Hajibaba Huseynov

Hajibaba Huseynali oghlu Huseynov (; 15 March 1919 – 24 October 1993) was an Azerbaijani khananda, poet, pedagogue. He was awarded the People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR.

Biography Hajibaba Huseynov was born on 15 March 1919, in Baku. With the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War in 1941, he began to work as a lathe operator at the "Parkommuna" plant. After the end of the war in 1945, the famous singer Sara Gadimova, the sister-in-law of him, introduced Hajibaba Huseynov to the prominent pedagogue, tar player Ahmad Bakikhanov. A. Bakikhanov invited H. Huseynov to his ensemble and he worked there for three years.

In 1962–1992, Hajibaba Huseynov taught mugham at Azerbaijan State Music School named after Asaf Zeynally. Nazakat Mammadova, Gadir Rustamov, Sakhavat Mammadov, Zaur Rzayev, Teymur Mustafayev, Sabir Aliyev, Bilal Aliyev, Zabit Nabizade and others were his students.

Hajibaba Huseynov was the first performer of "Ushshag", "Husseini", "Novruzi ravanda" sections of Rast mugham and "Shah Khatai" section of other mughams.

H. Huseynov died on 24 October 1993, in Baku. By the order of Heydar Aliyev, the singer was buried on 26 October 1993, in the First Alley of onor.

On 22 February 2019, President Ilham Aliyev signed an order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hajibaba Huseynov.

Awards People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR – 29 October 1990 Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR – 21 March 1989