The meeting that shaped my life

The article presents the author's memories of his Teacher, academician A.H. Mirzajanzadeh. It is noted that Azad Khalilovich was a man who influenced the lives of many people. It is emphasized that A.H. Mirzajanzade gave a lot of his time, energy and life to his students, whether they were doctoral, graduate, undergraduate students or schoolchildren. It is noted that the issues of priority in science and technical implementation of scientific results are very important and those who really claim to be called scientists should remember this. It is indicated that the author constantly feels the invisible presence of his Teacher, which helps him in solving scientific problems, in communicating with students, in relationships with friends, in the well-being of his family. Keywords: Teacher; Scientist; Science; Research; Doctoral student; Graduate student; Student.