The State Hamza Prize or simply the Hamza Prize, officially the State Prize of the Uzbek SSR Named After Hamza ( uz-Latn-Cyrl, Hamza nomidagi Oʻzbekiston SSR Davlat mukofoti, Ҳамза номидаги Ўзбекистон ССР Давлат мукофоти; russian: Государственная премия Узбекской ССР имени Хамзы) was a state prize established in the Uzbek SSR in 1964 to recognize outstanding achievement in literature, arts, and architecture. The prize was named in honor of

Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi ( uz, Hamza Hakimzoda Niyoziy / Ҳамза Ҳакимзода Ниёзий) (, Kokand – March 18, 1929, Shohimardon) was an Uzbek people, Uzbek author, composer, playwright, poet, scholar, and political activist. Niyazi, a ...

, an early pioneer of literature in the Uzbek SSR.

Background

The award was established in 1964. In later years, the prize was awarded on October 27, the date of establishment of the Uzbek SSR. The medal was to be worn on the right side. Prominent recipients of the award include Abdulla Oripov,

Ali Hamroyev Ali Hamroyev (sometimes spelled Ali Khamrayev in English) ( uz, Ali Hamroyev, Али Ҳамроев; russian: Али Хамраев) (born May 19, 1937) is an Uzbek actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He is best known in the ...

, Chingiz Akhmarov, Erkin Vohidov,

Halima Nosirova Halima Nosirova or Halima Nasyrova ( uz, Halima Nosirova, Ҳалима Носирова; russian: link=no, Халима Насырова, ''Khalima Nasyrova'') was an Uzbek people, Uzbek singer of Uzbek music. She also started her creative activi ...

, Komil Yormatov, Malik Qayumov, Oybek,

Mirtemir Mirtemir Tursunov ( uz, Миртемир Турсунов) (May 30, 1910 - January 25, 1978) most commonly known simply as Mirtemir, was an Uzbek poet and literary translator. In addition to writing his own poetry, Mirtemir translated the works o ...

, Sora Eshontoʻrayeva, and

Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov (sometimes spelled Yuldash Agzamov in English) ( uz, Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov, Йўлдош Аъзамов; russian: Юлдаш Агзамов) (May 10, 1909 – June 16, 1985) was an Uzbek actor, film director, playwright, scree ...

. The prize was discontinued after

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 ...

gained independence in 1991. The State Prizes of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Field of Science and Technology, Literature, Art and Architecture ( uz, Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining fan va texnika, adabiyot, san’at va me’morchilik sohasidagi Davlat mukofotlari / Ўзбекистон Республикасининг фан ва техника, адабиёт, санъат ва меъморчилик соҳасидаги Давлат мукофотлари) established in 2006 corresponds to the State Hamza Prize.

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