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Zuleykha Seyidmammadova

1919 - 1999

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Zuleykha Seyidmammadova (Azerbaijani: Züleyxa Mirhəbib qızı Seyidməmmədova, Russian: Зулейха Мир-Габиб кызы Сеидмамедова; 22 March 1919 – 1994) was one of the first Azerbaijani female pilots, and the first Azerbaijani woman to fly in combat. She gained her pilot's license in 1935 at a flying club in her hometown, and later at the aviation academy in Zhukovsky near Moscow. In 1938 she became qualified as a petrochemical engineer but chose to pursue aviation as her main career. During World War II, she was the regimental navigator of the 586th Fighter Aviation Regiment, one of the three women's military aviation regiments founded by Marina Raskova. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zuleykha Seyidmammadova is the 14,527th most popular politician (down from 13,182nd in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Azerbaijan (down from 94th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Azerbaijani Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zuleykha Seyidmammadova ranks 14,526 out of 19,576Before her are Ramón Villeda Morales, Juan José de Amézaga, Sinanüddin Fakih Yusuf Pasha, Andrés Narvarte, and Emilio Aceval. After her are Martín Torrijos, Marija Pejčinović Burić, Mihri Müşfik Hanım, Publius Cornelius Sulla, Nurlan Balgimbayev, Walter Brack, and Lou Tseng-Tsiang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Zuleykha Seyidmammadova ranks 239Before her are Helen Walton, Maurice Boitel, Roberto Bonomi, Laurence J. Peter, Paolo Soleri, and Patricia Medina. After her are Tini Wagner, Milan Horvat, Hau Pei-tsun, Antonio Pietrangeli, Vicente Asensi, and Axel von dem Bussche. Among people deceased in 1999, Zuleykha Seyidmammadova ranks 196Before her are István Nagy, Ruth Roman, Primo Nebiolo, Yvette Cauchois, David A. Huffman, and Shel Silverstein. After her are Quentin Crisp, John Berry, Ashley Montagu, János Parti, Owen Hart, and Maria Sander.

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In Azerbaijan

Among people born in Azerbaijan, Zuleykha Seyidmammadova ranks 103 out of 232Before her are Tatiana Zatulovskaya (1935), Avet Terterian (1929), Alim Qasimov (1957), Arif Malikov (1933), Veronika Dudarova (1916), and Vladimir Bagirov (1936). After her are Nikolai Baibakov (1911), Larisa Dolina (1955), Akram Aylisli (1937), Zakir Hasanov (1959), Fuad Abdurahmanov (1915), and Gurban Gurbanov (1972).

Among POLITICIANS In Azerbaijan

Among politicians born in Azerbaijan, Zuleykha Seyidmammadova ranks 21Before her are Vladimir Dekanozov (1898), Gazanfar Musabekov (1888), Isa Gambar (1957), Mirza Davud Huseynov (1894), Nasib Yusifbeyli (1881), and Ayna Sultanova (1895). After her are Nikolai Baibakov (1911), Zakir Hasanov (1959), Surat Huseynov (1959), Leyla Yunus (1955), Sahiba Gafarova (1955), and Yuri Shchekochikhin (1950).