Züleyxa Seyidməmmədova

Zuleikha Seyidmammadova
Born 22 March 1919
Baku
Died 1999
Baku
Nationality Azerbaijan
Known for first military Azerbaijan women pilot

Zuleikha Seyidmammadova (Züleyxa Seyidməmmədova - in Azerbaijani) (22 March 1919 – 1999) was one of the first military Azerbaijan women pilot along with Leyla Mammadbeyova.[1]

Z.Seyidmammadova was born in Baku on 22 March 1919.[2] She gained her pilot's license in 1935 at a flying club in her home town and later at the aviation academy in Zhukovsky near Moscow. She was a fighter pilot in the 586 IAP / Aviation Group No. 122.

Seyidməmmədova died in Baku in 1999.

Distinctions

References

  1. (Russian) The Proprietress of the Sky by I.Gadirova. Nash Vek. 7 May 2004. Retrieved 6 June 2007
  2. Züleyxa Seyidməmmədova. http://qadin.net/index.php?newsid=254


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