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Rustam Khan Khoyski

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Preceded by
  
Musa bey Rafiyev

Died
  
1948, Moscow, Russia

Religion
  
Islam

Succeeded by
  
Valerian Klenevski

Name
  
Rustam Khoyski

Rank
  
Lieutenant general

Role
  
Statesman


President
  
Fatali Khan Khoyski Prime Minister, (Chairman of Azerbaijani Parliament)

Born
  
1888 Ganja, Azerbaijan (
1888
)

Education
  
Saint Petersburg State University

Lieutenant General Rustam Khan Khoyski Jahangir Khan oglu (Azerbaijani: Rüstəm xan Xoyski Cahangir xan oğlu; 1888–1948) was an Azerbaijani statesman who served as the Minister of Social Security of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and was member of Azerbaijani National Council. Rustam Khan was the younger brother of a prominent Azerbaijani politician Fatali Khan Khoyski.

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Early years

From the royal Khoyski family originating from Khoy later settled in Shaki, Rustam Khan Khoyski was born to the family of Azerbaijani general Isgandar Khan Khoyski in Ganja, Azerbaijan on November 5, 1988. After completing Ganja Gimnasium, he graduated from the Law Department of Saint Petersburg State University in 1913. He then worked as a judge assistant in Ganja and Baku. Rustam Khan is recognized as one of the activists of the Azerbaijani Independence Movement.

Political career

After establishment of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on May 28, 1918 he worked as the Director of State Issues Department of Council of Ministers of ADR. When his brother Fatali Khan Khoyski formed the third cabinet of ADR, Rustam Khan was appointed the Minister of Social Security. After Bolshevik take over of Azerbaijan, Khoyski remained in the country and served as Chairman of the Azerbaijan SSR Economic Council Board. In the following years, he also worked as a corporate lawyer in Baku and Moscow.

He died in Moscow in 1948. Rustam Khan Khoyski was buried at the Novodevichy Cemetery.

References

Rustam Khan Khoyski Wikipedia