Famous People with Name Akhund

Mullah Mohammad Rabbani Akhund            Origin/Culture/Country: Afghan

Mullah Mohammad Rabbani Akhund: was one of the main founders of the Taliban movement. He was second in power only to the supreme leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar, in the Taliban hierarchy. He served as prime minister of Afghanistan and head of the advisory council. There were also rumors th

Suleyman Sani Akhundov            Origin/Culture/Country: Armenian

Suleyman Sani Akhundov: was an Azerbaijani playwright, journalist, children's author, and teacher. He chose the name Sani (Arabic for "the second") to avoid confusion with his namesake, Mirza Fatali Akhundov.Akhundov was born to a bey family in Shusha (then part of the Russian Empire, now a city in Azerbaijan) and graduated from the Transcaucasian Teachers Seminary (in present-day Gori, Georgia) in 1894. He was involved in teaching and journalism for the rest of his life.

Sakina Mirza Heybat Qizi Akhundzadeh            Origin/Culture/Country: Armenian

Sakina Mirza Heybat Qizi Akhundzadeh: was an Azerbaijani playwright. She was the first known female playwright and dramatist in Azerbaijani literature.This was an important appointment as the school was the first secular school for Muslim girls in the entire Russian Empire. It had opened only because the Azeri oil magnate Zeynalabdin Taghiyev had funded it, and it is said that the school was named after he had written a letter to Czarina Alexandra.