[1] Pepinov was born on September 11, 1893, in a small village of Bolojur in Akhaltsikhe Uyezd of Tiflis Governorate.

After completing Tiflis Gymnasium in 1913, he left for Russia to study at the Law Department of Moscow State University.

In Moscow, he joined the Azerbaijani Compatriots Organization and published articles in the local Open Argument newspaper under pseudonym "Ahmad Jovdat from Akhalkalaki".

[3] In the first half of 1918, he joined the Azerbaijani National Council and was among the members who proclaimed independence of Azerbaijan on May 28, 1918.

After being elected a deputy to the National Assembly of Azerbaijan from Muslim Socialist Bloc, Pepinov wrote draft laws for the developing press publishing sector.