# Mir Jafar Baghirov

_Azerbaijani Soviet politician (1895-1956)_

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> Mir Jafar Abbas oghlu Baghirov was the communist leader of the Azerbaijan SSR from 1933 to 1953, under the Soviet leadership of Joseph Stalin.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 September 1895 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1613935#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Guba ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1613935#P19))
- **Died:** 26 May 1956 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1613935#P570))
- **Place of death:** Baku ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1613935#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Russian Empire; Azerbaijan Democratic Republic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1613935#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1613935#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of the Soviet Union (until 1954) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1613935#P102))
- **Positions held:** Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan SSR (18 April 1953 – 17 August 1953); member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (since 17 January 1938); First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan (10 December 1933 – 6 April 1953); First Secretary of the Baku City Committee of the Azerbaijan Communist Party (1933–1950); Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Azerbaijan SSR (23 October 1932 – 12 December 1933) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1613935#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of Lenin; Order of the Patriotic War, 1st class; Order of the Red Banner; Order of the Red Banner of Labour; Order of the Red Banner of Labour of the Azerbaijan SSR; Honorary Worker of the VChK–GPU (XV) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1613935#P166))

## Questions

**When was Mir Jafar Baghirov born?**  
Mir Jafar Baghirov was born on 5 September 1895 in Guba.

**What positions has Mir Jafar Baghirov held?**  
Positions held by Mir Jafar Baghirov include: Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan SSR (1953–1953); member of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (since 17 January 1938); First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan (1933–1953); First Secretary of the Baku City Committee of the Azerbaijan Communist Party (1933–1950); Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Azerbaijan SSR (1932–1933).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Mir Jafar Baghirov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Jafar_Baghirov) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1613935](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1613935) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: M. J. Baghirov.jpg by Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M._J._Baghirov.jpg)

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