Kamil Khanlarov

Kamil Ali Abbas oglu Khanlarov (; 1915 – 1996) was a Soviet-Azerbaijani painter. He had received the honorary titles of the Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR in 1964, and the People's Artist of Azerbaijan in 1992.

Early life Kamil Khanlarov was born on 9 March 1915, in Baku, then part of the Russian Empire. He entered Azerbaijan State Art College in 1931 and graduated in 1935. Among his teachers was Salam Salamzadeh. At that time, the outbreak of World War II limited Khanlarov's access to higher education. Khanlarov mostly focused on historical themes, as well as portraits before and during the World War II. Examples of his works in historical themes include Meeting in the Village (1932), Mazdak Before Execution (1941), The Peasant Uprising in Tovuz (1940), Javanshir in the Battle Against the Invaders (1982), Reception of the Russian envoy by Fatali Khan, Meshadi Azizbekov Among the Peasants, and among his portraits are Aqa Mirak, Sultan Mohammed, Qatran Tabrizi, Nizami Ganjavi, Javanshir, Imadaddin Nasimi and others. Khanlarov also went on a creative trip to Czechoslovakia in 1961. His paintings dedicated to Czechoslovakia include A Street in Prague, A Square in Karlovy Vary, A Golden Street, A Tower in Prague, and A Monument to Jan Gus.

Kamil Khanlarov's works were exhibited in Austria, Hungary, Romania, Germany, Egypt, Iraq, Canada, Syria, Norway, France, Finland, Japan, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey and Poland. His works are kept in several museums, galleries and private collections in Azerbaijan. He was awarded the honorary titles of Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR in 1964, and People's Artist in 1992.

Death Kamil Khanlarov died in 1996, in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.