and poet, founder and president of Khazar University Dashgin Iskandarov (born 1965), oil scientist, businessman Ishag Jafarzadeh (1895–1982), one of the pioneers of Azerbaijan archaeology and ethnography Kerim Kerimov (1917–2003), rocket scientist, one of the founders of the Soviet space industry, and for many years a central figure in the Soviet space program Yusif Kerimov (1926–1997), electrical engineer, inventor and former head of the Azerenergy Firudin bey Kocharli (1863–1920), philologist, writer and literary critic Yusif Mammadaliyev (1905–1961), chemist, was the president of the National Academy of Sciences of the Azerbaijan SSR Leyla Mammadbeyova (1922–2006), first female Azerbaijani pathologist and the first female forensic medical expert Zaid Orudzhev (born 1932), philosopher Mirali Qashqai (1907–1977), geologist Arif Salimov (born 1956), mathematician Farman Salmanov (1931–2007), geologist Agabey Sultanov (1938–2007), psychiatrist, scholar and public activist Hajibey Sultanov (1921–2008), astronomer and former head of the Shamakhi Astrophysical Observatory Lotfi A. Zadeh (1921–2017), mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist, founder of the theory of fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic Anvar Gasimzade (1912–1969), architect, Honored Architect of the Azerbaijan SSR (1960), correspondent member of ANAS (1967), rector of Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (1962–1968). Aghakhan Aghabeyli (1904–1980), Azerbaijani scientist in the field of genetics and animal breeding, doctor of agricultural sciences, professor, corresponding member of the VASKhNIL (now RAAS - Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences), honored worker of science of the Azerbaijan SSR. The founder of the doctrine of buffalo breeding. Lutfiyar Imanov (1922–1980), physicist, full member of the Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences (1976), pedagogue, Honored Scientist of the Azerbaijan SSR (1979). Sports Asgar Abdullayev (born 1960), footballer and football manager Namig Abdullayev (born 1971), wrestler and Olympic champion Parviz Abdullayev (born 1986), professional kickboxer Ruslan Abishov (born 1987), footballer Emin Aghayev (born 1973), footballer and football manager Kamran Aghayev (born 1986), footballer Rafael Aghayev (born 1985), karateka Emin Ahmadov (born 1986), wrestler Mashalla Ahmadov (born 1959), footballer Samir Alakbarov (born 1968), footballer Vugar Alakbarov (born 1981), boxer Ahmad Alasgarov (born 1935), footballer and football manager Rauf Aliyev (born 1989), footballer Arif Asadov (born 1970), footballer and football manager Toghrul Asgarov (born 1992), wrestler and Olympic champion Irada Ashumova (born 1958), sports shooter Israfil Ashurly (born 1969), mountaineer Murad Ashurly (1973–2014), mountaineer Fuad Aslanov (born 1976), boxer Orhan Aydın (born 1989), basketballer Tofiq Bahramov (1925–1993), Azerbaijani linesman from 1966 World Cup final Rasim Başak (born 1980), basketball player Rovshan Bayramov (born 1987), wrestler Faig Garayev (born 1959),