Hashim bey Vazirov

Hashim bey Miriman oglu Vazirov (Azerbaijani: Haşım bəy Vəzirov; 1868–1916) – was an Azerbaijani journalist, writer and publisher.[1]

Hashim bey Vazirov
Haşım bəy Vəzirov
Born1868
Shusha, Azerbaijan
Died1916
Baku, Azerbaijan
OccupationWriter, journalist and publisher

Biography

Hashim bey Vazirov was born and got the primary education in Shusha. After graduating from Irevan Teachers’ Seminary he worked as a teacher in Irevan, Barda, Shaki and Shusha. In the 1890s, being a teacher in real school in Shusha, H. Vazirov participated in organization of spectacles along with other teachers. In 1895, they staged “Marrying – not slaking the thirst” play by H.Vazirov. In these years Vazirov translated Othello tragedy by Shakespeare into Azerbaijani. Vazirov acted as Othello in a spectacle staged in Shusha, in 1904. Hashimbey Vazirov was the author of such plays as School education, Don’t knock my door – or your door will be knocked, Marrying – not slaking the thirst. He wrote articles dedicated to enlightenment, science, socio-political issues.[2] He worked as the editor of “Irshad” newspaper in different times, published “Teze hayat” newspaper, edited such newspapers as “Ittifag”, “Seda”, “Sadayi-hagg” and “Sadayi-Gafgaz”.[3][4]

References

Publications

  • Везиров Г. Мои воспоминания о «Мектебе».- KB, 1901, № 2, с. 39-48 (паг. 2-я).
  • Анвар Чингизоглы. Родословная Везировы. «Сой», Баку, 2008.
  • Ингилаб Керимов. Становление и развитие азербайджанского театра. «Элм», Баку, 1991.
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