Zagir Ismagilov

Zagir Ismagilov
Monument in Ufa
Monument in Ufa
Background information
Born(1917-01-08)January 8, 1917
Sermenevo, Verkhneuralsky Uyezd, Orenburg Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedMay 30, 2003(2003-05-30) (aged 86)
Ufa, Russia
Occupation(s)Composer, music pedagogue

Zagir Garipovich Ismagilov (Russian: Загир Гарипович Исмагилов; Bashkir: Заһир Ғарип улы Исмәғилев; January 8, 1917 — May 30, 2003) was a Soviet Bashkir composer and pedagogue. He was granted the title People's Artist of the USSR in 1982, and was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union since 1943.[1] The performing arts center in Ufa, Russia is named after him.[2] The first rector and founder of the Ufa Institute of arts (1968–1988) (associate professor since 1973, professor since 1977).

  1. ^ "Исмагилов, Загир Гарипович" [Ismagilov, Zagir Garipovich] (in Russian). Educational Institutions. February 8, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "News – the cultural world of Bashkortostan".