Ahmad Huseinzadeh
Ahmad Huseinzadeh — third Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus, son of Mahammadali Huseinzadeh, maternal uncle of Ali bey Huseynzade.He was born in Salyan, moved to Tbilisi after his father's appointment as Sheikh ul-Islam. He was educated in Iraq and Tbilisi.Sheikh ul Islam
He was appointed as Sheikh ul-Islam by Alexander II of Russia after Fazil Iravani's resignation with a monthly pension of 1600 rubles in 1862. He was appointed as head of Spiritual Council of Transcaucasian Shia Muslims, 5 April 1875.
He was rewarded by third class Order of St. Vladimir in 1881. He resigned in 1884 and lived in Tbilisi where he died 3 years later.Works
- Muallim-ul atghal fi tarige-talimi atfal
- Basaul nas-fi-mamlakatul Kafkas
- Tarikhi-adabiyyati-Turk
- Tarbiat-ul-atfal
- Dilgushah
