Najaf bey Vazirov

Najaf bey Fatali oglu Vazirov was an Azerbaijani playwright and journalist.

Vazirov was born in Shusha where he also received his primary education. Upon graduating from a gymnasium in Baku, Vazirov got admitted to the PetrovskoRazumovskaya Academy of Agriculture and Forestry in Moscow. After finishing his postsecondary studies in the 1870s, Vazirov obtained the position of a forest warden in Dilijan but was soon laid off due to the mistrust of the authorities towards the PetrovskoRazumovskaya Academy alumni many of whom were known for their revolutionary views. He then settled in Baku and passed a law course which enabled him to serve as a lawyer at the city court. He also started publishing articles and essays for the newly founded Azeri newspaper Akinchi.

Source: Wikipedia