Mirza Fatali Akhundov State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR

The Mirza Fatali Akhundov State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR (Mirzə Fətəli Axundov adına Azərbaycan SSR Dövlət mükafatı) was an award given to cultural figures distinguished in various fields of art in the Azerbaijan SSR.

About
The award was established on December 15, 1964 for the activities in the fields of fiction, music, theater, fine arts, cinema and journalism in the Azerbaijan SSR. The recipients were awarded the title of "Laureate of Mirza Fatali Akhundov State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR", a badge, a diploma and a cash prize of 2,500 manat.

The award was presented by the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan SSR once every two years on the day of the establishment of the Soviet government in Azerbaijan on the recommendation of the M. F. Akhundov Award Committee. The list of nominees and works nominated for the award was published in the press of the Azerbaijan SSR two months ago.

The first laureates of the prize: Mirza Ibrahimov, Maral Rahmanzadeh, Tofig Kazimov, Tahir Salahov, Gara Garayev, Hokuma Gurbanova, Zeynalov Ali Yusif oglu.

Regulation Regulations on Mirza Fatali Akhundov State Prize of the Azerbaijan SSR were adopted on December 15, 1964.

Lapel Badge The sketch of the laureate's badge, diploma, as well as the description of the badge were approved on July 26, 1965.

Rewards Committee
At the time of its establishment, the staff of the M. F. Akhundov Award Committee under the Council of Ministers of the Azerbaijan SSR was as follows:

• Mammad Arif (chairman of the committee) – Deputy President of the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR

• Nadir Abdurrahmanov – People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, Chairman of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan

• Mikayil Abdullayev – People's Artist of the USSR

• Fikret Amirov – People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, Deputy Chairman of the Union of Composers of Azerbaijan

• G. M. Babayan – Editor of the newspaper "Communist" (in Armenian)

• Jovdat Hajiyev – People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, Rector of the Uzeyir Hajibeyov Azerbaijan State Conservatory

• M. B. Dadashov – Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR, Deputy Chairman of the Union of Cinematographic Works of Azerbaijan

• Jafar Jafarov – Doctor of Arts, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR

• Mirza Ibrahimov – People's Writer of the Azerbaijan SSR

• Gara Garayev – People's Artist of the USSR, Chairman of the Union of Composers of Azerbaijan

• Mehdi Memmedov – People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, Professor of the Azerbaijan State University named after S. M. Kirov

• Mustafa Mardanov – People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, Chairman of the Azerbaijan Theater Society

• Mehdi Huseyn – First Secretary of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan

• Mursal Najafov – candidate of art sciences

• Israfil Nazarov – Chairman of the Union of Journalists of the Azerbaijan SSR

• Pinkhos Sabsai – People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR

• Tahir Salahov – People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR

• Tofig Taghizade – Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR, film director

• Yashar Garayev (executive secretary) – Junior researcher of the Institute of Language and Literature of the Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR