This is a list of notable

Azerbaijani Azerbaijani may refer to: * Something of, or related to Azerbaijan * Azerbaijanis * Azerbaijani language See also * Azerbaijan (disambiguation) * Azeri (disambiguation) * Azerbaijani cuisine * Culture of Azerbaijan The culture of Azerbaijan ...

dramatists and

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

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Suleyman Sani Akhundov Suleyman Sani Rzagulu bey oghlu Akhundov ( az, Süleyman Sani Rzaqulu bəy oğlu Axundov; 3 October 1875 – 29 March 1939), was an Azerbaijani playwright, journalist, author, and teacher. He chose the name Sani (Arabic for "the second") to avoid ...

Sakina Akhundzadeh Sakina Mirza Heybat qizi Akhundzadeh ( az, Səkinə Axundzadə) (1865 in Quba – 1927 in Quba) was an Azerbaijani playwright. She was the first known female playwright and dramatist in Literature of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani literature. Life an ...

Hamid Arzulu Hamid Arzulu (''Hamid Aliyev''; b. 15 May 1937) is an Azerbaijani poet, writer, translator, dramatist, scientist, teacher and a doctor of philology. He lives in the city of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. Hamid Arzulu is one of the Nakhchivan Autonomou ...

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Vidadi Babanli Vidadi Yusif oglu Babanli ( az, Babanlı Yusif oğlu Vidadi, born 5 January 1927 in Qazakh Rayon, Qazakh) is an Azerbaijani writer, dramatist, translator and Merited Artist of Azerbaijan. Life Babanli was born in Shikhly village of Qazakh Rayon ...

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Abdurrahim bey Hagverdiyev Abdurrahim bey Asad bey oglu Hagverdiyev ( az, Əbdürrəhim bəy Haqverdiyev) (17 May 1870 – 11 December 1933) was an Azerbaijani playwright, writer and cultural figure, stage director, politician, public figure, one of the five first Azeri Dep ...

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Magsud Ibrahimbeyov Magsud Mammadibrahim oglu Ibrahimbeyov, also spelled Ibragimbekov ( az, Maqsud İbrahimbəyov; 11 May 1935 – 22 March 2016), was a Soviet and Azerbaijani writer and member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan. Life and contributions Ibrahimbeyo ...

Mirza Ibrahimov Mirza Ibrahimov (Azerbaijani language, Azerbaijani: Mirzə İbrahimov) (15 October 1911, Eyvaq, Sarab County, Sarab – 17 December 1993, Baku) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani writer, playwright, state and public figure. Mirza Ibrahimov was born in t ...

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Jafar Jabbarly Jafar Gafar oglu Jabbarly, ( az, Cəfər Qafar oğlu Cabbarlı, 20 March 1899, Khizi – 31 December 1934, Baku) was an Azerbaijani playwright, poet, director and screenwriter. Life After his father's death in 1902, Jabbarli's mother moved to Bak ...

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Afag Masud Afag Masud ( az, Afaq Məsud) (born 3 June 1957, Baku) is an Azerbaijani writer, and playwright. She has been honored with the title of People’s Writer, Honored Art Worker, a full member of Peter’s Academy of Art and Science, a full member of ...

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Mammed Said Ordubadi Mammad Said Ordubadi ( az, Məmməd Səid Ordubadi; 24 March 1872, Ordubad - 1 May 1950, Baku) was Azerbaijani writer, poet, playwright and journalist. Ordubadi, started his career as a poet. His articles and poetry were published in many of ...

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Natig Rasulzadeh Natig Rasulzadeh (also spelled Natik via Russian; az, Natiq Rəsulzadə) is a contemporary Azerbaijani writer. He was born in Baku on June 5, 1949. At age 17, he was already publishing in “Youth of Azerbaijan” newspaper. After finishing hig ...

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Anar Rzayev Anar Rasul oghlu Rzayev ( az, Anar Rəsul oğlu Rzayev), known as Anar (born 14 March 1938, Baku), is Azerbaijani writer, dramatist, film director, and the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan. Anar is primarily a novelist and short-sto ...

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Abbas Sahhat Abbas Sahhat ( az, Abbas Səhhət, born Abbasgulu Aliabbas oglu Mehdizadeh; 1874 in Shamakhi – 11 July 1918, in Ganja), was an Azerbaijani poet and dramatist. Life and career Abbas Sahhat was born into the family of a cleric in the city of Sham ...

Huseyngulu Sarabski Huseyngulu Sarabski ( az, Hüseynqulu Sarabski), born Hüseynqulu Malik oğlu Rzayev (20 March 1879 – 16 February 1945), was an Azerbaijani opera singer (tenor), composer, playwright, stage actor, theatre director, and musician (tar). Early life ...

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Najaf bey Vazirov Najaf bey Fatali oglu Vazirov ( az, Nəcəf-bəy Vəzirov) (17 February 1854 – 9 July 1926) was an Azerbaijani playwright and journalist. Life Vazirov was born in Shusha (then Elisabethpol Governorate, Russian Empire, present-day Azerbaijan) whe ...