Ahmad Huseinzadeh

Əhməd Hüseynzadə

Portrait by Ali bey Huseynzade
Religion Islam
School Shia
Personal
Born (1812-Missing required parameter 1=month!-00)Missing required parameter 1=month! , 1812
Salyan, Qajar Iran
Died 1887 (aged 7475)
Tbilisi, Russian Empire
Senior posting
Based in Tbilisi, Russian Empire
Title Third Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus
Period in office 1862-1884
Predecessor Fazil Iravani
Successor Mirza Hasan Tahirzadeh
Religious career
Post Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus

Ahmad Huseinzadeh (Azerbaijani: Əhməd Hüseynzadə) — third Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus, son of Mahammadali Huseinzadeh, maternal uncle of Ali bey Huseynzade.

Early life

He was born in Salyan, moved to Tbilisi after his father's appointment as Sheikh ul-Islam. He was educated in Iraq and Tbilisi.

Sheikh ul Islam

He was appointed as Sheikh ul-Islam by Alexander II of Russia after Fazil Iravani's resignation with a monthly pension of 1600 rubles in 1862. He was appointed as head of Spiritual Council of Transcaucasian Shia Muslims, 5 April 1875. He was rewarded by third class Order of St. Vladimir in 1881. He resigned in 1884 and lived in Tbilisi where he died 3 years later.

Works

Sources

Our Sheik-ul-Islams (in Azeri)

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