ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi wʌz fˈɜːst ɪstˈæblɪʃt baɪ ðɪ ɔːtˈɑːnəməs ˌæzɚbaɪdʒˈɑːn pˈiːpəlz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˌʌndɚ dʒˈæfɑːɹ pˌɪʃɪvˈɑːɹɹi ˌɔn dʒˈuːn twˈɛlv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks, æz ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˌæzɚbaɪdʒˈɑːn wɪð fˈækəltiz ɪn mˈɛdəsən, ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚɹ ænd pˈɛdɐɡˌɑːɡi.
The university was first established by the autonomous Azerbaijan People's Government under Jafar Pishevari on June 12, 1946, as the University of Azerbaijan () with faculties in Medicine, Agriculture and Pedagogy.