Parikhan Sofieva

Peri-Khan Sofieva (, ; 1884 – 1953) was the first Muslim woman elected to office.

Political career Independent Georgia After the February 1917 Revolution, the transition from the South Caucasus began with a reform of the local governments. On 26 May 1918, Georgia declared its independence. In local elections later in the year, Sofiyeva was elected to be a councillor in Karajala.

Invasion of the Soviet Union According to Rashgan Sofieva, the wife of Peri-Khan Sofieva's nephew, Sofiyeva hated the Bolsheviks and the Soviet government. Because of the Great Purge, she walked around with her old Mauser C96 pistol, after eight brothers were executed and buried in one of the common graves because they came from a rich family and were considered traitors. after hearing of the detention of one of her nephews.