| Fakhraddin Manafov | |
| Native Name: | Fəxrəddin Manaf oğlu Manafov |
| Native Name Lang: | Az |
| Birth Date: | 2 August 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Khankendi, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
| Nationality: | Azerbaijani |
| Alma Mater: | Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1976–present |
| Known For: | Tahmina (film) as Zaur |
| Awards: | People's Artist of Azerbaijan (2000) |
Fakhraddin Manaf oglu Manafov (az| Fəxrəddin Manafov) (born 2 August 1955, in Khankendi, Nagorno-Karabakh, NKAO, Soviet Azerbaijan) is an Azerbaijani actor.
He was born in Khankendi, Nagorno-Karabakh.[1] His family moved to Baku when he was around 5. He made his first movie appearance in 1978. In 1980, Manafov graduated from the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts and started working with Azerbaijanfilm.[2]
Since 1978 he has been featured in the films of the film studio "Azerbaijanfilm" Jafar Jabbarly. He was also filmed in the film studio Uzbekfilm and in Russia. He also engaged in scoring. For the role of Ibrahim Khalil Khan in the film "The Fate of the Emperor" he was awarded the "Zirvia" award (rus: peak). From the interview of Fakhraddin Manafov to the Zerkalo newspaper:
On his childhood he wrote:
About acting he said:
In 2000 he was awarded the title of People's Artist of Azerbaijan.[3] Since 2006, he has been a presidential retiree.[4] [5] On April 24, 2016 Fahraddin Manafov made his debut on the stage of the Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theater named after Samed Vurgun in Baku, playing in the play "Casanova: Lessons of Love".[6] [7]