Ahmad A'zam ''(Аҳмад Аъзам)'' (28 June 1949 – 4 January 2014) was an Uzbek writer, author, journalist,

scriptwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. T ...

and literature critic.

Life

Ahmad A'zam was born in Jomboy region (Ghazira village) of

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city in

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

. From 1995, he was the main editor of "National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan", director of "Uzbekistan channel" and "O'zbektelefilm" studio. He is the author of television shows, programmes and documentaries including: "O’zlik", "Xalqning ko’ngli", To’rtinchi hokimiyat" . His political involvement included co-chairmanship of "Birlik" Opposition Movement and

Erk/Liberty Democratic Party The Erk Democratic Party ( uz, "Erk" Demokratik Partiyasi, Liberty Democratic Party) is a political party in Uzbekistan formed in 1990 as a pro-independent party in the Soviet Union. It was the first registered political party in the history of ...

where he was General Secretary of the Central Council. He was also member of Uzbek Parliament (

Oliy Majlis The Oliy Majlis (Cyrillic ''Олий Мажлис'', ) is the parliament of Uzbekistan. It succeeded the Supreme Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 1995, and was unicameral until a reform implemented in January 2005 created a second chambe ...

) from 1999 to 2004.

Works

His published works and books include "Oyning gardishi", "Bu kunning davomi", "Asqartog' tomonlarda", "Soyasini yo'qotgan odam", "O'zi uylanmagan sovchi", "O'zim bilan o'zim", "Mas'ul so'z" and others.

References

External links

* http://www.ahmadazam.uz Ahmad A'zam's personal website * http://kh-davron.uz/tag/ahmad-azam Articles dedicated to Ahmad A'zam (official webpage of

Khurshid Davron Khurshid Davron ( uz, Xurshid Davron, Хуршид Даврон) (born January 20, 1952) is an Uzbek poet, historical fiction writer, and literary translator. His work often presents Uzbekistan and nearby Central Asia historical and cultural pe ...

) * https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ahmad-Azam-%D0%90%D2%B3%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B4-%D0%90%D1%8A%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%BC/200500843296181 Official Facebook page about Ahmad A'zam {{DEFAULTSORT:Azam, Ahmad 1949 births Uzbeks Uzbekistani writers 2014 deaths