title: People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR
text: # People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR
  
  The People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan SSR xalq rəssamı, lit. 'People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR') was an honorary title awarded from 1944 to 1990, it was granted to artists of the Azerbaijan SSR for contribution to the development of Azerbaijani culture in the fields of visual art and painting. It was modeled after the People's Artist of the USSR.
  
  This award was succeeded by the People's Artist of Azerbaijan title in 1990.
  
  ## History
  
  The People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR was established on 2 August 1944. This honorary title award was succeeded by the People's Artist of Azerbaijan title in 1990.
  
  ## List of People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR
  
  * Mikayil Abdullayev (1963)
  * Ismayil Akhundov
  * Sattar Bahlulzade (1963)
  * Asaf Jafarov
  * Latif Karimov (1960)
  * Kazim Kazimzade
  * Maral Rahmanzade (1964)
  * Tahir Salahov
  * Salam Salamzade
  