Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR

Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan SSR əməkdar artisti; Russian: Заслуженный артист Азербайджанской ССР) was an honorary title awarded by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic (Azerbaijan SSR) and was one of the forms of recognition by the state and society of the merits of distinguished citizens.^[1] The awards were issued from January 13, 1929 to June 2, 1990; and there were more than 600 recipients.^[1]

Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR Азәрбајҹан ССР әмәкдар артисти
Type	Honorary title
Country	Azerbaijan SSR
First award	January 13, 1929
Final award	June 2, 1990
Total recipients	More than 600
Precedence
Next (higher)	People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR

List of honored artists

See also: Category:Honored Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR

• 1929, Gurban Pirimov
• 1929, Abbas Mirza Sharifzadeh
• 1931, Sidgi Ruhulla
• 1939, Yaver Kelenterli^[2][3]
• 1940, Ahmad Anatolly
• 1956, Fatma Mehraliyeva^[4]
• 1958, Gambar Zulalov^[5]
• 1959, Khumar Zulfugarova^[6]
• 1960, Nasiba Zeynalova^[7]
• 1960, Sattar Bahlulzade^[8]
• 1961, Maria Titarenko^[9]
• 1969, Osman Hajibeyov^[10]
• 1974, Samandar Rzayev^[11]
• 1975, Talat Bakikhanov^[12]