Mir Teymur Yagubov

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

Mir Teymur Yagubov
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	Aghasalim Atakishiyev
Personal details
Born	(1904-11-06)November 6, 1904 Baku, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	May 17, 1970(1970-05-17) (aged 65) Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, USSR
Political party	Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Occupation	land surveyor

Land surveyor by profession, Yagubov 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, Yagubov 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, Yagubov 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]. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
2. "Geo World. Leaders of Azerbaijan". Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. 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