Fatali Khan Khoyski
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Fatali Khan Khoyski 🇦🇿

Fətəli xan Xoyski (Known as "Khoyski")
First Prime Minister of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (1918–1919), Jurist, Statesman
Born 1875-12-07 🇦🇿 Shaki, Azerbaijan
Passed Away 1920-06-19 Tiflis (Tbilisi), Georgia
Lifespan 44 years old
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Pioneering jurist and statesman who served as the first Prime Minister of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, organizing the state administration, army, and diplomatic corps in 1918.

Biographical Record

Fatali Khan Khoyski was born on December 7, 1875, in Shaki, descended from the noble Khans of Khoy. After graduating with a law degree from Moscow University with first-class honors, Khoyski worked as a judge in Ganja and Baku and was elected to the Second State Duma of the Russian Empire in 1907.

On May 28, 1918, Khoyski was appointed the first Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs of the newly independent Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. Under his tenure, the republic established its national currency, established diplomatic legations, and recovered Baku as its capital. Following the Bolshevik takeover in 1920, he fled to Tiflis, where he was assassinated on June 19, 1920.

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Pantheon of Prominent Azerbaijanis in Tbilisi Botanical Garden
Tbilisi, Georgia
GPS: 41.6885, 44.8055
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