Abdurrahim bey Asad bey oglu Hagverdiyev (Azerbaijani: Əbdürrəhim bəy Haqverdiyev) (17 May 1870 – 11 December 1933) was an Azerbaijani playwright, writer and cultural figure, stage director, politician, public figure, one of the five first Azeri Deputats of First Duma of Russian Empire, Deputat of Georgian Parliament, Creator of the Theatrical Writers Society in Azerbaijan, one of the collaborators of the magazine Molla Nasraddin, and Ambassador of Azerbaijan in the Republic of North Caucasus and Armenia.

In his eight years in Saint Petersburg, Hagverdiyev also excelled in French, which helped him learn traditions of Western European drama.

While in St. Petersburg, Hagverdiyev wrote the first epic tragedy in the Azeri language, Daghilan Tifag ("The Breaking of Unity", 1896).

In 1899, he returned to Shusha and took up theatre directing while continuing to write plays, such as Bakhtsiz Javan ("The Unlucky Young Man", 1900) and Pari Jadu ("Nymph Magic", 1901).

In 1919 he accepted an invitation from the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic government to serve as the Azerbaijani consul in Dagestan, and later in Armenia.

Hagverdiyev's 49-year-old career in literature was a successful continuation to dramaturgic traditions initiated by Mirza Fatali Akhundov in the early-to-mid 19th century.

In his works and articles Hagverdiyev communicated themes like the necessity for mass education and respect for human rights.

Given his education, knowledge of Western and Eastern cultures and refined manners, Hagverdiyev was widely known and loved by Azerbaijanis, setting an example to subsequent generations of writers.