The next historical figure of the "Famous Teachers of Karabakh" project of the Ministry of Education is Latif Karimov. He was born in 1906 in Shusha. Latif Karimov is the founder of carpet weaving in Azerbaijan. He managed to open a separate department of carpet weaving at the Institute of Architecture and Art of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Azerbaijan (now ANAS). was.
Latif Karimov, who loved the art of carpet weaving, for the first time had a great contribution to the opening of carpet schools in Baku and Guba (1932-1936). The study of Azerbaijani carpet art as a field of science and the training of professional carpet artists is connected with his name. He was both a demanding and compassionate teacher.
He worked not only in the field of carpet weaving, but also in other fields of decorative applied art. The prominent artist gave a second life to Azerbaijani carpets in the true sense of the word and did a great job in promoting them on a global scale. At the initiative of the great artist, the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum was founded in 1967, and 26 years later the museum was named after him.
"Shusha is the air," said Latif Karimov. "What is your favorite carpet?" "All the carpets I have created are dear to me," he said. It should be noted that the "Famous Teachers of Karabakh" project provides information about famous people born in Karabakh and engaged in pedagogical activities. The aim of the project is to commemorate famous teachers originally from Karabakh.