Rustam Khan Khoyski
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Rustam Khan Khoyski Rüstəm xan Xoyski | |
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| Minister of Social Security | |
| In office 26 December 1918 – 14 March 1919 | |
| Prime Minister | Fatali Khan Khoyski |
| Preceded by | Musa bey Rafiyev |
| Succeeded by | Valerian Klenevski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 November [O.S. 5 November] 1888 |
| Died | 1948 (aged 59–60)[1] |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
Rustam Khan Khoyski (Azerbaijani: Rüstəm xan Xoyski; 1888–1948) was an Azerbaijani statesman who served as the Minister of Social Security of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and was member of Azerbaijani National Council. Rustam Khan was the younger brother of a prominent Azerbaijani politician Fatali Khan Khoyski.
Rustam Khan Khoyski was born to the family of Azerbaijani general Isgandar Khan Khoyski[2] in Elisabethpol on 17 November [O.S. 5 November] 1888. After completing Elisabethpol Gimnasium, he graduated from the Law Department of Saint Petersburg State University in 1913.[1] He then worked as a judge assistant in Ganja and Baku. Rustam Khan is recognized as one of the activists of the Azerbaijani Independence Movement.[3]