Imam Mustafayev

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Imam Dashdemir ogly Mustafayev (February 25, 1910 - 1997) was an Azerbaijani politician and First Secretary of the Azerbaijan Communist Party of the Azerbaijan SSR. Son of a poor peasant, he was born in a village of the Qakh region in Azerbaijan.

In 1928 he graduated from the Zaqatala Agricultural Technicum and since 1932 he has conducted scientific research works. In 1932 he also graduated from the Azerbaijani Agricultural Institute. He was awarded with the Order of Labor Glory Red Banner and the Order of the Badge of Honor.

In 1940 he joined the Azerbaijan Communist Party and received many important encharges. In 1954 he was elected First Secretary of the AKP. On June 12, 1959, he was released from this encharge for "not being able to cope with his work" (this was the official reason) and he was expelled from membership of the bureau of the Azerbaijan Communist Party Central Committee.

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Preceded by
Mir-Teymur Yagubov
First Secretary of the Azerbaijan Communist Party
1954–1959
Succeeded by
Vali Akhundov