Magsud Ibrahimbeyov

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Magsud Mammad oglu Ibrahimbeyov, also spelled Ibragimbekov (Azeri: Maqsud İbrahimbəyov) (born 11 May 1935, Baku) is an Azerbaijani writer and member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan.

Contents 1 Life and Contributions 2 Politics and Criticism 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Life and Contributions

Ibrahimbeyov was born in Baku, Azerbaijan to Mammad Ibrahimbeyov and Fatima Meshadibeyova. He is the older brother of Rustam Ibragimbekov, a prominent Russian screenwriter. In 1960, he received a B.A. in Industrial and Civil Construction from Baku Politechnical Institute. He later worked at the Azerbaijan SSR Ministry of Construction and tried himself as a reporter representing Azerbaijan at the All-Union Radio and Television.^[1] At this stage he began focusing on literary studies and attended courses for advanced screenwriting and directing in Moscow in 1960–1964. Since then he has become known as a Russophone Azerbaijani writer. Some of his plays were later acted out in theatres throught the USSR.^[2] He has also written screenplays for 12 feature-length movies and 11 documentary films.

[edit] Politics and Criticism

Magsud Ibrahimbeyov has been in politics since 1985. He was elected to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan twice: in 2000 and in 2004. Even though during the elections he ran as an independent candidate, he has been known for his extreme loyalty to the ruling New Azerbaijan Party.^[3] When in 2005 an independent Azerbaijani journalist Elmar Huseynov (famous for his criticism of Azerbaijani authorities) was murdered, Ibrahimbeyov refused to stand in his memory during a minute of silence in the Azerbaijani parliament, which provoked masses to express severe criticism and hostility towards him.

[edit] External links

Short stories by Ibrahimbeyov:

• The Pistachio Tree
• Goodbye, "Milady"! (1962)
• On a Beautiful Day (1972)

[edit] References