Togrul Narimanbekov is the only Azerbaijani artist mentioned in the "Encyclopedia of Modern Fine Arts in France."
His grandfather, Amirbey Narimanbekov, was a lawyer who had been in exile during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II.
[5] His father, Ferman Narimanbekov, was one of the 40 students sent abroad by the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic to study.
[6] In 1929, Ferman Narimanbekov returned to Baku with his wife Irma Lya Rude and their son Vidadi.
Towards the end of 1930, Ferman Narimanbekov, like other Azerbaijani intellectuals who had received education in Europe, became a victim of repression and was exiled to the Siberian city of Marinsk.
He eventually started attending school, going to classes in the morning, and returning to the prison in the evening, enduring challenging circumstances.
[7] In 1946, Togrul Narimanbekov initially entered the Azim Azimzadeh State School of Painting in Azerbaijan.
His father, Ferman Bey Narimanbekov, who had been exiled to Siberia, also returned to his homeland after some time.
From this marriage, he had a son named Fransua Narimanbekov, who followed in his father's footsteps and became involved in painting.