Mir Teymur Yaqubov

Mir Teymur Yaqubov
First Secretary of the Azerbaijan Communist Party
In office April 6, 1953 – February 12, 1954
Commissar of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan SSR
In office March 6, 1941 – June 1, 1943
Preceded by	Stepan Yemelianov
Succeeded by	Aghaselim Atakishiyev
Personal details
Born	November 6, 1904(1904-11-06) Baku, Azerbaijan
Died	May 17, 1970(1970-05-17) (aged 65) Baku, Azerbaijan
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Occupation	land surveyor
Religion	none (atheist)

Mir Teymur Yaqubov Mir Alekper oglu (Azerbaijani: Mir Teymur Yaqubov Mir Ələkpər oğlu; November 6, 1904 – February 17, 1970), was the 8th First Secretary of Azerbaijan Communist Party.

Land surveyor by profession, Yaqubov held various positions within Komsomol of Azerbaijan SSR. In 1936, he became the First Secretary of Komsomol Central Committee and held the position until 1938. In 1938, Yaqubov was appointed the Chairman of Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan SSR. On March 6, 1941 he was relieved from these duties and appointed People's Commissar of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan SSR and worked in that position until June 1, 1943.^[1] In April 1953, Yaqubov took the position of the First Secretary of Azerbaijan Communist Party and held the office until he was replaced by Imam Mustafayev.^[2]

See also

• Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan

References

1. ^ "История МВД [History of MIA]". http://www.mia.gov.az/index.php?/ru/content/29337/. Retrieved 2010-07-12. 
2. ^ "Geo World. Leaders of Azerbaijan". http://www.geo-world.ru/asia/azerbadgan/rulers/index.html. Retrieved 2010-05-03. 

Party political offices
Preceded by Mir Jafar Baghirov	First Secretary of the Azerbaijan Communist Party 1953–1954	Succeeded by Imam Mustafayev

Persondata
Name	Yaqubov, Mir Teymur
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	November 6, 1904
Place of birth	Baku, Azerbaijan
Date of death	May 17, 1970
Place of death	Baku, Azerbaijan