Agha Aminov
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Agha Aminov Ağa Əminov | |
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| Minister of Industry and Trade of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) | |
| In office March 14, 1919 – December 22, 1919 | |
| President | Nasib bey Yusifbeyli Prime Minister, (Chairman of Azerbaijani Parliament) |
| Preceded by | Mirza Asadullayev |
| Succeeded by | Khudadat bey Malik-Aslanov (acting)[1] |
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| Born | 1888 |
| Died | 1922 (aged 33–34) Baku, Azerbaijan |
Agha Mashadi Aghakerim oghlu Aminov (Azerbaijani: Ağa Məşədi Ağakərim oğlu Əminov; 1888–1922), also spelled as Agha Aminov, was an Azerbaijani statesman who served as Minister of Industry and Trade in the fourth cabinet of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, and was member of Parliament of ADR.
Aminov was born in 1888 in Baku, Azerbaijan. He graduated cum laude from Baku Gymnasium in 1907. He then moved to Peterburg and graduated from Electrotechnical Studies of Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University in 1916. While a student, he worked as a manager at Pyatigorsk Power Station. After his return to Azerbaijan, he worked as an engineer at Sabunchi-Surakhany onshore oil fields. Aminov was one of the first Azerbaijani engineers along with Farrukh Vezirov and Behbud Khan Javanshir who specialized in oil production in mountainous terrain. In 1912, Aminov left for London to attend oil industry training course.[2]