title: Mammadagha Huseynov
text: # Mammadagha Huseynov
  
  Mammadagha Huseynagha oghlu Huseynov (Azerbaijani: Məmmədağa Hüseynağa oğlu Hüseynov, February 8, 1929 — January 20, 2002) was an Azerbaijani painter, People's Artist of Azerbaijan (2000).
  
  ## Biography
  
  Mammadagha Huseynov was born on February 8, 1929, in Baku. In 1949, he entered the Art faculty of the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. After graduating in 1955, he returned to Baku and began work at "Azerbaijanfilm". He acts as a designer in up to 20 films. He participated in exhibitions held in Azerbaijan and foreign countries.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR — December 23, 1976
  * People's Artist of Azerbaijan — December 18, 2000
  