Mahammad Amin Rasulzade

Mahammad Amin Rasulzade
Məhəmməd Əmin Rəsulzadə
Rasulzade c. 1950
President of Azerbaijani National Council
In office 27 May 1918 – 7 December 1918
Personal details
Born	(1884-01-31)31 January 1884 Novkhany, Baku uezd, Baku Governorate, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire (now Azerbaijan)
Died	6 March 1955(1955-03-06) (aged 71) Ankara, Turkey
Resting place	Cebeci Asri Cemetery
Political party	Musavat Party Democrat Party[1]
Spouse	Umbulbanu Rasulzade
Profession	The Leader of Azerbaijan
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Mahammad Amin Akhund Haji Molla Alakbar oghlu Rasulzade^[a] (31 January 1884 – 6 March 1955) was an Azerbaijani politician, journalist and the head of the Azerbaijani National Council. He is mainly considered the founder of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic in 1918 and the father of its statehood. His expression "Bir kərə yüksələn bayraq, bir daha enməz! [az]" ("The flag once raised shall never fall!") became the motto of the independence movement in Azerbaijan in the early 20th century.

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