Şəfiqə Axundova

Shafiga Akhundova (Azerbaijani: Şəfiqə Axundova; Russian: Шафига Ахундова; 1924 - 2013) was an Azerbaijani composer active in the Soviet era. Akhundova was born on 21 January 1924 in the town of Sheki, into a family of the eminent cultural figure, Gulam Akhundov. In 1943 she received her initial musical education at Baku Musical School named after Asef Zeynalli, where she took lessons from Uzeyir Hajibeyov (Üzeyir Hacıbəyli). In 1956 Ahundova continued her education at the Azerbaijan State Conservatory Hajibeyov