Nariman Karbalayi Najaf oghlu Narimanov (Azerbaijani: Nəriman Kərbəlayi Nəcəf oğlu Nərimanov, Russian: Нарима́н Кербелаи Наджа́ф оглы Нарима́нов; 14 April [O.S.

In the realm of literature, Narimanov translated into Turkic Nikolai Gogol's The Government Inspector and wrote many plays, stories and novels, such as Bahadur and Sona (1896).

The Narimanov family were middle-class merchants and were able to send their son to the Gori Teachers Seminary, from which he graduated.

[2] As a young man, Narimanov gained notice as a writer in Azerbaijan even before the revolution of 1905-1907, publishing novels which advocated for the abandonment of tired customs and religious superstitions.

[2] He simultaneously taught at a school in the village of Gizel-Adjal, Tiflis Province, where he became closely acquainted with the hard life of the local peasantry.

During the 1905 Revolution, Narimanov joined the Bolshevik party, took an active part and led the student movement in Odessa.

[2] In April 1923, Narimanov was elected as a candidate for the Central Committee of the RKP(b) (Russian Communist Party of Bolsheviks).

The charismatic moderate nationalist clashed with Joseph Stalin's close associate Sergo Ordzhonikidze, who led the Communist Party in Transcaucasia.

[2][5] Narimanov was survived by his wife Gulsum and by his son Najaf, who joined the Red Army in 1938 and graduated from the Kiev Higher Military Radio-Technical Engineering School in 1940.