Elkhan Yunis

Elkhan Abbasov was born on 6 December 1971 in Ganja. From 1988 to 1992 he studied Drama and Film Acting at the Azerbaijan State Institute of Arts. He is a graduate of Fuad Poladov''s class. In 1992 he began his career as an actor at the Ganja Nizami State Poetry Theatre. For a short time he also worked as a stuntman at a film studio. On 13 February 2014 he was awarded the honorary title of Honoured Artist of Azerbaijan. In 2017, at the Hak-Is International Short Film Festival held in Ankara, Turkey, Elkhan Abbasov won first place in the "Best Actor" category for his portrayal of the character Elkhan in the short film "Karabakh".