Fuad Abdurahmanov was born on May 11, 1915, in Nukha (Sheki). He was born into the family of Hasan Jafar oglu Abdurahmanov, a local civil servant. In 1929, Abdurahmanov’s family moved to
Yevlakh and later relocated to Baku. In Baku, the family rented a two-room apartment in
Icheri Sheher, on Mammadyarov Street. That same year, he entered the Painting School of Baku. After beginning his studies in Baku, he later studied at the
Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg (1935–1940) under
Matvey Genrikhovich Manizer. In 1934, nineteen-year-old Fuad Abdurahmanov’s composition, "Shot", was exhibited at an exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the poet
Ferdowsi. This work later became a permanent exhibit in the
Azerbaijan State Museum of Art, named after
Rustam Mustafayev. In 1938, Fuad Abdurahmanov began to work on a statue of
Fuzûlî, which initiated a series of sculptures depicting eminent Azerbaijani poets and writers installed on the
Nizami Museum’s
loggia in Baku. In the late 1930s, a competition was announced for a portrait and monument of
Nizami Ganjavi to mark the 800th anniversary of his birth. As a result of the competition, the project was awarded to Fuad Abdurahmanov, along with architects
Sadig Dadashov and
Mikayil Huseynov. In 1947, he was awarded the
USSR-Stalin State Prize for the first time. In 1949, a monument to Nizami was erected in Baku. This monument became one of his most significant works and had a lasting influence on the development of monumental art in
Azerbaijan. Both the monument and its pedestal were designed in balanced proportions of 1:1.5, shaping the architectural appearance of an important public square in Baku. The sculptor's creative interests were diverse, ranging from historical figures to contemporary cultural figures. This can be seen in his later works, which include images of Huseynbala Aliyev and Khidir Mustafayev (heroes of the USSR), poet
Samad Vurgun, composers
Uzeyir Hajibeyov and
Asaf Zeynally, as well as historical portraits of
Koroghlu,
Javanshir and
Babek. He also participated, along with Tokay Mammadov and
Omar Eldarov, in a competition to design a monument to
Avicenna for the city of
Bukhara. Fuad Abdurahmanov was the first Azerbaijani to become a corresponding member of the Academy of Arts of the USSR. He was one of the first sculptors in Azerbaijan to work with harder materials such as marble and bronze. ==Creative achievements==