Measures underway to deliver body of Rustam Ibragimbekov to Azerbaijan

Measures are being taken to deliver to Azerbaijan the body of the people’s writer, chairman of the Union of Cinematographers of Azerbaijan, film director Rustam Ibragimbekov, who died this night in Moscow.

Report informs that the state is taking the necessary measures to deliver the body of the deceased to Azerbaijan and bury him.

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Azerbaijani writer, playwright, screenwriter, producer, and film director Rustam Ibragimbekov has died at the age of 83, Report informs, citing Secretary of the Union of Cinematographers Ali Isa Jabbarov.

According to him, Rustam Ibragimbekov died that night in Moscow.

"As the family of the deceased said, the film director will be buried at home."

Rustam Ibragimbekov was born on February 5, 1939 in Baku. Fame came to Rustam Ibragimbekov after he, in collaboration with Valentin Yezhov, wrote the script for the film "White Sun of the Desert".

He has written scripts for over 40 feature and television films, and almost all of his literary works have been filmed. He created the first children's film school in Baku, which had pride of place in many film festivals.