"The famous teachers of Karabakh" - Latif Karimov

The next historical figure of the "Famous Teachers of Karabakh" project of the Ministry of Education is Latif Karimov. He was born in 1906 in Shusha city.

Latif Karimov is the founder of carpet weaving in Azerbaijan. He managed to open a separate department of carpet weaving at the Institute of Architecture and Art of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Azerbaijan (now ANAS). Until the end of his life, Latif Karimov worked as the head of that department, and at the same time was engaged in pedagogical activity at the Azerbaijan State Institute of Arts named after M. Aliyev (now the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts).

Latif Karimov, who loved the art of carpet weaving, had a great contribution to the opening of carpet schools in Baku and Guba (1932-1936) for the first time. The study of Azerbaijani carpet art as a field of science and the training of professional carpet artists is connected with his name. He was both a demanding and compassionate teacher. He worked not only in the field of carpet weaving, but also in other fields of decorative applied art. The prominent artist has given a second life to Azerbaijani carpets in the true sense of the word, and has done a great job in promoting them worldwide. At the initiative of the great artist, the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum was founded in 1967, and 26 years later the museum was named after him.

"I breathe with Shusha," said Latif Karimov. When he was asked "What is your favorite carpet?", he answered: "All the carpets I have created are dear to me."

It should be noted that the "Famous Teachers of Karabakh" project provides information about famous people born in Karabakh and engaged in pedagogical activities. The aim of the project is to commemorate famous teachers originally from Karabakh.