Uzeyir Hadjibeyov

Uzeyir Hadjibeyov

Birthday: September 17, 1885 in Agjabedi, Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire [now Azerbaijan]
Deathday: November 23, 1948
Uzeyir bey Abdulhuseyn bey oghlu Hajibeyov was an Azerbaijani composer, musicologist and teacher. He is recognized as the father of Azerbaijani classical music. Hajibeyov composed the music of the national anthem of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.