Mirza Hasan Tahirzadeh

Mirzə Həsən Tahirzadə
Religion	Islam
School	Shia
Personal
Born	Missing required parameter 1=month! , 1837 Shusha, Russian Empire
Died	1893 (aged 55–56) Shusha, Russian Empire
Senior posting
Based in	Tbilisi, Russian Empire
Title	Fourth Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus
Period in office	5 September 1885-1893
Predecessor	Ahmad Huseinzadeh
Successor	Abdussalam Akhundzadeh
Religious career
Post	Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus

Hasan Tahirzadeh — fourth Sheikh ul-Islam of the Caucasus.

He was born in Shusha in 1837, received his education in "Talibiyya" school of Tabriz. He was entitled as akhund on the order of Spiritual Council of Transcaucasian Shia Muslims in 1873. He was akhund of Imperial Caucasus Squadron until 1874.

He was teaching Persian language in Saint Petersburg State University during 25 September 1878 – 4 May 1879. From 1882 until 1885 he was teaching Sharia, Turkish and Persian.

He was appointed as Sheikh ul-Islam on 5 September 1885 and held office until his death in 1893.