December 14, 1936 – September 22, 2008
Place of Birth: Baku, Azerbaijan
Education/Major:
1955-1959 S. M. Kirov Azerbaijani State University; journalist
1959-1961 USSR Center organizing public lectures in journalism; photo reporter
Career:
1990 – September 22, 2008 head of illustration department of “Respublika Armenia” newspaper
1980-1990 head of illustration department of “Communist” newspaper (Azerbaijan)
1969-1980 photo correspondent of “Communist” Republican newspaper (Azerbaijan)
1965-1969 photo correspondent of “Communist” newspaper (in Azerbaijani language)
1960-1965 photo correspondent of “Zheleznodorozhnik Azerbaijana “ newspaper
1955-1960 free-lance photo correspondent
Membership in Journalistic Associations and Their Governing Bodies:
1960-1992 USSR Journalists Union
1994-2008 Journalists Union of Armenia
1970-1980 board member and chairman of photo department of Journalists Union of Azerbaijani SSR
Membership in Parties and Their Governing Bodies:
1968-1988 member of CPSU
Prizes/Awards:
1986 medal “Veteran of Labor”
1970 diploma of USSR Journalists Union
1997 “Marshal Baghramian” medal
Publications: “Novosti” printing agency, State Television of Azerbaijan, “Ogonek” magazine (Russia), “Trud” (Russia), “Nedelya” (Russia), “Medicinskiy Rabotnik” (Russia), “Pravda Armenii”
1972 “Mountainous Karabagh” photo book, “Mountainous Karabagh” series of photo cards (booklet) “Mountainous Karabagh”
Hobbies: photo art
Languages: Armenian, Russian, Azerbaijani
Marital status: married, two children
