Adil Isgandarov

Adil Rza Bey son Isgandarov (Azerbaijani: Adil Isgandarov) was an Azerbaijani theatre and film director, actor, first People's Artist of the USSR from Transcaucasia. Isgandarov joined the Amateur pioneers association 10. When he was 13, a decline they are going to play the role as Karam in "Gachag Karam" play". After gaining fame in Ganja, he was brought to Baku. Isgandarov got his first education in director-actor field in the Baku Technical School of Theatre. After graduation he got professional experience in Moscow from 1932 to 1936 and graduated from Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts in 1936. After returning to Baku, he worked at Azerbaijan State National Academic Drama Theatre as director, then chief director from 1936 to 1960. Isgandarov also worked at Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts named after Mirzaagha Aliyev from 1937 to 1956. He was elected as depute in 1955 and 1959 for the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR. Isgandarov served as director of Azerbaijanfilm named after Jafar Jabbarli from 1966 to 1974.