The list
Titles, orders, prizes
In chronological order, with the wording of the decrees where it is known.
Honoured Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR
20 March 1987 — for services in the development of Azerbaijani and Soviet theatre. Some sources date the title to 1988.
The Golden Dervish Prize
A prize of the Union of Theatre Workers of Azerbaijan — for his contribution to the development of theatre.
People's Artist of Azerbaijan
24 May 1998, by decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan — for great services in the development of Azerbaijani culture.
Personal pension of the President
On 1 April 2005 he was granted the personal pension of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Order “Shohrat” (Glory)
5 February 2008 — for services in the development of theatre in Azerbaijan.
Pushkin Medal (Russia)
19 January 2013 — for a great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation with the Russian Federation.
Gold Medal of St. Bartholomew the Apostle
An award of the Diocese of Baku and Azerbaijan, presented by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
Honorary badge “For Friendship and Cooperation”
An award of Rossotrudnichestvo for his contribution to cultural cooperation.
Order “Sharaf” (Honour)
9 February 2018, on the eve of his seventieth birthday — for great services in the development of Azerbaijani culture.
Order of Friendship (Russia)
11 May 2021 — for a great contribution to strengthening Russian-Azerbaijani cultural ties and preserving the traditions of Russian theatre in Azerbaijan.
Honorary Diploma of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
9 February 2023 — for many years of fruitful work in the development of theatre in Azerbaijan.
Jubilee medal “In memory of the 200th anniversary of the birth of A. N. Ostrovsky”
A Russian jubilee medal presented to cultural figures of Azerbaijan.
The Humay Prize
A prize of the Bakinets society — one of the best-known non-state awards in Azerbaijan.
The dates follow decrees and orders published by official sources in Azerbaijan and Russia, as well as data from the Samad Vurgun Russian Drama Theatre.