Rafig Nasirov

Rafig Alish oghlu Nasirov (Rafiq Əliş oğlu Nəsirov, May 27, 1947) is an Azerbaijani painter, architect, and film set designer.

Honored Artist of Azerbaijan (2000) and People's Artist (2007), Personal pensioner of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2017).

Biography
Rafiq Nasirov was born on May 27, 1947, in the city of Sabirabad. In 1961, he began studying at the Faculty of Architecture of the Polytechnic Technical College. After graduating from technical school in 1964, he entered the Faculty of Architecture of Azerbaijan Polytechnic Institute.

Since 1969, he has worked as an architect in the Azerbaijanfilm film studio named after J. Jabbarli, and since 1980 he has been in charge of the department of decorative devices, and since the same year he has been working as a set designer. During these years, he was the designer of more than 40 feature films.

Awards

 * Honored Artist of Azerbaijan — December 18, 2000
 * Humay Award — 2003
 * People's Artist of Azerbaijan — August 1, 2007
 * Personal Pension of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan — July 31, 2017