Lala Shevket - Parents

Parents

Lala Shevket’s father – Shevket bey Muslim bey oqlu Khalifabeyli-Hajiyev was born 1912 in Quba province of Azerbaijan into a family of noble landowner and philanthropist Muslim bey Khalifabeyli. Shevket bey’s mother Tughiya khanum was the descendant of Imam Shamil and daughter of a Dagestani Khan (Prince) of Tabasaran.

Shevket bey graduated from the State Pedagogical University in Baku as philologist and historian. He was one of the founders and leaders of the Party of Azerbaijan’s People’s Freedom (created 1940 in Quba City). From 1948 this party continued its covered activity under the name “MARS” (Independent Azerbaijan Republic Party). Its aim was to free Azerbaijan from communist colonialism, Stalinist yoke and to create an independent national state. Shevket bey died on 2 March 1983.

Mother – Siddiqa khanum Shihali bey qizi Useynova was born 1920 in Baku City into a noble family of Shihali bey and Hajikhanum Useynov. She graduated in 1950 from Azerbaijan State Medical University. Later on she received her MSc and worked as a principal of Medical College in Baku. Her uncles Yusif bey, Yunus bey and Rahman bey Useynov graduated from different respected universities of the Russian Empire. In 1937 being members of national Musavat party they were all persecuted and sent to Siberia (Siddiqa khanum’s father Shihali bey died before that in 1933). Siddiqa khanum died on 8 March 1988.