Suleyman Rustam
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Suleyman Rustam (1906-1989) was an Azerbaijani
poet, state and public figure. He was born in the Novkhani
district of Baku
. In the 1920s he graduated from the Baku State University and later from the Moscow State University. Rustam was Chairman of the Azerbaijani SSR Supreme Soviet
from July 1, 1971 to June 10, 1989.
Azerbaijani people
The Azerbaijanis are a Turkic-speaking people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as in the neighbourhood states, Georgia, Russia and formerly Armenia. Commonly referred to as Azeris or Azerbaijani Turks , they also live in a wider area from the Caucasus to...
poet, state and public figure. He was born in the Novkhani
Novkhani
Novkhani is a village situated on the north-east of Azerbaijan's Absheron peninsula, 25 kilometers from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. It features the AF HOTEL aqua complex....
district of 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...
. In the 1920s he graduated from the Baku State University and later from the Moscow State University. Rustam was Chairman of the Azerbaijani SSR Supreme Soviet
Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Republic , also called Chairman of the National Assembly is the Speaker of Azerbaijani Parliament. The current Speaker is Ogtay Asadov...
from July 1, 1971 to June 10, 1989.