Ali Valiyev (1901-1983) is a prose-writer, the member of Azerbaijan Writers Union, Azerbaijan People’s Writer, the State reward prize-winner named after M.F.Akhundov.
His other stage roles Shah (Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar by A.Hagverdiyev), Khlestakov (The Government Inspector by N.Gogol), Heydar bey (Haji Gara by M.F.Akhundov), Othello (Othello by W.Shakespeare), etc.
Punik, town in Armenia was also named in the honour of Akhundov until very recently.
Akhundov has been awarded with Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Star, Order of the Patriotic War and other ordens and medals of honor throughout his political and scientific career.