Ahmad Huseinzadeh

Ahmad Huseinzadeh also known as Sheikh Ahmad Salyani — third Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus, maternal grandfather of Ali bey Huseynzade.

Early life He was born in Salyan in 1812 to Ali Huseynzadeh. He was brought up initially from 1822 to 1832 in his hometown by his uncle Akhund Molla Muhammad Hussein. Then he became a student of the Baku mujtahid Akhund Molla Ramazan, and studied with him for another six years, until 1838 when he completed the full course of Arabic sciences. and contributed to Akinchi, first Azerbaijani language newspaper.

He resigned in 1884 and lived in Tbilisi where he died 3 years later.

Family He was married to the daughter of his uncle Mahammad Ali Huseynzadeh, Husniyya Khanum and had two daughters with her:

Fatima Huseinzadeh (b. 1 April 1844, d. 1890) — married to Hajji Muhammad agha, son of Hajji Mirza Hasan in Shamakhi Khadija Huseinzadeh – married to Molla Hussein Huseinzadeh, son of Kazim bey Huseinzadeh of Quruzma Ali bey Huseynzade Ismail Huseynzade (1868–1941) — married to his cousin Mina (b. 1878), daughter of Fatima Huseinzadeh, had issues

Works Muallim-ul atghal fi tarighe-talimi atfal (1875, Tbilisi) Basaul nas-fi-mamlakatul Kafkas (Nations of the country of Caucasus, uncompleted work) Tarikhi-adabiyyati-Turk (History of Turkic literature) Tarbiat-ul-atfal Dilgushah

Awards

Order of St. Anna, 2nd class with Imperial crown (22 September 1871) Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class (30 August 1881)