Tahira Tahirova
Tahira Tahirova | |
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Tahirə Tahirova | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan SSR | |
| In office 1959–1983 | |
| President | Vali Akhundov, Heydar Aliyev, Kamran Baghirov (First Secretaries of Azerbaijan Communist Party) |
| Preceded by | Mahmud Aliyev |
| Succeeded by | Elmira Qafarova |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 November 1913 Baýramaly, Transcaspian Region, Russian Empire |
| Died | 26 October 1991 (aged 77) Baku, Azerbaijan |
Tahira Akbar qizi Tahirova (Azerbaijani: Tahirə Əkbər qızı Tahirova, Russian: Таи́ра Акпе́ровна Таи́рова; 7 November 1913 – 26 October 1991) was a Soviet politician and diplomat. She served as Foreign Minister of the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic from 1959 to 1983.