| Native name | Əli Kərimov |
|---|---|
| Office | Chairman of the State Labor and Social Affairs Committee |
| Term start | 13 October 1987 |
| Term end | 22 May 1991[a] |
| Predecessor | Position established |
| Successor | Svetlana Gasimova |
| Office 2 | Chairman of the State Labor Committee |
| Term start 2 | 20 December 1980 |
| Term end 2 | 13 October 1987 |
| Predecessor 2 | Ziya Kurmakayev |
| Successor 2 | Position abolished |
| Office 3 | First Secretary of the Baku City Committee of the Azerbaijan Communist Party |
| Term start 3 | 7 May 1970 |
| Term end 3 | 22 December 1980 |
| Predecessor 3 | Abdulla Gadirov |
| Successor 3 | Vagif Huseynov |
| Office 4 | Chairman of the People's Control Committee |
| Term start 4 | 22 December 1965 |
| Term end 4 | 7 May 1970 |
| Predecessor 4 | Position established |
| Successor 4 | Hajibaba Afandiyev |
| Office 5 | Chairman of the Party-State Control Commission |
| Term start 5 | 27 December 1962 |
| Term end 5 | 22 December 1965 |
| Predecessor 5 | Position established |
| Successor 5 | Position abolished |
| Office 6 | Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
| Term start 6 | 4 February 1960 |
| Term end 6 | 22 December 1965 |
| Premier 6 | Mamed Iskenderov Anvar Alikhanov |
| Office 7 | Minister of Internal Affairs |
| Term start 7 | 13 August 1956 |
| Term end 7 | 4 February 1960 |
| Predecessor 7 | Andrey Bulyga |
| Successor 7 | Khalil Mammadov |
| Birth date | 20 September 1919 |
| Birth place | Baku, Baku Governorate, Azerbaijan Democratic Republic |
| Death date | 4 June 2000 (aged 80) |
| Death place | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Resting place | Yasamal cemetery |
| Party | CPSU |
| Education | Azerbaijan Institute of Industry |
Ali Habib oghlu Karimov (Azerbaijani: Əli Həbib oğlu Kərimov; 20 September 1919 – 4 June 2000) was an Azerbaijani politician who held various high-ranking positions in the Azerbaijan SSR. His career included roles such as the Minister of Internal Affairs, the First Secretary of the Baku City Committee of the Azerbaijan Communist Party, and the Chairman of the State Labor Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR.
Early life and career
Ali Habib oghlu Karimov was born in 1919 in Baku to a working class family. After finishing high school in 1937, he studied at the Faculty of Oil Mechanics at the Azerbaijan Institute of Industry. During his studies, he became the secretary of the faculty and later the institute's Komsomol organization.[1] In 1942, he graduated from the institute[2] and in later years, he pursued part-time education at the Higher Party School of the Central Committee of the CPSU.[3]
From 1942, Ali Karimov worked as an inspector at the Dzerzhinsky plant and later as the deputy head of the control department. He also led the factory's Komsomol organization.[1] Following this, he became more involved in Komsomol work and in 1943, was elected secretary of the Komsomol committee of the Orjonikidze district and became a member Communist Party of the Soviet Union. In 1944–1945, he served as the Secretary of the Baku Komsomol committee, and from 1945 to 1947, as the First Secretary.[2]
Political career
In October 1947, Ali Karimov was elected the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Leninist Young Communist League of Azerbaijan. He participated in the congress of the World Federation of Democratic Youth held in Budapest as part of the Soviet delegation. He was also a member of the Central Committee of the Komsomol.[4]
From 1952 to 1956, Ali Karimov served as the head of a department in the Central Committee of the Azerbaijan Communist Party.[5] From 1956 to 1960, he was the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Azerbaijan SSR, and from 1960 to 1965, the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers. During that period, from 1962 to 1965, he was also a Secretary of the Central Committee and the Chairman of the Party-State Control Commission of the Central Committee of the Azerbaijan CP and the Council of Ministers. From 1965 to 1970, he served as the Chairman of the People's Control Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR.[6]
In 1970, Ali Karimov was elected the First Secretary of the Baku City Committee of the Azerbaijan Communist Party and led the city of Baku until 1980. In 1980, he became the Chairman of the State Labor Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR.[7] From 1990 to 1992, he headed the Central Election Commission for People's Deputies Elections of Azerbaijan.
Ali Karimov was a member of the Central Committee of the Azerbaijan Communist Party from 1953 to 1981, being a bureau member from 1962 to 1966 and from 1971 to 1981, and a candidate bureau member from 1966 to 1971.[7] He was elected deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR for five convocations (3rd, 5th, 8th–10th) and deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR for five convocations (2nd, 4th–7th), as well as a deputy of the Baku City Workers' Deputies Council.
Ali Karimov died on June 5, 2000.[8] He was buried in Yasamal cemetery.
Explanatory notes
- ^ After Azerbaijan SSR was renamed Republic of Azerbaijan on 5 February 1991, Ali Karimov kept his position as Chairman of the State Labor and Social Affairs Committee of the republic
References
- ^ Альбом плакатов-биографий депутатов Верховного Совета Азербайджанской ССР четвертого созыва. 6 марта 1955 года (in az-cyrl). Baku. 1956. p. 76.
- ^ Prominent personalities in the USSR. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. 1968. pp. 255–256.
- ^ Азәрбајҹан ССР Али Советинин депутатлары. Алтынҹы чағырыш (in az-cyrl). Baku: Азәрбајҹан ССР Али Советинин нәшри. 1965. p. 163.
- ^ "Әли Һәбиб оғлу Кәримов" (in az-cyrl). Коммунист. No. 42 (8254). 28 February 1950. p. 3.
- ^ Азәрбајҹан ССР Али Советинин депутатлары. Једдинҹи чағырыш (in az-cyrl). Baku: Азәрбајҹан ССР Али Советинин нәшри. 1968. p. 201.
- ^ Who's Who in the Socialist Countries. New York: Saur. 1978. p. 277. ISBN 0-89664-011-6.
- ^ Who's who in the Soviet Union. München; New York; London; Paris: Saur. 1984. pp. 148–149. ISBN 3-598-10467-7.
- ^ "Әли Һәбиб оғлу Кәримов" (in Azerbaijani). Azerbaijan. No. 126 (2537). 6 June 2000. p. 6.