Gulara Kadirbekova

Gulara Ibrahimkhalil gizi Gadirbeyova (née Afandiyeva; In the materials, it is highlighted that her family was one of the rich and respected families in the district, and her father is noted to have worked as a landowner in the past. It is indicated that later her father was killed by the local nobility of Goynuk. In 1920, Gulara enrolled in pedagogical courses opened in Shaki, completing her studies and obtaining the right to teach.

Later, she led the Women's Department in Shamkir (then called Shamkhor) and Quba. In 1927, she was appointed as the director of the Women's Department of the Azerbaijan Central Executive Committee.

Arrest and exile During the Stalinist repression period, Gadirbayova's activities were interpreted as nationalist and anti-soviet propaganda. Another reason for Gadirbayova's accountability is cited as the petitions written by Bilgeis Hashimzadeh to Mir Jafar Bagirov on February 25 and July 17, 1937. In this documents, she noted that Gadirbayova had connections with nationalist writers Ahmad Javad and Huseyn Javid, who were already in custody at that time, as well as with Tamara Salikova, Senuber Ayubova, Khaver Karayeva, and Khadidja Huseynova. and a street in the Nərimanov raion of Baku are named after Gulara Gadirbeyova.