Biography

Bashir Safaroghlu (Azerbaijan: Bəşir Səfəroğlu) was an Azerbaijani Soviet theater and film actor. He was part of the Azerbaijan Musical Comedy Theater, People's Artist of Azerbaijan SSR (1968). He was the father of People's Artist of Azerbaijan Afag Bashirgizi. Safaroghlu was born on 11 March 1925 in Baku. At age nine he played the role of Gunduz in the amateur performance Sevil by Jafar Jabbarli.