Oruj Orujov information

Orujov Oruj
Native name	Oruc Orucov
Born	1878-09-12 Alpout, Jevanshir uezd, Elizavetpol Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	1954-03-02 Barda, Barda District, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union

Orujov Oruj Ali oglu (September 12, 1878, Alpout, Javanshir district, Elizavetpol Governorate , Russian Empire – March 2, 1954, Barda, Barda district, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR) was a press official, publisher, and publicist.

Together with his brothers Abuzar and Ganbar, he established the Orujov Brothers Publishing House, which was the largest publishing house in Azerbaijan at that time. He was a member of the Inspection Commission of the "Nijat" Muslim Charity Society and a member of the editorial board of the National Organization Committee of Writers and Journalists.

He faced persecution after the April occupation and was exiled in the 1930s.