Shukurov Karim Karam oglu (Şükürov Kərim Kərəm oğlu; born May 10, 1956) is an Azerbaijani historian, doctor of Historical Science, professor, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Azerbaijan, general director of the History and Ethnology Institute, which was named after A. A. Bakikhanov of ANAS,[1][2] chairman of the Scientific Council of the institute, and professor of the Azerbaijan University of Tourism and Management.[3][4]

He studied the legal and political issues of population migration between Iran and the Russian Empire, the dynamics and location of migrants, the sources and historiography of population studies, and the historical demography of Azerbaijan.[5][6]

Biography

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Shukurov was born on May 10, 1956, in Barda, Azerbaijan, as the third children of a family of six children. His father was engaged in trade, and he was interested in reading.[7]

In 1962, he went to the first grade of secondary school in Barda city, and he graduated from it in 1972. He then entered the Faculty of History at Azerbaijan State University and graduated with honors in 1977. After graduating from the university, he went to work as a teacher, deputy director of the secondary school and second secretary of the Barda Komsomol committee from 1977 to 1980. He was elected deputy of the Barda city council. In September 1980, he entered the post-graduate course at Baku State University and started teaching at the university. In 1983, after completing postgraduate studies, he was appointed a teacher at the university. He was one of the organizers and heads of the Scientific-Research Laboratory of Historical Demography of Azerbaijan. Since the beginning of 2021 he is the general director of the Institute of History and Ethnology. He is also a professor at the Azerbaijan Tourism and Management University. He is the consulting editor of Visions of Azerbaijan magazine.[8]

In 1984, he defended his candidature as a Doctor of Philosophy, and in 2007, he defended his doctoral theses in Azerbaijan in Dissertation Council operating under Institute of History of ANAS. He is the author of more than a hundred articles and books.[9] His books and articles have been published in Azerbaijani, Russian, English, German, Arabic and Persian.

He is a member of the Expert Council on History and Political Sciences of the Higher Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Chairman of the Scientific Council of Institute of History and Ethnology of ANAS. He does extensive work in the field of historical science promotion. He is the host of the weekly History of Azerbaijan program on AzTV. He is a member of the "History, Archeology and Anthropology" editorial board of the research journal "METAFISIKA" from the 14th issue.

Awards

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  1. The winner of the State Award of the Republic of Azerbaijan[10]
  2. He was awarded the jubilee medal for the "100th anniversary of Heydar Aliyev (1923–2023)" by Decree No. 4289 of Ilham Aliyev, February 2, 2024.[11]

Filmography

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  1. Armenian genocide and Turk's word (2001; Erməni soyqırımı and Türkün sözü)
  2. Azerbaijani khanates, Nakhchivan and Iravan khanates. Movie 5 (2003; Azərbaycan xanlıqları, Naxçıvan və İrəvan xanlıqları and 5-ci film)
  3. Map of Azerbaijan (2006; Azərbaycan xəritəsi)
  4. Azerbaijani carpets and Karabakh group (2013; Azərbaycan xalçaları and Qarabağ qrupu)

Virtual exhibition

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On May 10, 2021, a virtual exhibition was opened by the employees of the National Library of Azerbaijan named after M. F. Akhundzade on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Azerbaijani historian, Professor Karim Shukurov. Information about Shukurov is on display in the virtual exhibition.[12]

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  1. Karim Shukurov: “Tsitsianov`s decapitated body was buried in Tbilisi” interviewe with Karim Shukurov.
  2. Kerim Shukurov Google Scholar
  3. Azerbaijan National Library Presents A Virtual Exhibition Named “Professor Karim Shukurov” To Users

References

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  1. ^ "Kərim Şükürov — AMEA". Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Shukurov Karim Karam oglu". www.tarixinstitutu.az. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "ŞÜKÜROV KƏRİM KƏRƏM OĞLU". Azərbaycan Mi̇lli̇ Elmlər Akademi̇yasi. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Shukurov Kerim Karam oglu". Azerbaijan National Academy Of Science. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "Milli Kitabxanada "Professor Kərim Şükürov" adlı sərgi virtual rejimdə istifadəçilərə təqdim olunub" [In the National Library, the exhibition "Professor Karim Shukurov" was presented to users in virtual mode]. Azərtac. May 9, 2021. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Karim Shukurov. Azerbaijan divided: History and consequences". Visions of Azerbaijan. January-february 2011 (january–february): 56-58.
  7. ^ ""Tarixin bütün dövrlərində gizli tarix davam edir" - Professor Kərim Şükürovla müsahibə". 525.az. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "Team of Visions of Azerbaijan". www.visions.az. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  9. ^ "Kerim Shukurov" (Engine search). Amazon. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "2012-ci il üçün Azərbaycan Respublikasının elm sahəsində Dövlət Mükafatının verilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı" [Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on awarding the State Prize in the field of science of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2012]. Azərbaycan Respublikasının Prezidenti İlham Əliyev (in Azerbaijani). May 25, 2012. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  11. ^ "AMEA-da 27 Mart – Elm Günü təntənəli şəkildə qeyd olunub". Azərbaycan Mi̇lli̇ Elmlər Akademi̇yasi (in Azerbaijani). March 29, 2024. Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "Virtual sərgi". anl.az (in Azerbaijani). Virtual Sərgi Azərbaycan Milli Kitabxanası tərəfindən hazırlanmışdır. Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 19, 2024.