Hamid Mammadzadeh (Azerbaijani: Həmid Məmmədzadə; 1924–2000) – Azerbaijani writer, literary critic.

Hamid Mammadzadeh
Native name
Həmid Məmmədzadə
Born1924
Tabriz, Iran
Died2000
Tehran, Iran
OccupationWriter, literary criticism
LanguageAzerbaijani
Years active1946–2000
Notable awards

He was a teacher during the National Government of Azerbaijan. He was a member of the Democratic Youth Organization of Azerbaijan. He appeared in the media with his articles and stories. In 1946, he was awarded the "21 Azer" Medal by the National Government of Azerbaijan for his participation in the national-democratic movement.

After the fall of the National Government of Azerbaijan, he moved to Baku. He was a member of the Union of Writers of Azerbaijan, the head of the department of scientific funds at the Museum of Azerbaijani Literature named after Nizami, and a senior researcher at the department of Iranian philology at the Institute of Near and Middle Eastern Peoples.

Life

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Hamid Reza oglu Mammadzadeh was born in 1924 in Ahrab neighborhood in Tabriz.[1] He received his first education at "Najat" and "Parvarish" schools in Tabriz. After finishing school in 1942, he studied at the Darul-mu'alim located in Tabriz.[2] After graduating from this school, he worked as a teacher at the Safavi, Purandukht and Sanan schools of Ardabil for two years.[3]

He joined the Tudeh Party in 1943, and the Azerbaijani Democratic Party in 1945. After the establishment of the National Government of Azerbaijan, he returned to Tabriz and taught there. He headed the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the newly formed Azerbaijan Democratic Youth Organization.[1] His first articles were published in 1946 in "Javanlar" newspaper and "Azad Millat" newspaper,[3] the organ of the Azerbaijan Democratic Youth organization, and his first stories were published in "Pioner" and "Azerbaijan" magazines.[4][5] Later, he entered the history and literature department of Tabriz University to continue his education. In 1946, he was awarded the "21 Azer" Medal by the National Government of Azerbaijan for his participation in the national-democratic movement.[6]

After the collapse of the National Government of Azerbaijan in 1946, Hamid Mammadzade moved to Baku.[7] Here, he continued his studies at the Higher Party School of Azerbaijan and at the same time at the Faculty of Journalism of the Azerbaijan State University.[5] After graduating from high school, he entered the post-graduate course of the Institute of Language and Literature named after Nasimi of the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences.[8] In 1951–1954[1] he was awarded the degree of candidate of philological sciences by writing a scientific work on "Revolutionary, journalist, writer Peshawar (life, environment, creativity)".[5] Later, in 1968, while working as a senior researcher at the institute, he defended his doctoral thesis on "Akhundov and the East".[1][5] Later, he worked as the head of the scientific funds department at the Nizami Museum of Azerbaijani Literature, and as a senior researcher at the Iranian philology department of the Institute of Near and Middle Eastern Peoples. Since 1947, he has been a member of the South Azerbaijan Writers' Society,[9] and since 1958, the Azerbaijan Writers' Union.[8][10]

Hamid Mammadzade collected and published documents and findings related to the literary works of Mirza Fatali Akhundov, Alishir Navai, Hafiz Shirazi, Mahammadhuseyn Shahriyar, Mirza Agha Tabrizi, Mirza Shafi Vazeh and others during his activity in Baku. There are works such as "Mirza Fatali Akhundov and the East", "Iranian literature on the eve and during the Mashruta revolution", "Bahar Shirvani", Seyyed Jafar Peshavari", "Memories of Tabriz", "Fadai" story, "Northern stories", "Stolen monument", "Tabriz smile", "Longing for freedom", "South Azerbaijani literature in 1941–45", "Motherland and Patriotism motifs in Southern poetry in the post-revolution period", "Molla Nasred's journal in Tabriz", "About the South Azerbaijani poet Sahand", "Sadiq Bey" Sadighi Afshar", "Hymnist of the National Liberation Movement", "Abbas Panahi (Makulu)", Mohammadi Mudarrisi-Tabrizi", "Southern Folklore", "Azeroglu", "Sheikh Mohammad Khiyabani", "Zeinalabdin Maraghayi", "Hamid Nitqi". He wrote a novel about Sattar Khan and Heydar Amioglu.[5] Nasimi's Persian divan,[11] M. H. Shahriyar's poetic works in Turkish, Nizami Ganjavi's poem "Khosrov and Shirin", Jalil Mammadguluzadeh's stories, Zeynalabdin Maraghali's novel "Ibrahim Bey's Travelogue" were published with his translation and compilation.[12][13] Books "Stories" in 1957, "Footballer" in 1961, "First Love" in 1966, "Memories of Tabriz" in 1978, "Stolen Monument" in 1984 were published in Baku.[14]

After the Iranian Islamic Revolution in 1979, he first moved to Tabriz and then to Tehran.[15][16] Here, his stories and literary-critical articles are regularly published in the Turkish-language press. For a long time, he cooperated with the "Varlig" magazine published in the Azerbaijani language,[17][18] and was one of the founders of the literary, socio-political magazine "Yol".[19] He died in 2000 in Tehran.[7]

Awards

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  •   — In 1946, he was awarded the "21 Azer" medal by the National Government of Azerbaijan for his participation in the national-democratic movement.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Ali Kafkasyalı (2002). İran Türk Edebiyatı Antolojisi. Vol. V. Erzurum: Atatürk Üniversitesi Yayınları. p. 529. Archived from the original on 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  2. ^ Cənubi Azərbaycan Ədəbiyyati Antologiyası. Vol. III. Baku: Elm nəşriyyatı. 1988. p. 461.
  3. ^ a b Pərvanə Məmmədli (2015). Cәnubi Azәrbaycan: әdәbi şәxsiyyәtlәr, portretlәr (PDF). Baku: Sabah. p. 87. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  4. ^ Tərtib edən və məsul redaktor: Səməd Bayramzadə (2015). "21 Azər – 70" fotoalbom (şərhlərlə) (PDF). Baku: "Araz" nəşriyyatı. p. 96. ISBN 978-9952-8285-3-5. Archived from the original on 2022-03-09. Retrieved 2023-04-19.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ a b c d e Pərvanə Məmmədli (2015). Cәnubi Azәrbaycan: әdәbi şәxsiyyәtlәr, portretlәr (PDF). Baku: Sabah. p. 88. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  6. ^ a b Fərid Hüseyn (2021-05-07). ""Atam elə-belə adam olmayıb, Pişəvərinin sol əli idi" – Həmid Herisçi" (in Azerbaijani). qafqazinfo.az. Archived from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  7. ^ a b Mahmizər Mehdibəyova (2015-06-09). "Görkəmli ədib və alim Həmid Məmmədzadənin irsinə bir nəzər" (in Azerbaijani). 525-ci qəzet. Archived from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  8. ^ a b Savalan Fərəcov (2019-11-27). "Milli ruhlu alim-yazıçı" (in Azerbaijani). medeniyyet.az. Archived from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  9. ^ Xaqan Balayev (June 2011), "Cənublu şair və yazıçıların Azərbaycan ədəbi mühitinə inteqrasiyası" (PDF), Xəzər Xəbər jurnalı, Baku, p. 56, archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-01-16
  10. ^ Pərvanə Məmmədli (2015). Cәnubi Azәrbaycan: әdәbi şәxsiyyәtlәr, portretlәr (PDF). Baku: Sabah. p. 92. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  11. ^ Nərgiz Ehlamqızı (2019-09-26). "Nəsiminin 6 divanını Bakıya gətirən alimdən şok faktlar – İran kitabxanasında…" (in Azerbaijani). teleqraf.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  12. ^ Vaqif Sultanlı, İrəc İsmayıl (2017). Güney Azərbaycan nəsri. Antologiya (PDF). Baku. p. 35. ISBN 978-9952-507-16-4. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2021-01-08.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  13. ^ Pərvanə Məmmədli (2015). Cәnubi Azәrbaycan: әdәbi şәxsiyyәtlәr, portretlәr (PDF). Baku: Sabah. p. 90. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-06. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  14. ^ Arzu Hüseynova (2021). XX əsr Şimali Azərbaycan nəsri və mühacir Cənubi Azərbaycan ədəbiyyatında bölünmüş vətən və milli bütövlük ideyası (PDF). Baku. p. 200. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2023-04-20.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  15. ^ Mayis Əlizadə (2021-09-18). "Hadi Şəhriyar: "Atam deyirdi ki, Rüstəm Əliyev 6 dildə professordur"" (in Azerbaijani). turan.az. Archived from the original on 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  16. ^ Pərvanə Məmmədli (2009). Cənubi Azərbaycan mətbuatı tarixi: XIX-XX-XXI yüzilliklər. Baku: Elm nəşriyyatı. p. 155. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  17. ^ Pərvanə Məmmədli (2015). Cənubi Azərbaycan ədəbiyyatı məsələləri (PDF). Baku: Sabah. p. 13. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
  18. ^ Pərvanə Məmmədli (2009). Cənubi Azərbaycan mətbuatı tarixi: XIX-XX-XXI yüzilliklər. Baku: Elm nəşriyyatı. p. 145. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  19. ^ Pərvanə Məmmədli (2009). Cənubi Azərbaycan mətbuatı tarixi: XIX-XX-XXI yüzilliklər. Baku: Elm nəşriyyatı. p. 144. Archived from the original on 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2023-04-20.