Chimnaz Aslanova

Chimnaz Abdulali gizi Aslanova
Aslanova in 1938
Born	1904 Mardakan, Russian Empire
Died	10 March 1970 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Citizenship	Russian Empire Azerbaijan Democratic Republic Soviet Union
Occupation(s)	Educator, statesman and politician
Awards

Chimnaz Aslanova (Azerbaijani:Çimnaz Əbdüləli qızı Aslanova; 1904 – 10 March 1970) was an Azerbaijani educator, statesman and politician.

Life

Aslanova was born in the village of Mardakan in Baku. She participated in the struggle against illiteracy in Soviet Azerbaijan at the age of 16 and graduated from the Azerbaijan Pedagogical Institute.

Aslanova worked as the head of the education department in Baku (1938–1939), later becoming the chairperson of the Central Committee of the Union of Primary and Secondary Schools of the Azerbaijan SSR (1939–1943) and the head of the education department of the Azerbaijan Communist Party (1943–1948). In addition to these roles, she also served as the deputy minister of education in the Azerbaijan SSR (1951–1952) and held positions as the director of the women's department of the Azerbaijan Soviet Communist Party Central Committee (1952–1956).

Aslanova was a member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in 1937–1958, and the Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan in 1959–1962.

Awards

Aslanova was awarded the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.

References

Works cited

• Azərbaycan Milli Ensiklopediyası (2010). Çimnaz Aslanova. Baku: Bakı: "Azərbaycan Milli Ensiklopediyası" Elmi Mərkəzi.