Karim bey Mehmandarov
Abdul Karim bey Mirza Mustafa bey oghlu Mehmandarov was a Russian and Soviet medical doctor of Azerbaijani ethnicity. He was one of the first ethnic Azerbaijanis to graduate from the Medico-Surgical Academy in St. Petersburg, one of the leaders of the Shusha educational society "Neshr Maarif", founder of the first Russian-Azerbaijani Shusha school for girls.
Early life
He was born in 1854 in Shusha, as a member of the Azerbaijani noble family Mehmandarovs. His father Mirza Mustafa was an Imperial Russian officer, while his grandfather Mirza Ali was a mehmandar of Ibrahim Khalil Khan, the origin of the surname. He graduated from Baku Gymnasium and St. Petersburg Medical-Surgical Academy, then worked in a military hospital during Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) and combated diphtheria outbreak in Poltava Guberniya. He later served in 162nd Akhaltsikhe regiment as a doctor. Having returned to Azerbaijan in 1883, he continued his practice.Political activities
He was elected to head Shusha local committee of "Difai" - a secret Azerbaijani organization. Several Russian officers were assassinated under his commands - Shusha prosecutor Lunyakin, Elizabethpol police chief Bannikov and Tartar police chief Felikinski were all killed under his orders. He died in 1929 in Shusha.Family
He married had an affair with a Petersburger woman named Alexandra Dolganova who by then studied at the Women's Medical Courses with whom he had a son who would grow to be the famous doctor - Mikhail Tushinsky. He officially was married to Zarri Qajar, a daughter of Bahman Mirza in 1884 with whom he had 3 sons and 4 daughters:- Mikhail Tushinsky Mehmandarov — married to Maria Zvyagina
- Adil beg Mehmandarov — married to Ziver Javanshir Beybutova
- Rashid beg Mehmandarov — married to Varvara.....dze
- Surkhay beg Mehmandarov —
- Turan Mehmandarova — married to Fatulla beg Rustambegov
- Kubra Mehmandarova — married to Bala beg Taghi-zadeh
- Nushaba Mehmandarova — married to Shahbaz beg Rustambegov
- Zahra Mehmandarova — married to firstly to Azad beg Vazirov, then Jumshud beg Vazirov
- Mahbuba Mehmandarova — married to Shamil Mahmudbekov