Yagub Mikayil oghlu Mahmudov (Azerbaijani: Yaqub Mikayıl oğlu Mahmudov; born 10 February 1939), also known as Yagub Mahmudlu, is an Azerbaijani historian, Doctor of historical sciences, professor,[1] a full member (academician) of ANAS,[2][3] honored scientist of Azerbaijan and Dagestan,[4][5] Laureate of State Prize of the Republic of Azerbaijan,[6][7] Head of the Department of History of the Ancient World and Middle Ages at the Faculty of History of Baku State University, Adviser of ANAS.

Yagub Mahmudov was born in 1939, in the village of Bash Goynuk, Shaki district.

[8] He defended his thesis for a Candidate’s degree entitled "Mutual relations between the Aghgoyunlu state and the Republic of Venice (60-70s of the 15th century)" in 1966 and his doctoral thesis on "Mutual relations of Aghgoyunlu and Safavid states with the Western European countries (2nd half of 15th – early 17th centuries)" at the Scientific Council of the M.V.

From 1968 to 1981 he worked as senior teacher and then an associate professor at Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University.

[10] From September 13, 2004, to January 22, 2021 - Director of the Institute of History of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences.