Ahmed bey Pepinov
| Ahmed bey Pepinov Əhməd bəy Pepinov |
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| Minister of Agriculture of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR) | |
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In office December 22, 1919 – April 1, 1920 |
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| President | Nasib Yusifbeyli Prime Minister, (Chairman of Azerbaijani Parliament) |
| Preceded by | Aslan bey Gardashov |
| Succeeded by | office terminated |
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| Born | 1893 Akhalkalaki, Georgia |
| Died | 1938 (aged 45) Alma Ata, Kazakhstan |
Ahmed bey Pepinov Omar oglu (Azerbaijani: Əhməd bəy Ömər oğlu Pepinov; 1893–1938), also known as Ahmet bey Pepinov, was an Azerbaijani statesman of Meskhetian Turkish origin who served as Minister of Agriculture in the fifth cabinet of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, and was member of Parliament of Azerbaijan.
Pepinov was born in 1893 in a small city of Akhalkalaki in Samtskhe-Javakheti region of Georgia. After completing Tiflis Gymnasium in 1913, he left for Russia to study at the Law Department of Moscow State University. In Moscow, he joined the Azerbaijani Compatriots Organization and published articles in the local Open Argument newspaper under pseudonym "Ahmed Jovdat from Akhalkalaki". In 1918, he graduated from the university and moved to Baku. He was then elected as a deputy to Muslim faction of Transcaucasian Sejm.
In the first half of 1918, he joined the Azerbaijani National Council and was among the members who proclaimed independence of Azerbaijan on May 28, 1918. After being elected a deputy to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan from Muslim Socialist Bloc, Pepinov wrote draft laws for the developing press publishing sector. On December 22, 1919, when the fifth government of ADR under the leadership of Nasib Yusifbeyli was formed, he was appointed the Minister of Agriculture serving until April 1, 1920, when the government dissolved. He played an important part in establishment of Baku State University in 1919.
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