Salman Mumtaz

Salman Mumtaz (pseudonymous of Salman Mammedamin oghlu Asgarov; May 20, 1884 – September 6, 1941) was a renowned Azerbaijani literary scholar and poet. He was born in Shaki in 1884. In his efforts to collect, publish and promote the classical literary legacy, he discovered unknown manuscripts of a number of Azerbaijani poets and ashugs. Falling a victim to repressions, he was arrested in 1937 and killed by shooting in 1941 in prison in Oryol.

Salman Mumutaz
Salman Mümtaz
Salman Mumtaz in 1917
Born	(1884-05-20)May 20, 1884 Shaki
Died	September 6, 1941(1941-09-06) (aged 57) Oryol
Cause of death	shot in prison
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Citizenship	USSR
Education	Molla school in Ashkhabad
Known for	collection, publishing and promotion the classical literary legacy, discovering unknown manuscripts of a number of Azeri poets and ashugs
Spouse(s)	Zeynab Mumtaz
Children	Isgandar Mumtaz, Shahla Mumtazzade
Scientific career
Institutions	Azerbaijan Filial of Academy of Sciences of USSR

Salman Mumtaz was labeled as a Pan-Turkist because he wrote about Azerbaijani literature as being a part of Turkic literature. His collection of rare ancient manuscripts that had been gathered from all over Azerbaijan was confiscated. Most of these manuscripts was born after his arrest. Today some of these books are archived in the Institute of Manuscripts in Baku and are called the "Salman Mumtaz Collection".