Hasanagha Turabov was born on 24 March 1938 in the city of Baku. He studied at secondary school No. 31. After finishing secondary school, he enrolled at the Azerbaijan Institute of Arts and completed his higher education in acting in 1960. From that same year he began his career as an actor at the Azerbaijan Drama Theatre, where he worked until the end of his life. Between 1987 and 2001 he served as the theatre's director and artistic director. During his leadership, the theatre underwent a major renovation, and numerous classic and contemporary works were staged.
