Mustafa Vekilov

Mustafa Vekilov Mustafa Vəkilov
Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR)
In office February 15, 1920 – April 28, 1920
President	Nasib Yusifbeyli (Chairman of Azerbaijani Parliament)
Preceded by	Mammad Hasan Hajinski
Succeeded by	Hamid Sultanov (Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan SSR)
Personal details
Born	1899 (1899) Qazakh, Elisavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	1943 (1944) (aged 44) Turkey
Religion	Islam

Mustafa bey Nadir Aga oglu Vekilov (Azerbaijani: Mustafa bəy Nadir ağa oğlu Vəkilov ; 1899 – 1943)^[1] was an Azerbaijani public figure, politician and diplomat. He served as the Minister of Internal Affairs. Vekilov was the youngest Azerbaijani minister.

Early life

Vekilov was born in 1899 in Salahlı village located in the Qazakh district of the Elisavetpol Governorate. He graduated from the Baku gymnasium and entered the Law Department of the Moscow State University in 1912. That's where he got involved in Azerbaijani national movement. His uncle Mammad Rza Vekilov and close relative Alimardan Topchubashev played significant role in his ideological development. He later worked as a consultant to the Commissar for Internal Affairs of Transcaucasian Commissariat Akaki Chkhenkeli. He was also one of the most active members of the Muslim faction of Transcaucasian Sejm.

Political career

Vekilov was affiliated with Musavat Party and served as its second chairman.^[2][3] He was a deputy to National Assembly of Azerbaijan. He was a member of Financial Budgetary Appropriations Commission within the parliament along with Mammad Emin Rasulzade and Nariman Narimanbeyov. Vekilov then served in the 5th cabinet of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic under Nasib Yusifbeyli as Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs. On February 15, 1920 he was appointed the Minister of Internal Affairs. He was the youngest minister within ADR government.^[4] With establishment of Soviet authority in Azerbaijan on April 28, 1920 Vekilov fled to Turkey.^[5][6]

He died in Amasya, Turkey in 1943.

See also

• Azerbaijani National Council

References

1. ^ NƏZİRLİ, ŞƏMİSTAN (2002). TOPOQRAF - GENERAL İBRAHİM AĞA VƏKİLOV. Baku: Zaman. p. 29. http://www.anl.az/el/n/nsh_tgiv.pdf. Retrieved 2011-02-03. 
2. ^ Труды Общества изучения истории отечественных спецслужб. Volume 3. Baku. 2007. p. 406. http://books.google.com/books?id=CoMkAQAAIAAJ&q=%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B0+%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BA+%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2&dq=%D0%9C%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B0+%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BA+%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2&hl=en&ei=xdBKTaqUIYOh8QPRtODdDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAw. Retrieved 2011-02-03. 
3. ^ "Военнослужащие - племянники генерала Алиага Шихлинского". http://deyerler.org/ru/print:page,1,28400-voennosluzhashhie-plemjanniki-generala-aliaga.html. Retrieved 2011-02-03. 
4. ^ "Судьба Векиловых". http://kaspiy.az/articles.php?item_id=20081115103048684&sec_id=31. Retrieved 2011-02-03. 
5. ^ "RAMİL USUBOVUN DAXİLİ İŞLƏR NAZİRİ TƏYİN EDİLMƏSİNİN 13 İLİ TAMAM OLUR". Media forum. 2011-02-03. http://www.mediaforum.az/articles.php?article_id=20070427025749971&lang=az&page=00. Retrieved 2011-02-03. 
6. ^ "Azərbaycan Polisinin 92 yaşı oldu". ANS Press. 2010-07-02. http://anspress.com/index.php?a=2&lng=az&nid=50766. Retrieved 2011-02-03. 

Persondata
Name	Vekilov, Mustafa
Alternative names	Vekilov, Mustafa bey
Short description
Date of birth	1899
Place of birth	Qazax, Azerbaijan
Date of death	1943
Place of death	Amasya, Turkey