Aida Imanguliyeva
| Aida Nasir gizi Imanguliyeva | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 10, 1939 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR |
| Died | September 19, 1992 (aged 52) Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Residence | Azerbaijan |
| Alma mater | Azerbaijan State University |
| Known for | The first woman-doctor of oriental studies |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Oriental studies, Islamic studies |
| Institutions | Oriental Studies Institute of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences |
Aida Nasir gizi Imanguliyeva was born on October 10, 1939, in Baku in a highly educated family. Her father, a well-known journalist, pedagogue, Honoured Worker of Science—Nasir Imanguliyev was one of the founders of Azerbaijani press, editor of "Baki" and "Baku" newspapers for a long time. She is was also the mother of Azerbaijan's current First Lady and the current Vice President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva.
In 1957, Aida Imanguliyeva graduated from school #132 of Baku with gold medal. In 1957, she entered Azerbaijan State University named after S.M.Kirov. In 1962, after graduation from Arabic philosophy of Oriental Studies faculty of the university she became postgraduate student of “Eastern nations and the history of literature” cathedra of the same university.
Then, she studied at “Nations of Asia” institute of the former Academy of Sciences of the USSR.
In 1966, after defence of dissertation, Aida Imanguliyeva began to work at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan-junior researcher (1966), senior researcher (1973), head of Arabic philology department (1976), deputy director for research works (1988). From 1991 to the end of her life, she worked as a director of Oriental Studies Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan.
In 1989, after successful defence of doctoral dissertation in Tblisi, Aida Imanguliyeva became the first woman-doctor of oriental studies and soon she was given professor’s degree of this very speciality.
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