Magsud Ibrahimbeyov
Birth date:
11 May 1935
Death date:
22 March 2016
Magsud Ibrahimbeyov was born in Baku.
He studied at the Faculty of Construction of the Azerbaijan State Polytechnic Institute (1955-1960), at the Higher Script Courses in Moscow (1962-1964) and the Higher Director Courses (1971-1973).
He was an employee of the Heavy Industry Construction Trust of the Ministry of Construction (1960-1962), and a special correspondent for Azerbaijan of the Central Television and Radio Broadcasting Committee (1964-1971).
He began his artistic creativity in 1960. His work “The Story of the Mesozoic” won the First Prize at the All-Union Competition of Plays Dedicated to the Working Class. He was awarded the State Prize for his works “When the Owl Comes...” and “For All Good Things – Death!” (1976). He is the author of novels, short stories and short stories published in various periodicals around the world. His works have been translated into 26 foreign languages. His plays have been performed on more than 60 theater stages.
He is the screenwriter of the films “Let Him Stay with Us” (1974, directed by Irina Tarkovskaya / Russia), “The Secret of the Mountain Cave” (1975, directed by Lev Mirsky / Russia, based on the work “Death for All Good Things”), “You Are My Song” (1975, directed by Anatoly Kabulov / Uzbekistan), “Who Will Go to Truskavets?” (1977, directed by Valery Ahadov / Tajikistan), “Because I Am Ayvar Lidak” (1978, directed by Biruta Veldre / Latvia), “Waltz of the Golden Calves” (1992, directed by Murad Ibrahimbeyov / Russia), “A Man for a Young Woman” (1996, directed by Murad Ibrahimbeyov / Russia), which were shot by foreign film producers.
Chairman of the Assembly of Nobles of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Honorary Senator of the State of Louisiana (USA), Honorary Citizen of the City of Minneapolis (USA), President of the PEN Club of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Laureate of the State Prize of Azerbaijan (1976), Orders of "Sharaf" (2015), "Shohrat" (1995) and "Istiglal" (2005), Order of "Friendship" (Russia), Laureate of the Order of the Pope of Rome, Honored Artist (1979), People's Writer (1998), Chairman of the Peace Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Member of the Milli Majlis (1995, 2000, 2005) Magsud Ibrahimbeyov died in 2016 and was buried in the Alley of Honor.
Writer Magsud Ibrahimbeyov is the brother of screenwriter Rustam Ibrahimbeyov.
Writer Magsud Ibrahimbeyov is the father of director Murad Ibrahimbeyov.
