Karim bey Mehmandarov

Karim bey Mehmandarov
Born	(1854-12-02)December 2, 1854 Shusha, Azerbaijan
Died	December 20, 1929(1929-12-20) (aged 75) Shusha, Azerbaijan
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Occupation	Therapeutist, surgeon
Spouse(s)	Princess Zari Qajar
Relatives	Samad bey Mehmandarov
Awards	Order of St. Anna 3rd class (1878) Order of St. Stanislaus 2nd class (1880) Order of St. Anna 2nd class (1897) Order of St. Vladimir 4th class (1911)[1]

Karim bey (Abdulkarim) Mustafa bey Mehmandarov (Azerbaijani: Kərim bəy (Əbdülkərim) Mustafa bəy oğlu Mehmandarov, 2 December 1854, Shusha–20 December 1929, Shusha) was an Azerbaijani physician, M.D. of Medical-Surgical Academy, one of the first Azerbaijanis who have graduated from the Medico-Surgical Academy in St. Petersburg, one of the leaders of the Shusha educational society "Neshr Maarif", founder of the first Russian-Azerbaijani Shusha school for girls.^[2]

Mehmandarov graduated from Baku Gymnasium (1872) and St. Petersburg Medical-Surgical Academy (1877), then worked in a military hospital and combated diphtheria outbreak in Poltava Guberniya.^[1] Having returned to Azerbaijan in 1883, he continued his practice.^[1]

A hospital and a street in Shusha, Azerbaijan are named after him.

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