Arif Babayev

Known for

Directing

Born

September 24, 1928

Birthplace

Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR

Died

August 26, 1983 (aged 54)

Biography

Arif Hadji oglu Babayev (Azerbaijani: Arif Hacı oğlu Babayev) was an Azerbaijani film director and Honorary Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR.

Arif Babayev was born on September 20, 1928 in Baku. The Babayevs family lived on Qala Street, in Ichari Shahar. As a child, Arif attended theatrical circles. His engagement in theatre led him to apply to study in a theatrical school. Until then he played walk-on parts in the plays "Malikmammad", "Garaja giz" and "Ibrat". In 1946, the Azerbaijan State Theatrical Institute was created on the basis of the theatrical school. Arif Babayev was admitted into the directing program and was taught by director and actor Mehdi Mammadov. Mehdi Mammadov entrusted...