The Composers Union of Azerbaijan (az|Azərbaycan Bəstəkarlar İttifaqı) is a non-governmental organization that unites and officially represents professional composers and musicologists in Azerbaijan. The union was established in 1934.
The Composers Union of Azerbaijan was established on June 30, 1934, by composer Uzeyir Hajibeyov as the department of the Union of Soviet Composers. Uzeyir Hajibeyov led this organization from 1936 until the end of his life.[1] The union building was built in 1912.[2]
Currently the president of the Composers Union of Azerbaijan is Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, who is a composer, pianist, musicologist and People's Artist of Azerbaijan.[3] The union consists of 200 members.