[1] Originally from Shamakhi, Abdul Mahmudov was born on May 15, 1944, in the village of Atbulag of Hajigabul district.
As his mother's side was from the Hashemite Kingdom, his descendants have been called Hashimans.
His cinema career began with the films "Two people from one neighborhood" and "Leyli and Majnun" in which he took part in his childhood.
Between 1962 and 1966 he studied at the Azerbaijan State Institute of Art named M.A.Aliyev.
In 1971 he attended the faculty of director of the Academy of Fine Arts and Screenwriters in Moscow and was taught by outstanding actors Andrey Tarkovski, Leonid Trauberq, Vasily Shukshin and Georgiy Daneliya.