Jalil Mammadguluzadeh

Jalil Mammadguluzadeh
Born
Jalil Huseyngulu oghlu Mammadguluzadeh

(1869-02-22)February 22, 1869
DiedJanuary 4, 1932(1932-01-04) (aged 62)
EducationTranscaucasian Teachers Seminary, Gori
Occupation(s)Teacher, journalist, writer
Notable workMolla Nasreddin (1906)
Spouse(s)Nazli Kangarli (died 1903)
(m. 1907)

Jalil Huseyngulu oghlu Mammadguluzadeh (Azerbaijani: جلیل مَمَغُلوزاده, Cəlil Məmmədquluzadə; 22 February 1869 – 4 January 1932), was an Azerbaijani satirist and writer. He was the founder of Molla Nasraddin, a satirical magazine that would greatly influence the genre in the Middle East and Central Asia.

Mammadguluzadeh is considered to be one of the first women's rights activists in Azerbaijan and Middle East and had a big role in founding the first women's magazine in Azerbaijan.