Agasalim Atakishiyev (Azerbaijani: Agasəlim Atakişiyev; 1900–1970) was an Azerbaijani politician. He was Interior Minister of Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic since 10 June 1934 - 6 June 1953.[1] Atakishiyev has been one of the supporters of formation Azerbaijan People's Government in Iran.

Agasalim Atakishiyev
Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan
In office
June 10, 1943 – June 6, 1953
Preceded byMir Teymur Yagubov
Succeeded byAnatoli Quskov
Personal details
Born1903
Baku, Baku Governorate, Russian Empire
Died1970
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union

Iranian Azerbaijan

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Atakishiyev was head of the special operations in "Aliyev's mission", which was a group of 2500 persons sent to Iranian Azerbaijan, Tabriz, to build the Pishevari government .[2]

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  1. ^ "Daxili İşlər Nazirliyi". Minister of Internal Affairs (Azerbaijan). Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  2. ^ Hasanli, Jamil (Aug 30, 2013). At the Dawn of the Cold War: The Soviet-American Crisis over Iranian Azerbaijan, 1941-1946. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 424. ISBN 9780742570900.page 5

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