A round table on "Zarifa Aliyeva - caring mother, outstanding scientist" was held at Nakhchivan State University

April 28 is the birthday of outstanding scientist of Azerbaijan, Honored scientist, doctor of medical sciences, academician Zarifa Aliyeva. On this occasion, a round table on "Zarifa Aliyeva - a caring mother, an outstanding scientist" was organized in the Scientific Library of NSU. Director of the Scientific Library Khumar Mammadova looked at the life path of outstanding ophthalmologist-scientist, academician Zarifa Aliyeva and talked about her valuable contributions to Azerbaijan's healthcare and ophthalmology science. It was noted that Zarifa Aliyeva was an example to everyone by embodying all the spiritual qualities of a real Azerbaijani woman. Mrs. Zarifa gained a great reputation as a doctor, a valuable person, and a public figure, and her fate was marked by a great mission as the lifelong companion of the National Leader of our nation, Heydar Aliyev, and the mother of the Victorious Commander-in-Chief, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilham Aliyev. Etibar Bababeyli, Doctor of Philosophy, Head of the Chair of Stomatology Rauf Jafarov, Associate Professor of the Chair of Clinical Sciences and Military Medicine Matlab Ibrahimov, the teacher of the Chair of Clinical Sciences and Military Medicine, Ilkay Aliyeva, deputy of the Zarifa Aliyeva city polyclinic named after Zarifa Aliyeva, as well as the deputy dean of the Faculty of Medicine Shafiqa Suleymanova spoke. The speakers talked about Zarifa Aliyeva's exceptional services in the development of Azerbaijani medical science, her humanitarian personality and rich scientific heritage, and spoke about her important achievements in the field of ophthalmology. >has deeply studied the occupational pathology of the organ of vision. The relevance of this problem was related not only to the extensive development of the chemical and electronics industry, but also to the study of the effect of many new chemical compounds on the visual organ. Zarifa Aliyeva was the first researcher in this field. For the first time in the world, he created a scientific-research laboratory investigating the occupational pathology of the organ of vision and laid the foundation of a new direction in the world of science - occupational ophthalmology, and his rich scientific heritage constitutes a special milestone in the field of medicine. src="https://ndu.edu.az/storage/news-blogs/April2025/_DSC7057.JPG" alt="" width="450" height="300">