Dilara Aliyeva
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Dilyara Sharipova qizi Aliyeva (14 December 1929, Tbilisi
– 19 April 1991, Qakh
), Ph. D., was an Azerbaijan
i philologist, translator and women's rights activist, and Member of Supreme Council of Azerbaijan in 1990–1991.
in Tbilisi
, Georgia
and received secondary education in the local Azeri
-language school. She studied Oriental studies
at Baku State University
. After receiving her B.A., she was admitted to a graduate program at the Nizami Institute of Language and Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan from where she switched to the Rustaveli Institute of Literature of the Georgian Academy of Sciences
. She later worked at various positions in the Nizami Institute studying the literary heritage of the Medieval poet Nizami
and historical interractions and comparison between Azeri
and Georgian literatures. In 1988 she received her Ph.D. in philology
and joined the Azerbaijan Popular Front, where she soon became one of its executives.
Dilara Aliyeva founded the Azerbaijan Association for the Protection of Women’s Rights. She died on 19 April 1991 in a car crash and was buried in Baku
. A street in Baku and the association founded by Dilyara Sharipova were named after her.
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
– 19 April 1991, Qakh
Qakh
Qakh , also Kakh or sometimes Gakh , is a raion in the north of Azerbaijan, on the border with Georgia.-Geography:The area of the region occupies and borders Russia on the north, Georgia on the west...
), Ph. D., was an Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
i philologist, translator and women's rights activist, and Member of Supreme Council of Azerbaijan in 1990–1991.
Life
Dilyara Sharipova was born to a family of a blacksmithBlacksmith
A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal; that is, by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut...
in Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
and received secondary education in the local Azeri
Azerbaijani language
Azerbaijani or Azeri or Torki is a language belonging to the Turkic language family, spoken in southwestern Asia by the Azerbaijani people, primarily in Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran...
-language school. She studied Oriental studies
Oriental studies
Oriental studies is the academic field of study that embraces Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology; in recent years the subject has often been turned into the newer terms of Asian studies and Middle Eastern studies...
at Baku State University
Baku State University
Baku State University is a public university located in Baku, Azerbaijan. Established in 1919 by the Parliament of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the University started with faculties of history and philology; physics and mathematics; law and medicine with an initial enrollment of 1094...
. After receiving her B.A., she was admitted to a graduate program at the Nizami Institute of Language and Literature of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan from where she switched to the Rustaveli Institute of Literature of the Georgian Academy of Sciences
Georgian Academy of Sciences
The Georgian National Academy of Sciences is a main learned society of the Georgia. It was named Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences until November 1990...
. She later worked at various positions in the Nizami Institute studying the literary heritage of the Medieval poet Nizami
Nizami
-Toponyms:* Nizami raion, a settlement and rayon in Baku, Azerbaijan* Nizami, Goranboy, a village and municipality in the Goranboy Rayon of Azerbaijan* Nizami, Sabirabad, a village and municipality in the Sabirabad Rayon of Azerbaijan...
and historical interractions and comparison between Azeri
Azerbaijani literature
Azerbaijani literature refers to the literature written in Azerbaijani, which currently is the official state language of the Republic of Azerbaijan and is widely spoken in northwestern Iran and eastern Turkey...
and Georgian literatures. In 1988 she received her Ph.D. in philology
Philology
Philology is the study of language in written historical sources; it is a combination of literary studies, history and linguistics.Classical philology is the philology of Greek and Classical Latin...
and joined the Azerbaijan Popular Front, where she soon became one of its executives.
Dilara Aliyeva founded the Azerbaijan Association for the Protection of Women’s Rights. She died on 19 April 1991 in a car crash and was buried in Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...
. A street in Baku and the association founded by Dilyara Sharipova were named after her.