Nuriya Ahmadova

Biography

Nuriya Ahmadova (Azerbaijani: Nuriyyə Əhmədova) was an Azerbaijani actress. She was a People's Artist of the Azerbaijani republic and a presidential scholar. Ahmadova was born on December 26, 1950 in Baku (or, according to some sources, Sheki). She started acted at a comedy theater in 1968, but went on to the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts from 1970 to 1974. In 2007, she was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of Azerbaijan.