About Arif Melikov
Arif Melikov (also spelled Arif Malikov, Azerbaijani: Arif Məlikov, Cyrillic: Ариф Меликов, Baku, Azerbaijan, 13 September 1933 - May 9, 2019) was an Azerbaijani and Soviet composer. He studied from 1946 until 1951 at the Baku Music College. From 1953 until 1958 he attended Baku Conservatory studying composition under Gara Garayev (a.k.a. Kara Karayev). In 1958 he was appointed to teach at the conservatory, where he was assistant professor from 1971.
