Mirza Khazar

Mirza Khazar ( Azerbaijani: Mirzə Xəzər ), also known as Mirza Michaeli, as Mirza Kerim oglu Mikayilov ( Azerbaijani: Mirzə Kərim oglu Mikayilov ) ( born October 29, 1947 in Göyçay, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR) is an Azerbaijani writer, editor, political analyst, presenter, radio journalist and editor. He is a translator of the Bible. He is known for his political analysis during his career as a radio journalist. Today he lives in Munich

Life

On July 1973, Khazar completed his studies at the Law Faculty of the State University of Azerbaijan. From August 1973 to January 1974 he worked as a lawyer in Sumgait. In June 1974 he emigrated to Israel and attended law courses in Tel - Aviv. From June 1975 to January 1976 Mirza Khazar served in the Israel Defense Forces.

From August 1976 to October 1985 Khazar worked as deputy editor of the Azerbaijani service of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty in Munich. In October 1985, he was invited to Washington DC To become editor in chief of the Azerbaijani service of Radio Voice of America. In February 1987, he returned to Munich to lead the Azerbaijani service of the Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty and worked there until September 2003. In January 2004, he founded the newspaper " Mirza Khazar voice" ( Mirzə Xəzərin Səsi ) in Baku. Khazar operates the online newspaper " Mirza Khazar voice" is currently available in three languages ​​: Azerbaijani, English and Russian. During the months of September-October of 2005, hosted Mirza Khazar " Azadlig TV" ( freedom television), the first independent station broadcasting from abroad to Azerbaijan. The end of 2005, he brought the Internet radio " Mirza Khazar voice " on the market. Radio listeners can listen to pre- recorded audio files. He has written articles on the political and economic situation in Azerbaijan and other former Soviet countries, which were published in Turkey, the Czech Republic and other countries. The formation of the Popular Front of Azerbaijan (December 28, 1998) was the first research on the attempts of local intellectuals and patriots to set up a national- democratic movement in Azerbaijan to life. The Azerbaijan Popular Front was officially established in 1989. In August 1989 he published " The Birlik Society in the Azerbaijani democratic movement."

Bible translation

In the years 1975-1984 he was the Institute for Bible Translation ( Institute for Bible Translation) in Stockholm in charge of the translation of the Old and New Testament of the Bible. Khazars translation of the New Testament was published in 1982 by the Institute for Bible Translation. The translation of the entire Bible began in 1975 and was completed in 1984. The translation of the New Testament, which prepared Khazar is currently used in Azerbaijan. This translation was reprinted five times in the following years. The Old Testament was translated in 1984 finished but not yet printed.

Black January

On January 20, 1990 came the Soviet military in Baku, capital of Azerbaijan, in order to suppress the national movement here. Up to 200 people were killed during the raid. Before the invasion, the Soviets succeeded in suppressing all efforts to spread the news from Azerbaijan in the local population and the international community. The energy center of the local television was blown prohibited print media. Khazar and his team from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, it was possible for several days as the only source of news daily reports from Baku to send to Azerbaijanis in and outside the country. His distinctive voice and his name is most known Azerbaijanis in and outside Azerbaijan.

Awards

Khazars name was " 100 Azeris large " included in the book, compiled by the prominent Azerbaijani researcher and writer Alisa Nijat, published in 1999 in Baku. 1990 gave the Popular Front of Azerbaijan, Mirza Khazar Mammed the amine Rasulzade Prize for his important role in the national-democratic movement in Azerbaijan. Mammed amine Rasulzade is a founder of the first independent Republic of Azerbaijan in 1918. Sabir Rustamkhanly, a prominent Azerbaijani writer and politician, Mirza Khazar described in his interview with the newspaper " Cumhuriyet " in September 2003 as " a symbol of our national struggle." His name appeared in the Encyclopedia of Mountain Jews. The book was published in Israel in 2006.