Maciej Sulkiewicz

Who was Maciej Sulkiewicz?

Maciej Sulkiewicz was a lieutenant general of the Russian Empire, Prime Minister of Crimea, and Chief of General Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces in 1918-1920.

Born to parents of Lipka Tatar origin, he changed his name to Mohammad after settling in Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, but in Azerbaijan he is still known as Suleyman bey Sulkiewicz and Mammad bey Sulkiewicz.

He joined the Imperial Russian Army in 1883 and became an officer in 1886. He was promoted to major general in 1910 and to lieutenant general in 1915. Sulkiewicz participated in the Chinese expedition against the Boxers, in the Russo-Japanese War and World War I. After the collapse of the Russian Empire Sulkiewicz formed the interim government in Crimea under the German occupying forces. Prior to the loss of Crimea to White Russians, Sulkiewicz moved to Azerbaijan and became Chief of Staff of Azerbaijani Armed Forces of ADR on March 26, 1919.

He was executed by the Bolsheviks, after the Bolshevik invasion of Azerbaijan in 1920.