Agha-Alizadeh

Agha Alizadeh
Akhund Agha Alizadeh, the first Shaykh al-Islam of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic
Personal life
Born(1871-10-22)October 22, 1871
Pirshagi village in the Baku, Baku Governorate of the Russian Empire
Died1954 (aged 82–83)
Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Parent
  • Haji Muhammad Javad (father)
Religious life
ReligionIslam
SchoolShia
Muslim leader
PostSheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus
Period in office1918–1929 and 1944–1954
PredecessorMahammad Pishnamazzadeh
SuccessorMuhsin Hakimzadeh

Agha Alizadeh (Azerbaijani: Ağa Cavad oğlu Əlizadə) was the 8th Sheikh ul-Islam of the Religious Council of the Caucasus and the first Sheikh al-Islam of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1920).

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