Zamina Hasanova

Zamina Hasan qizi Hasanova (; 10 May 1918 in Corat, Sumqayit, Azerbaijan SSR – 2006 in Sumqayit, Azerbaijan) was a Hero of Socialist Labour, Honorary Citizen of Sumgayit, and the first female metallurgist in Azerbaijan.

Biography Zamina Hasanova was born on May 10, 1918, in Sumgayit, present-day Jorat settlement.

Career Hasanova started her first job at the Sumgayit Power Station. During the Soviet era, she worked as the chairman of the Energy Union and was engaged in laying the foundations of residential buildings. She worked in the civil defense system of Baku during the Second World War. After the war, she continued her career at the Boruprokat factory. Later, she served as a brigadier. Hasanova was the chief brigadier in 1970 and led four brigades at that factory.