Rasim Balayev

Rasim Balayev
Rasim Balayev
	Balayev in 2023
Born	8 August 1948; Agsu, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union
Died	29 March 2026 (aged 77); Istanbul, Turkey
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–2026

Rasim Ahmed oglu Balayev (Azerbaijani: Rasim Əhməd oğlu Balayev; 8 August 1948 – 29 March 2026) was an Azerbaijani film and stage actor. He starred in the leading roles in more than 60 Azerbaijani films.^[1]^[2]

Early life

Balayev was born on 8 August 1948 in the Agsu Rayon of Soviet Azerbaijan. At the age of 15–16, he got involved in theater performances. Being from the rural area, Rasim's family attempted to push him to choose a different career, though he never did and got enrolled in Azerbaijani Institute of Arts,^[1] from which he graduated in 1969.^[3]

Career

Balayev's first film experience on the big screen came with a short role in the film "Stars don't die away". His fame came after his part in three movies and participation in two film festivals: the seventh Soviet festival in Baku and third International festival in Tashkent where he received an award for Best Actor and several proposals for main roles in future movies.^[3] Among his best performances are films Nesimi (about Nasimi), Babek, Dada Gorgud, The Scoundrel, Anecdote, and The Bat.

Personal life and death

In 2012, Balayev campaigned to stop male violence against women.^[4]

He died of complications from diabetes and lung cancer on 29 March 2026, at a hospital in Istanbul where he had been receiving treatment. He was 77.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Awards

Best Actor
Award of Lenin's Komsomol^[3]
Shohrat Order (1998)^[8]
Sharaf Order (2018)^[9]
Medal of Nesimi (2020)^[10]
Istiglal Order (2023)^[11]

Filmography

Unusual Hunt (1974)
Nasimi (1974)
The Scoundrel (1974)
Anecdote (1974)
Dada Gorgud (1975)
Babek (1979)
Additional Trace (1981)
The Bat (1995)
Fortress (2008)

Notes

1 2 Hajiyeva, Aynur (5 March 2010). "Famous People: Then and Now. Rasim Balayev. Actor (1948)". Azerbaijan International. California. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
↑ "Biography for Rasim Balayev". IMDb. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
1 2 3 "áèîãðàôèÿ. Áàëàåâ Ðàñèì Àõìåäîâè÷". 15 December 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
↑ Алим Гасымов, Гурбан Гурбанов и Ко снялись в социальной рекламе против насилия над женщинами - ВИДЕО. www.1news.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
↑ Пир, Нихат (29 March 2026). "Скончался народный артист Расим Балаев". Report.az (in Russian). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
↑ "Xalq artisti Rasim Balayev vəfat edib". medeniyyet.info.az (in Azerbaijani). 29 March 2026. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
↑ "Rasim Balayev dies in Istanbul". News.az. 29 March 2026. Archived from the original on 30 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
↑ "Decree of the President of Azerbaijan on Awarding Rasim Balayev Sohrat Order". Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan - Unified Electronic Database of Regulatory Legal Acts. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
↑ "Order of the President of Azerbaijan on Awarding Azerbaijani cinema figures". Official website of the President of Azerbaijan (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 21 January 2020.
↑ "The famous Azerbaijani film director Hasan Seyidbeyli was commemorated in Ankara on the 100th anniversary of his birthday :: TURKSOY". www.turksoy.org. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
↑ "R.Ə.Balayevin "İstiqlal" ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi".

External links

Famous People: Then and Now - Rasim Balayev in Azerbaijan International (AZER.com), Vol. 7.4 (Winter 1999), pp. 32–33.
Rasim Balayev at IMDb

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[Azerbaijan_International-1] 1 2 Hajiyeva, Aynur (5 March 2010). "Famous People: Then and Now. Rasim Balayev. Actor (1948)". Azerbaijan International. California. pp. 32–33. Retrieved 18 May 2010.

[2] "Biography for Rasim Balayev". IMDb. Retrieved 18 May 2010.

[biografiya-3] 1 2 3 "áèîãðàôèÿ. Áàëàåâ Ðàñèì Àõìåäîâè÷". 15 December 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2010.

[4] Алим Гасымов, Гурбан Гурбанов и Ко снялись в социальной рекламе против насилия над женщинами - ВИДЕО. www.1news.az (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

[5] Пир, Нихат (29 March 2026). "Скончался народный артист Расим Балаев". Report.az (in Russian). Retrieved 29 March 2026.

[6] "Xalq artisti Rasim Balayev vəfat edib". medeniyyet.info.az (in Azerbaijani). 29 March 2026. Retrieved 30 March 2026.

[7] "Rasim Balayev dies in Istanbul". News.az. 29 March 2026. Archived from the original on 30 March 2026. Retrieved 31 March 2026.

[8] "Decree of the President of Azerbaijan on Awarding Rasim Balayev Sohrat Order". Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan - Unified Electronic Database of Regulatory Legal Acts. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[9] "Order of the President of Azerbaijan on Awarding Azerbaijani cinema figures". Official website of the President of Azerbaijan (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[10] "The famous Azerbaijani film director Hasan Seyidbeyli was commemorated in Ankara on the 100th anniversary of his birthday :: TURKSOY". www.turksoy.org. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[11] "R.Ə.Balayevin "İstiqlal" ordeni ilə təltif edilməsi haqqında Azərbaycan Respublikası Prezidentinin Sərəncamı » Azərbaycan Prezidentinin Rəsmi internet səhifəsi".

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