In 1928 he graduated from the historical department of the oriental studies faculty of Azerbaijan State University.

In 1921-1939, he worked as a director of the Azerbaijan Telegraph Agency, head of department and executive secretary of the newspapers Kommunist, Yeni-El, Baku Rabochiy.

In 1945-1950 he was the scientific secretary of the Institute of Azerbaijani Art of the Academy of Sciences of the AzSSR.

In 1951-1954 he was a lecturer (since 1954 an associate professor), since 1952 he was the head of the department, in 1953-1955 he was dean of the Higher Correspondence Pedagogical Institute.

In 1955-1970 he was the head of the department of the history of Azerbaijani music, since 1971 he was a senior researcher at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts.