Background
BAGIROVA, Basti was born in 1906 in village Abdulla-bek, Azerbaydzhan.
BAGIROVA, Basti was born in 1906 in village Abdulla-bek, Azerbaydzhan.
Graduated night school and completed two years of preparatory training at Azerbaydzhan Agriculture Institute.
As child worked on cotton plantations. 1935-1936 attended All-Union Congress of Kolkhoz Shock-Workers. 1936 as field-team leader achieved record cotton yields.
Initiated movement called “Harvesters of 100 Centners” (100 centners of cotton per hectare). Deputy, USSR Supreme Soviet of 1937, 1946, 1950, 1954 and 1958 convocation. Member, USSR Government Council for Kolkhoz Adairs.
Voting delegation at 1956 Communist Party of the Soviet Union Congress. Presidium member, Azerbaydzhan Supreme Soviet of 1959 convocation.
Member, Central Committee, Communist Party Azer. Communist Party member from 1937.