Gafur Rashad Mirzazadeh

Gafur Rashad Mirzazade (full name: Gafur Alakbar oghlu Mirzazade; 6 May 1884 – 27 November 1943) was an Azerbaijani geographer, educator, pedagogue, publisher, journalist, and translator. He was one of the early contributors to geography education in Azerbaijan and the author of several school textbooks.

Early life and education Gafur Rashad Mirzazade was born in Shamakhi, then part of the Baku Governorate, Russian Empire. He received his early education at a local religious school before attending the six-year city school in Shamakhi.

He also co-authored grammar and arithmetic textbooks, including Rahbari-sarf and Rahbari-hesab, which were used in schools for many years. The magazine played an important role in the development of children's literature and modern educational thought in Azerbaijan.

He also translated works by Leo Tolstoy and Pyotr Polevoy into Azerbaijani.

Later years and death Mirzazade died on 27 November 1943 in Baku at the age of 59.