member of the Hajibayramli clan.<ref name="Conference 1996, pp. 1-16"/>


He was married to Naila Isayeva.
He was married to Naila Isayeva.


== Research ==
== Research ==
Hamlet Isakhanli is one of the authors and co-editor of the Khazar English-Azerbaijani Comprehensive Dictionary in six volumes. Only the first three volumes have been published.<ref>{{cite book
Isakhanli is a co-author and co-editor of the Khazar English-Azerbaijani Comprehensive Dictionary in six volumes, of which the first three volumes have been published.<ref>{{cite book
| title = Khazar English-Azerbaijani Comprehensive Dictionary in 6 volumes
| title = Khazar English-Azerbaijani Comprehensive Dictionary in 6 volumes
| last = Isakhanli
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| location = Baku}}</ref>
| location = Baku}}</ref>


Hamlet Isakhanli discusses in his writings the problems of poetry and [[philosophy]],<ref name="Isaxanli 2008">{{cite book
Isakhanli discusses in his writings the problems of poetry and philosophy,<ref name="Isaxanli 2008">{{cite book
| title = "Hamlet Isakhanli - Assembly of Science and Art. 1-10"(in Azerbaijani)
| title = "Hamlet Isakhanli - Assembly of Science and Art. 1-10"(in Azerbaijani)
| last = Isakhanli
| last = Isakhanli
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| editor = Hamlet Isakhanli
| editor = Hamlet Isakhanli
| publisher=Khazar University Press
| publisher=Khazar University Press
| location = Baku}}</ref> [[political science]] and [[international relations]],<ref>Hamlet Isakhanli, Anar Ahmadov "Azerbaijani Perspectives on the United States" in "Global Perspectives on the United States: a Nation by Nation Survey". Vol. 1, Great Barrington: Berkshire Publishing Group, 2007, pp. 31-33</ref><ref>"Negotiations on Nagorno-Karabagh: where do we go from here?" Summary and transcript from a Panel Discussion (with Hamlet Isakhanli and others) held on April 23, 2001. Caspian Studies Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University</ref> [[history]],<ref name="Isaxanli 2008" /><ref name="Conference 1996, pp. 1-16">Hamlet Isakhanli "The Social and Political Context of Sovietization and Collectivization Period in the Central Transcaucasia and Isakhan Revolt" (in Azeri) in Proceedings of the Conference "Socio-political Thought of the XX century". Baku, May 12, 1996, pp. 1-16. Khazar University Press. See also "Gurcustan" newspaper, Tbilisi, 1996, No 34-42. See also "Xalq" newspaper, Baku, 1996, No 148-150.
| location = Baku}}</ref> political science and international relations,<ref>Hamlet Isakhanli, Anar Ahmadov "Azerbaijani Perspectives on the United States" in "Global Perspectives on the United States: a Nation by Nation Survey". Vol. 1, Great Barrington: Berkshire Publishing Group, 2007, pp. 31-33</ref><ref>"Negotiations on Nagorno-Karabagh: where do we go from here?" Summary and transcript from a Panel Discussion (with Hamlet Isakhanli and others) held on April 23, 2001. Caspian Studies Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University</ref> history,<ref name="Isaxanli 2008" /><ref name="Conference 1996, pp. 1-16">Hamlet Isakhanli "The Social and Political Context of Sovietization and Collectivization Period in the Central Transcaucasia and Isakhan Revolt" (in Azeri) in Proceedings of the Conference "Socio-political Thought of the XX century". Baku, May 12, 1996, pp. 1-16. Khazar University Press. See also "Gurcustan" newspaper, Tbilisi, 1996, No 34-42. See also "Xalq" newspaper, Baku, 1996, No 148-150.
</ref> journalism,<ref>Hamlet Isakhanli, Solmaz Rustamova-Tohidi "Soviet Period Study of the Journal of "Molla Nasraddin" (in Azeri), 2002, Vol. 5, No 1-2, pp. 63–82</ref>
</ref> and journalism.<ref>Hamlet Isakhanli, Solmaz Rustamova-Tohidi "Soviet Period Study of the Journal of "Molla Nasraddin" (in Azeri), 2002, Vol. 5, No 1-2, pp. 63–82</ref>


== Poetry ==
== Poetry ==
[[File:Poeziya.JPG|thumb|right|alt=Hamlet Isakhanli presents his work at a poetry evening.|Hamlet Isakhanli presents his work at a poetry evening.]]Hamlet Isakhanli is also well known and respected in Azerbaijan and other countries as a poet.<ref name="Aslan 2005"/>
[[File:Poeziya.JPG|thumb|upright|alt=Hamlet Isakhanli presents his work at a poetry evening.|Hamlet Isakhanli presents his work at a poetry evening.]]


He translated poetry from English, Russian and French into [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]], particularly the poems of [[George Gordon Byron]], [[W. Blake]], [[Robert Herrick (poet)|Robert Herrick]], and [[Gérard de Nerval]], [[Vasily Zhukovsky]], [[Evgeny Baratynsky]], [[Fyodor Tyutchev]], [[Afanasy Fet]], [[Sergei Yesenin]], [[Nikolay Gumilev]], [[Anna Akhmatova]], and [[Alla Akhundova]].<ref>{{cite book
Isakhanli has translated poetry written in English, Russian and French, into Azerbaijani, particularly the poems of [[George Gordon Byron]], [[W. Blake]], [[Robert Herrick (poet)|Robert Herrick]], and [[Gérard de Nerval]], [[Vasily Zhukovsky]], [[Evgeny Baratynsky]], [[Fyodor Tyutchev]], [[Afanasy Fet]], [[Sergei Yesenin]], [[Nikolay Gumilev]], [[Anna Akhmatova]], and Alla Akhundova.<ref>{{cite book
| title = "Poetry in Translation.1st Collection" by the team of authors-translators including Hamlet Isakhanli
| title = "Poetry in Translation.1st Collection" by the team of authors-translators including Hamlet Isakhanli
| year = 2005
| year = 2005
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| first = Hamlet
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| year = 2001
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| publisher=Khazar University Press}}</ref> The lyrics of his poems have been used for composing songs and musical performances.<ref name="Aslan 2005" />

Many of his lyric poems have been used for composing songs and musical [[spectacle]]s.<ref name="Aslan 2005" />


== Reforms in education ==
== Reforms in education ==
Isakhanli was interested in educational organizations in the West. In the late 1980s, Isakhanli tried to explain the educational crisis in the Soviet and Azerbaijani and tried to find solutions which he published in Azerbaijani and Russian newspapers and on the radio and TV.<ref>Hamlet Isakhanli. The Character of Education should be Universal (in Azeri). Kommunist newspaper, Baku, May 1991</ref><ref>Hamlet Isakhanli. To Reform Education (in Russian). Bakinskiy Rabochiy newspaper, 1991, January 25</ref>
Isakhanli studied educational organizations in the West, and in the late 1980s, wrote about an educational crisis in the Soviet Union and Azerbaijan, offering solutions in articles published in newspapers&mdash;and broadcast on radio and TV&mdash;in Azerbaijan and Russia.<ref>Hamlet Isakhanli. The Character of Education should be Universal (in Azeri). Kommunist newspaper, Baku, May 1991</ref><ref>Hamlet Isakhanli. To Reform Education (in Russian). Bakinskiy Rabochiy newspaper, 1991, January 25</ref>

== Khazar University (foundation and principles) ==

[[File:Xəzər Universiteti023.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Khazar University's Neftchilar Campus|Khazar University's Neftchilar Campus.]]Khazar University (then called Azerbaijan University of the English Language) was established on March 18, 1991. The university was the first private university established in Azerbaijan and one of the first officially established in the post-Soviet era<ref name="Isaxanli 2006">{{cite book|last=Isakhanli|first=Hamlet|title="In Search of Khazar" (in English, Azerbaijani and Russian)|publisher=Khazar University Press|year=2006}}</ref>


==Khazar University and Dunya School==
It differentiates from other universities with its Western-type curricula and study programs, adoption of a flexible credit accumulation system and student-centered model of education, application of modern methods of management, establishment of broad and effective international relations, high-quality local and foreign specialists.<ref>{{cite book
Khazar University (previously Azerbaijan University), established on March 18, 1991, was the first private university, and one of the first officially established universities, stablished in Azerbaijan in the post-Soviet era.<ref name="Isaxanli 2006">{{cite book|last=Isakhanli|first=Hamlet|title="In Search of Khazar" (in English, Azerbaijani and Russian)|publisher=Khazar University Press|year=2006}}</ref> It features a Western-type curricula, a flexible credit accumulation system, a student-centered model of education, application of modern methods of management, broad and effective international relations, and local and foreign specialists.<ref>{{cite book
| title = "Using Distance Learning Methods For Petroleum Industry Technical Training in Baku, Azerbaijan, 2004" in "On Education System in Transition Economy. A view from Azerbaijan" by Hamlet Isakhanli
| title = "Using Distance Learning Methods For Petroleum Industry Technical Training in Baku, Azerbaijan, 2004" in "On Education System in Transition Economy. A view from Azerbaijan" by Hamlet Isakhanli
| last = Maggiory
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| publisher=Khazar University Press}}</ref>


Dunya School, established by Isakhanli in 1998, is affiliated with Khazar University, and provides pre-school, primary, secondary, and high school level students with bilingual education in Azerbaijani and English languages,<ref>{{cite web
== Dunya School and Training Center ==
Dunya School, established by Hamlet Isakhanli in 1998 and affiliated with [[Khazar University]], providing the preschool, primary, secondary, and high school levels with bilingual education in [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]] and English.<ref>{{cite web
|title = Dunya School
|title = Dunya School
|url = http://www.khazar.org/dunya
|url = http://www.khazar.org/dunya
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|archive-date = August 14, 2009
|archive-date = August 14, 2009
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|df = mdy-all
}}</ref> offering an [[International Baccalaureate]] and [[IB Diploma Program]].<ref>{{cite web
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[[File:Dunya1.jpg|thumb|alt=A classroom at Dunya School.|A classroom at Dunya School.]]
As of January 16, 2009, the school gained the status of an [[International Baccalaureate|IBO]] school and offers the [[IB Diploma Program]] to its students in the last two years of high school.<ref>{{cite web
| title = International Baccalaureate Organization
| title = International Baccalaureate Organization
| url = http://www.ibo.org}}</ref>
| url = http://www.ibo.org}}</ref>

== Kin ==
Hamlet Isakhanli is a member of the Hajibayramli clan. His grandfather was guerilla Isakhan Hajibayramli (1897–1930), who organized an armed rebellion against the Soviets in the late 1920s to 1930, in the territories of [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] and [[Armenia]]. His 100-year anniversary was celebrated in both Azerbaijan and Georgia.<ref name="Conference 1996, pp. 1-16"/>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
*2010 National "Khazar" Award, in recognition of contribution to the development of Azerbaijani Education and to founding a university which meets international standards <ref name="Aslan 2005"/>
In 2010, Isakhanli received the National Khazar Award, in recognition of his contribution to Azerbaijani education, and for founding a university that meets international standards.<ref name="Aslan 2005"/>


==Naila Isayeva==
==Publications==
[[File:Nailekhanim.jpg|thumb|Naila Isayeva]]
[[File:Ni14fedfered.jpg|thumb|Nailakhanim Foundtion]]
'''Nailekhanim Isayeva''' ({{lang-az|Nailə İsayeva}}; 29 May 1947 – 3 April 2021) born Nailə Asgarli was an Azerbaijani pedagogue-organizer and songwriter born in [[Quba]]. She was co-founder of [[Khazar University]] and Dunya School, together with her husband Hamlet Isakhanli. She was a teacher, pedagogue, composer, manager, and founding director of Dünya School until 2010. In 2011 she became chair-person of the Dunya School`s board, and advisor in Humanitarian and Organisational Affairs to the Board of Directors and Trustees of Khazar University.<ref name=auto>{{Cite web|url=http://mubahise.com/m/yazi/hamlet-isaxanli-heyat-yoldasini-itirdi-/yazi/hamlet-isaxanli-heyat-yoldasini-itirdi-/1226|title=Hamlet İsaxanlı həyat yoldaşını itirdi|website=mubahise.com|trans-title=Hamlet Isaxanli lost his wife.|language=az}}</ref><ref name="foo">https://www.khazar.org/uploads/news/22_04_2021/emr(eng).pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> Isayeva died in [[Baku]] on 3 April 2021, aged 73, from cancer.<ref name="bar">{{Cite web|url=https://mediapost.az/naile-isayeva-vefat-edib|title=Nailə İsayeva vəfat edib - FOTOLAR|website=mediapost.az|trans-title=Naila Isayeva has died - PHOTOS|language=az}}</ref> Khazar University Board of Directors and Trustees took steps to perpetuate Ms. Naila's memory:<ref name="foo"/>

* ''The Nailakhanim Foundation'' and the ''Nailakhanim Scholarship'' was established (to offer full scholarship for girls and women from all countries determined to pursue master and / or doctoral degrees)<ref name="tar">{{Cite web|url=https://www.khazar.org/|title=Khazar University|website=www.khazar.org/news}}</ref>
* ''The Nailakhanim Museum'' was established at the Dünya School.
* A ''bust of Nailakhanim'' at Khazar was installed at the University and the Dünya School.

Composer Sardar Farajov created "Elegy" in memory of Nailekhanım. It was performed for the first time at Uzeyir Hajibeyli XIII International Music Festival, Baku on 22 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khazar.org/en/news/5506|title=Khazar review/Xəzər xəbər}}</ref> On November 12, 2021, the first presentation of the Nailakhanim Scholarship, established by the Nailakhanim Foundation, took place in the Marble Hall of Khazar University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khazar.org/en/news/5593|title=First Presentation Ceremony of Nailakhanim Scholarship Established by Nailakhanim Foundation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aznews.az/news/take_a_look/285410.html|title=Nailəxanım təqaüdünün təqdimat mərasimi keçirilib|date=November 17, 2021}}</ref> The book "Nailakhanim in Memories" edited by Hamlet Isaxanli is published by Khazar University Publishing House. The book reflects people's memories about Nailakhanim.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* "The Life of the Scholar And Founder" by Fuad Tanriverdiyev, Baku, 1997.(in Azerbaijani)
* "The Life of the Scholar And Founder" by Fuad Tanriverdiyev, Baku, 1997.(in Azerbaijani)
* "What I Brought To This World" by Knyaz Aslan and Vahid Omarli, Baku, 2005 (in Azerbaijani and Russian).
* "What I Brought To This World" by Knyaz Aslan and Vahid Omarli, Baku, 2005 (in Azerbaijani and Russian).
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* Emily Van Buskirk, "Current Trends in Education in Azerbaijan - A discussion with Professor Hamlet Isakhanli", Caspian Studies Program, Harvard University, April 25, 2001, Accessed on April 14, 2006.
* Emily Van Buskirk, "Current Trends in Education in Azerbaijan - A discussion with Professor Hamlet Isakhanli", Caspian Studies Program, Harvard University, April 25, 2001, Accessed on April 14, 2006.
* Hamlet Isakhanli - Assembly of Science and Art. 1-10. Khazar University Press, Baku, 2008 (in Azerbaijani)
* Hamlet Isakhanli - Assembly of Science and Art. 1-10. Khazar University Press, Baku, 2008 (in Azerbaijani)
* http://www.hisaxanli.org
*[http://www.khazar.org/ Khazar University]
* Lyudmila Lavrova. "An invitation to traveling to the poetry world - "Contrasts"". Preface to the book by Hamlet Isakhanli, published in Moscow in Russian:
* Lyudmila Lavrova. "An invitation to traveling to the poetry world - "Contrasts"". Preface to the book by Hamlet Isakhanli, published in Moscow in Russian:
* Гамлет Исаханлы «Контрасты». Kнигa cтихотворений" (В переводах Аллы Ахундовой). "ИзoгpaфЪ", Москва, 2006).
* Гамлет Исаханлы «Контрасты». Kнигa cтихотворений" (В переводах Аллы Ахундовой). "ИзoгpaфЪ", Москва, 2006).
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* Mecidoglu Kh. If We don't Pass From Aspirations to Deeds/ Our Hopes will Vanish and Become in Vain (in Azeri) // Khazar View. – 2008. – March 1 (No 246). – p.&nbsp;7-9.
* Mecidoglu Kh. If We don't Pass From Aspirations to Deeds/ Our Hopes will Vanish and Become in Vain (in Azeri) // Khazar View. – 2008. – March 1 (No 246). – p.&nbsp;7-9.
* Nazarli T. The Way Taking its Start From the Com¬mand of Soul (in Azeri) // Azerbaijan. – 2008. – March 19 (No 61).
* Nazarli T. The Way Taking its Start From the Com¬mand of Soul (in Azeri) // Azerbaijan. – 2008. – March 19 (No 61).
:Also // Khazar View. – 2008. – 01 aprel (No 248). – p.&nbsp;14-16.
*Khazar View. – 2008. – 01 aprel (No 248). – p.&nbsp;14-16.

==References==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
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Hamlet Isakhanli
Hamlet İsaxanlı
Personal details
Born (1948-03-01) March 1, 1948 (age 76)
Kosali [ka; pl], Gardabani, Georgia
CitizenshipSoviet Union (until 1991), Azerbaijan (1991 to present)
NationalityAzerbaijani
SpouseNaila Isayeva
WebsiteOfficial website

Hamlet Abdulla Oglu Isayev (Azerbaijani: Hamlet Abdulla oğlu İsayev, IPA: [hɑmˈlet ɑbdulˈlɑ oɣˈlu iˈsɑjef]; born March 1, 1948) is an Azerbaijani polymath, mathematician, professor, poet, translator, entrepreneur, author, and specialist in science, culture, and the history of education.

He founded Khazar University and served as president from 1991 to 2010, and is currently chairman of the university's board of directors and trustees. He founded Dunya School, founded a publishing house in Baku, Azerbaijan, and translates poetry, lectures, and edits. He is a founding member of the Eurasian Academy.[1]

"Hamlet Isakhanli" (Azerbaijani: Hamlet İsaxanlı, IPA: [hɑmˈlet isɑxɑnˈlɯ]) is his penname used in publications in the humanities, social sciences, and poetry. His works in mathematics are published under the surname Isayev (Г.А. Исаев, Hamlet Isaev or Hamlet A.Isayev). He is also known as Hamlet Isakhanli (Hamlet Isaxanli, Hamlet İsaxanlı)).

As a polymath, Isakhanli's academic and literary works cover a broad range of fields.[2][3]

Biography

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Hamlet Isakhanli at a conference
Hamlet Isakhanli at a conference

Isakhanli finished high school with a gold medal and was admitted to the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics at Azerbaijan State University (BSU) in 1965. In 1970, he graduated with honors, and was admitted to postgraduate studies at BSU, before attending Lomonosov Moscow State University for graduate studies and research. In 1973, he received a Ph.D. in physical-mathematical sciences.[citation needed]

From 1973 to 1983, he was a professor at Azerbaijan State Institute of Oil and Chemistry (currently Azerbaijan State Oil Academy), and chaired the department of mathematics at the Baku campus of Leningrad Institute of Economics and Finance.[citation needed]

Isakhanli is a member of the Hajibayramli clan.[4]

He was married to Naila Isayeva.

Research

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Isakhanli is a co-author and co-editor of the Khazar English-Azerbaijani Comprehensive Dictionary in six volumes, of which the first three volumes have been published.[5]

Isakhanli discusses in his writings the problems of poetry and philosophy,[6] political science and international relations,[7][8] history,[6][4] and journalism.[9]

Poetry

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Hamlet Isakhanli presents his work at a poetry evening.
Hamlet Isakhanli presents his work at a poetry evening.

Isakhanli has translated poetry written in English, Russian and French, into Azerbaijani, particularly the poems of George Gordon Byron, W. Blake, Robert Herrick, and Gérard de Nerval, Vasily Zhukovsky, Evgeny Baratynsky, Fyodor Tyutchev, Afanasy Fet, Sergei Yesenin, Nikolay Gumilev, Anna Akhmatova, and Alla Akhundova.[10][11] The lyrics of his poems have been used for composing songs and musical performances.[3]

Reforms in education

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Isakhanli studied educational organizations in the West, and in the late 1980s, wrote about an educational crisis in the Soviet Union and Azerbaijan, offering solutions in articles published in newspapers—and broadcast on radio and TV—in Azerbaijan and Russia.[12][13]

Khazar University and Dunya School

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Khazar University (previously Azerbaijan University), established on March 18, 1991, was the first private university, and one of the first officially established universities, stablished in Azerbaijan in the post-Soviet era.[14] It features a Western-type curricula, a flexible credit accumulation system, a student-centered model of education, application of modern methods of management, broad and effective international relations, and local and foreign specialists.[15]

Dunya School, established by Isakhanli in 1998, is affiliated with Khazar University, and provides pre-school, primary, secondary, and high school level students with bilingual education in Azerbaijani and English languages,[16] offering an International Baccalaureate and IB Diploma Program.[17]

Awards

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In 2010, Isakhanli received the National Khazar Award, in recognition of his contribution to Azerbaijani education, and for founding a university that meets international standards.[3]

Publications

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  • "The Life of the Scholar And Founder" by Fuad Tanriverdiyev, Baku, 1997.(in Azerbaijani)
  • "What I Brought To This World" by Knyaz Aslan and Vahid Omarli, Baku, 2005 (in Azerbaijani and Russian).
  • "In Search of Khazar" by Hamlet Isakhanli, Baku, 2006 (in English, Azerbaijani and Russian).
  • "On the Education System in Transition Economy. A View From Azerbaijan" by Hamlet Isakhanli, Baku, 2006.
  • Emily Van Buskirk, "Current Trends in Education in Azerbaijan - A discussion with Professor Hamlet Isakhanli", Caspian Studies Program, Harvard University, April 25, 2001, Accessed on April 14, 2006.
  • Hamlet Isakhanli - Assembly of Science and Art. 1-10. Khazar University Press, Baku, 2008 (in Azerbaijani)
  • Lyudmila Lavrova. "An invitation to traveling to the poetry world - "Contrasts"". Preface to the book by Hamlet Isakhanli, published in Moscow in Russian:
  • Гамлет Исаханлы «Контрасты». Kнигa cтихотворений" (В переводах Аллы Ахундовой). "ИзoгpaфЪ", Москва, 2006).
  • The Social and Political Context of Sovietization and Collectivization Period in the Central Transcaucasia and Isakhan Revolt (in Azeri) / Proceedings of the Conference "Socio-political Thought of the XX century". Baku, May 12, 1996. – Baku: Khazar University Press, 1996. – p. 1-16.
Also // Georgia newspaper. – Tbilisi. – 1996. – No 34-42.
Also // Khalg newspaper. – Baku. – 1996. – No 148-150.
  • Fragments From the History of Thought and Education (in Azeri) // Khazar View, 1998–1999. No 57-64.
  • Negotiations on Nagorno-Karabagh: where do we go from here? / Summary and transcript from a Panel Discussion held on April 23, 2001. Caspian Studies’ Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
  • Minority Education Policy in Azerbaijan and Iran / Hamlet Isakhanli, Val D. Rust, Afgan Abdullayev, Marufa Madatova, Inna Grudskaya, Younes Vahdati // Journal of Azerbaijani Studies. – 2002. – Vol. 5. – No 3–4. – p. 3–78.
  • Karakmazli, D. Taste of a Fig: Poems and Translations. Baku: Uyurd, 2005./Poems of Hamlet Isakhanli translated from Azeri into Russian – pp. 180–190.
  • Perspectives on the United States (Hamlet Isakhanli, Anar Ahmadov) in "Global Perspectives on the United States: a Nation by Nation Survey". Vol. 1. – Great Barrington: Berkshire Publishing Group, 2007. – p. 31-33.
  • Hamlet Isakhanli. What is Happening in the Modern World in the Field of Higher Education and How "The State Program to Reform the Higher Education System of the Azerbaijan Republic for the period of 2008-2012" May Best be Carried Out? (in Azeri). Khazar University Press, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2008.
  • An Interesting Person (in Azeri) / Interview was led by X. Macidoglu // 525 newspaper. – 2008. –January 29 (No 15). – p. 4.
  • Hamlet Isakhanli: "A creative person desires neither his house be high, nor his name..." /Interview with Hamlet Isakhanli (in Azeri) // 525 newspaper. – 2008. – October 11 (No.187). – p. 20.
  • Nagiyev R. Formula of Vengeance (in Azeri) // Kommunist. – 1987. – July 2. – p. 6.
  • Odinets V. At the Universities of Canada (in Russian) // Sovetskiy Ekonomist. – 1989. – January 27. – p. 4.
  • Hamlet Isayev (Issakhanly) // Who's Who in the Former Soviet Union. – Surrey, England: Debrett's Peerage, Ltd., 1994. – p. 22-23.
  • Seyidova I. "Khazar" - is a Lake which Can be Called a Sea (in Russian) // Consulting and Business. – Baku. – 1996. – p. 82-83.
  • Who Dedicates Himself to Work and Regards it as a Field of Creativity will Never be Exhausted and Become Discouraged ... (in Azeri) / Interview was led by V. Omarov // Khazar View – 1997. – No 32. – p. 3-5.
  • Mustafayev C. Poetry Gets Mingled with Intellect (A foreword to Hamlet Isakhanli's book "Contrasts") (in Azeri). – Baku: Khazar University Press, 2001. – 15 p.
  • Suleymanli M. Inner Expression of the Great Word (in Azeri) // 525 newspaper – 2002. – September 3. – p. 7.
and Hemistichs Taking Reader Together: While Reading the Book "Contrasts" by Hamlet Isakhanli (in Azeri) // Khazar View. – 2002. – September 15 (No 129). – p. 6-9.
  • Nazirli K. Poetic World of the Well-known Scholar. On Hamlet Isakhanli's Book "Contrasts" (in Azeri) // Khazar View. – 2003.– No 152. – p. 14-15.
  • Metin Turan. New Azerbaijan Poetry and Hamlet Isakhanli (in Turkish) // LİTTERA. Edebiyat Yazıları. – Ankara. – 2004. – v.14. – p. 163-168. Also (in Azeri) // 525 newspaper. – 2005. – June 28. – p. 7.
  • A Spouse of "Contrasts" Author and the Target of the "Emotions Turned out into Poetry" (in Azeri) / Inter¬view was led by S. Gulten // "Qadin Dunyasi" newspaper. – 2004. – November 5–18 (No 21). – p. 9
  • Nazirli K. Hamlet Isakhanli's Sensitive Poetry (in Aze¬ri) // Khazar View. – 2005. – November 1 (No 196). – p. 21-23.
Also // 525 newspaper. – 2005. – October 12. – p. 7.
  • "When you are Straightforward, Sincere, and GoodWilled, you Also Feel an Admiration of Surrounding you People" (in Azeri) / X. Ahmadov, Z. Aliyeva // "Geopolitika" newspaper. – 2007. – No 38. – p. 12.
  • Isayev (Isakhanli) Hamlet Abdulla (in English and Russian) / M.B. Babayev // Azerbaijan Mathematicians XX Century. – Baku: Oka Ofset, 2007. – p. 77.
  • Mecidoglu Kh. The Beloved One of the God (in Azeri) // Khazar View. – 2008. – January 1 (No 242). – p. 8-11.
  • Mecidoglu Kh. About my friend (in Azeri) // 525-ci qazet– December 20, 2008. – (No. 235). – p. 26.
  • Mecidoglu Kh. If We don't Pass From Aspirations to Deeds/ Our Hopes will Vanish and Become in Vain (in Azeri) // Khazar View. – 2008. – March 1 (No 246). – p. 7-9.
  • Nazarli T. The Way Taking its Start From the Com¬mand of Soul (in Azeri) // Azerbaijan. – 2008. – March 19 (No 61).
  • Khazar View. – 2008. – 01 aprel (No 248). – p. 14-16.

References

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  1. ^ Eurasian Academy Official Site
  2. ^ Tanriverdiyev, Fuad (1997). "The Life Of The Scholar And Founder" (in Azeri). Khazar University Press.
  3. ^ a b c Aslan, Knyaz; Omarli Vahid (2005). What I Brought To This World (in Azeri and in Russian). Khazar University Press.
  4. ^ a b Hamlet Isakhanli "The Social and Political Context of Sovietization and Collectivization Period in the Central Transcaucasia and Isakhan Revolt" (in Azeri) in Proceedings of the Conference "Socio-political Thought of the XX century". Baku, May 12, 1996, pp. 1-16. Khazar University Press. See also "Gurcustan" newspaper, Tbilisi, 1996, No 34-42. See also "Xalq" newspaper, Baku, 1996, No 148-150.
  5. ^ Isakhanli, Hamlet; T.Abaskuliyev; K.Qasimov; N.Mikail-zadeh; N.Mammadova (2004–2008). Hamlet Isakhanli; Tofik Abbasguliyev (eds.). Khazar English-Azerbaijani Comprehensive Dictionary in 6 volumes. Vol. 1–3. Baku: Khazar University Press.
  6. ^ a b Isakhanli, Hamlet (2008). Hamlet Isakhanli (ed.). "Hamlet Isakhanli - Assembly of Science and Art. 1-10"(in Azerbaijani). Baku: Khazar University Press.
  7. ^ Hamlet Isakhanli, Anar Ahmadov "Azerbaijani Perspectives on the United States" in "Global Perspectives on the United States: a Nation by Nation Survey". Vol. 1, Great Barrington: Berkshire Publishing Group, 2007, pp. 31-33
  8. ^ "Negotiations on Nagorno-Karabagh: where do we go from here?" Summary and transcript from a Panel Discussion (with Hamlet Isakhanli and others) held on April 23, 2001. Caspian Studies Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
  9. ^ Hamlet Isakhanli, Solmaz Rustamova-Tohidi "Soviet Period Study of the Journal of "Molla Nasraddin" (in Azeri), 2002, Vol. 5, No 1-2, pp. 63–82
  10. ^ Hamlet Isakhanli, ed. (2005). "Poetry in Translation.1st Collection" by the team of authors-translators including Hamlet Isakhanli. Khazar University Press.
  11. ^ Isakhanli, Hamlet (2001). ""Təzadlar" (Contrasts)(in Azeri). Khazar University Press.
  12. ^ Hamlet Isakhanli. The Character of Education should be Universal (in Azeri). Kommunist newspaper, Baku, May 1991
  13. ^ Hamlet Isakhanli. To Reform Education (in Russian). Bakinskiy Rabochiy newspaper, 1991, January 25
  14. ^ Isakhanli, Hamlet (2006). "In Search of Khazar" (in English, Azerbaijani and Russian). Khazar University Press.
  15. ^ Maggiory, David (2005). "Using Distance Learning Methods For Petroleum Industry Technical Training in Baku, Azerbaijan, 2004" in "On Education System in Transition Economy. A view from Azerbaijan" by Hamlet Isakhanli. Khazar University Press.
  16. ^ "Dunya School". Archived from the original on August 14, 2009.
  17. ^ "International Baccalaureate Organization".
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