Alimardan Topchubashev
| Alimardan Topchubashov | |
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| Deputy of the First State Duma | |
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In office April 27, 1906 – July 21, 1906 |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) | |
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In office October 6, 1918 – December 7, 1918 |
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| Preceded by | Mammad Hasan Hajinski |
| Succeeded by | Fatali Khan Khoyski |
| Deputy Speaker of National Assembly of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) | |
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In office December 7, 1918 – April 27, 1920 |
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| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Office eliminated |
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| Born | May 4, 1863 Tiflis, Tiflis Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | November 8, 1934 Paris, France |
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Ittifaq al-Muslimin Musavat Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Pari Malikova |
| Children | Alakbar Topchubashi |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Shia Islam, later Sunni Islam |
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Alimardan Alakbar oglu Topchubashov (Azerbaijani: Əlimərdan Topçubaşov; May 4, 1863, Tbilisi – November 8, 1934, Paris) was a prominent Azerbaijani politician, foreign minister and speaker of the Parliament of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic.
Alimardan bey Topchubashov descended from Ganja branch of famous Topchubashi family and was born in Tiflis (now Tbilisi) on May 4, 1863. After studying at Tiflis Gymnasium, he entered Saint Petersburg University and graduated from the law faculty in 1888. He was offered to remain at University and teach law if he would convert to Christianity, but he refused and returned to the Caucasus, where he worked at several small positions. He married Pari Malikova, daughter of Hasan bey Zardabi, founder of the first Azerbaijani newspaper, Akinchi.
In 1897 oil magnate Zeynalabdin Taghiyev bought Kaspi newspaper and invited Topchibashov to be its editor-in-chief. Starting from that time he was actively involved in politics and quickly became one of the prominent leaders of Azerbaijani and Muslim people of Russian Empire. His main platform was the political equality of all subjects of Russian Crown and the end to discriminations of Turkic and Muslim people. At the brink of the First Russian Revolution Topchubashov was one of the initiators of famous meeting of Azerbaijani intelligentsia and bourgeoisie at Taghiyev’s palace on March 15, 1905. As a result of this meeting a petition was addressed to Tsar asking for:
At the same time Topchubashov was one of the founders of Ittifaq al-Muslimin (first political party of Russian Muslims) and organized its three conferences. He headed party’s third conference and became its bureau member and chief of its Law Commission. Later he became the leader of Party's Muslim faction at the Russian State Duma, the new Russian parliament (1906). But after the First Duma was dissolved by Tsar Topchubashov was arrested for three months, lost his right to be ever a parliament member, deprived of his place at Baku Municipality and “Kaspi” newspaper.
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