Mustafa bey Vakilov
Mustafa Vekilov Mustafa Vəkilov | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) | |
| In office February 15, 1920 – April 28, 1920 | |
| President | Nasib Yusifbeyli (Chairman of Azerbaijani Parliament) |
| Preceded by | Mammad Hasan Hajinski |
| Succeeded by | Hamid Sultanov (Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan SSR) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1899 Qazakh, Elisavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1943 (aged 44) Turkey |
Mustafa bey Nadir Aga oglu Vekilov (Template:Lang-az; 1899 – 1943)[1] was an Azerbaijani public figure, politician and diplomat. He served as the Minister of Internal Affairs. Vekilov was the youngest Azerbaijani minister.
Early life
Vekilov was born in 1899 in Salahlı village located in the Qazakh district of the Elisavetpol Governorate. He graduated from the Baku gymnasium and entered the Law Department of the Moscow State University in 1912. That's where he got involved in Azerbaijani national movement. His uncle Mammad Rza Vekilov and close relative Alimardan Topchubashev played significant role in his ideological development. He later worked as a consultant to the Commissar for Internal Affairs of Transcaucasian Commissariat Akaki Chkhenkeli. He was also one of the most active members of the Muslim faction of Transcaucasian Sejm.
Political career
Vekilov was affiliated with Musavat Party and served as its second chairman.[2][3] He was a deputy to National Assembly of Azerbaijan. He was a member of Financial Budgetary Appropriations Commission within the parliament along with Mammad Emin Rasulzade and Nariman Narimanbeyov. Vekilov then served in the 5th cabinet of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic under Nasib Yusifbeyli as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs. On February 15, 1920 he was appointed the Minister of Internal Affairs. He was the youngest minister within ADR government.[4] With establishment of Soviet authority in Azerbaijan on April 28, 1920 Vekilov fled to Turkey.[5][6]
He died in Amasya, Turkey in 1943.
See also
References
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- ^ "Судьба Векиловых". Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ "RAMİL USUBOVUN DAXİLİ İŞLƏR NAZİRİ TƏYİN EDİLMƏSİNİN 13 İLİ TAMAM OLUR". Media forum. 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ "Azərbaycan Polisinin 92 yaşı oldu". ANS Press. 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2011-02-03.