Hadi (1879–1920), poet Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev (1870–1930), playwright, stage director, politician and public figure Mehdi Huseyn (1909–1965), writer Ali bey Huseynzade (1864–1940), writer, philosopher, doctor and the creator of the modern flag of Azerbaijan Almas Ildyrym (1907–1952), poet Hamlet Isakhanli (born 1948), poet, writer, mathematician, historian of science, philosophy and culture and educator Jafar Jabbarly (1899–1934), writer Ahmad Javad (1892–1937), poet and best known for composing Azerbaijan's national anthem Jafargulu agha Javanshir (1787–1866), poet and major–general Huseyn Javid (1882–1941), poet and playwright, founder of the progressive romanticism in Azerbaijani literature Nusrat Kasamanli (1946–2003), poet Heyran Khanim (1790–1848), poet Jalil Mammadguluzadeh (1866–1932), satirist and writer Afag Masud (born 1957), writer Mikayil Mushfig (1908–1939), poet Khurshidbanu Natavan (1832–1897), poet Kamran Nazirli (born 1958), writer, translator and dramatist Mammed Said Ordubadi (1872–1950), writer Baba Punhan (1948–2004), poet Nigar Rafibeyli (1913–1981), writer Natig Rasulzadeh (born 1949), writer Ramiz Rovshan (born 1946), writer Suleyman Rustam (1906–1989), poet Rasul Rza (1910–1981), writer Anar Rzayev (born 1938), writer, dramatist and film director Mirza Alakbar Sabir (1862–1911), poet Elchin Safarli (born 1984), novelist and journalist Abbas Sahhat (1874–1918), poet and dramatist Bahar Shirvani (1835–1883), poet Seyid Azim Shirvani (1835–1888), poet Ismayil Shykhly (1919–1995), writer Manaf Suleymanov (1912–2001), writer, translator and historian Khalil Rza Uluturk (1932–1994), poet Mehdigulu Khan Vafa (1855–1900), poet and lieutenant colonel Molla Panah Vagif (1717–1797), poet and vizier Karabakh Khanate and the founder of realism in Azerbaijani literature Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh (1925–2009), poet Aliagha Vahid (1895–1965), poet Mirza Shafi Vazeh (1794–1852), poet Hashim bey Vazirov (1868–1916), writer, journalist and publisher Najaf bey Vazirov (1854–1925), novelist, playwright, theatrical figure and one of the founders of Azerbaijani theater Molla Vali Vidadi (1708–1809), poet Samad Vurgun (1906–1956), poet Gasim bey Zakir (1784–1857), poet Habibi (b. 1470), poet Mirza Ali Khan La'li (1845–1907), writer, physician Other notables Rovshan Aliyev (1955–2002), criminalist Rena Effendi (born 1977), photographer Rahilya Geybullayeva (born 1961), literary researcher Enver Mamedov (born 1923), mass media manager Shirali Muslimov (1805–1973), supercentarian Hasan bey Zardabi (1837–1907), publicist and scholar Hamida Javanshir (1873–1955), Azerbaijani philanthropist and women's rights activist Iran Actors Behrouz Vossoughi (born 1938), actor Mohammad Reza Golzar (born 1977), actor and singer Rambod Javan (born 1971), actor Artists Aydin Aghdashloo (born 1940), painter Haydar Hatemi (born 1945), painter Businessmen Reza Zarrab (born 1984), businessman Clergy Haji-Mirza Hassan Roshdieh (born 1851), cleric, teacher, politician, and journalist. introduced some modern teaching methods in Iran, especially in teaching the alphabet. Mohammad-Taqi