Nasrulla Nasrullayev

Nasrulla Hidayat oghlu Nasrullayev (; 24 October 1920 — 26 April 1978) was a socio-political figure and scientist of Azerbaijan, Minister of Light Industry of the Azerbaijan SSR (1975–1978) and Minister of Communications of the Azerbaijan SSR (1969–1975).

Biography

Nasrulla Nasrullayev was born in Baku. In 1927, he first studied at school No. 9 in Baku, then in the electrical engineering department of the Azerbaijan Industrial Polytechnic, in the energy department of the Azerbaijan Industrial Institute, and graduated in 1941. He was a candidate of technical sciences, associate professor.

Nasrullayev began his career in 1936 as a student and worked as a duty technician in the system of the Azerbaijan Energy Department. In 1945-1947 he was an instructor in the department of power plants and electric industry of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan, and then in the department of oil industry. In 1966–1969, he was deputy chairman of the State Planning Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR, Minister of Communications of the Azerbaijan SSR from 1969 to 1975, and Minister of Light Industry of the Azerbaijan SSR from 1975 to the last days of his life.

Nasrulla Nasrullayev died on April 26, 1978, after a long illness. He was buried on April 27 in the Alley of Honor.

Memorial

The film "Nasrulla Nasrullayev" was made in 1999.

On October 19, 2005, the President of Azerbaijan signed an order to erect a memorial plaque in the building where Nasrulla Nasrullayev lived in order to perpetuate his memory. The memorial plaque was unveiled on April 1, 2006.