Muhammadsharif Sofizoda (1880-1937)

Muhammadsharif Sofizoda was a poet, teacher, traveler and statesman. He was born in the family of craftsmanship. He was educated in madrasahs of Kokan. He began his literary works in 1890. He was in close relation with the poets of Kokan, who where in one literary trend. He was interested in…
Hoji Muin (1883-1942)

Hoji Muin was a talanted representative of national renaissance of Samarkand literary trend. He was a journalist, a poet, a playwriter and a translater. He was born in the 19 th of March in 1883 in Samarkand’s Ruhobod district. He studied at an old school. His teacher who tought him was Saidahmad…
Erkin Vohidov (1936-2016)

Erkin Vohidov was born in Oltiarik district of Fergana region in the family of a teacher. After finishing secondary school he studied at the Philology faculty of the Central Asian State University. He worked as an editor in publishing houses. At present Erkin Vohidov is a chairman of the…
Abdulla Oripov (1941-2016)

Abdulla Oripov was born in 1941 in Nekuz village of Kashkadarya region. After finishing school he studied at the Philology faculty of the Tashkent State University. At present Abdulla Oripov is a chairman of the Union of writers' of Uzbekistan. A. Oripov's first collection of poems called "Mitti…
Mirkarim Osim (1907-1985)

He was born in Tashkent in an educated family. Then he studied at “Shamsulurfon” school and at technical school named after Narimonov (1924). He was interested in art, literature and history. He taught at school, worked as a scientific investigator of the Scientific Research Institute and at the…
Utkir Hoshimov (1941-2013)

Utkir Hoshimov was born in 1941 in Tashkent. After finishing secondary school, he studied at the Philology Faculty of the Tashkent State University. At present U. Hosimov is a chairman of the committee of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan. His first story called "Cho'l havosi" was published in 1964. And it…
Shukur Holmirzaev (1940-2005)

Shukur Holmirzaev was born in 1940 in Boysun district of Surhandaryo region. After finishing secondary school he studied at the Philology faculty of the Tashkent State University. Shukur Holmirzaev is known as a talented realistic storywriter. Shukur Holmirzaev's famous stories are: "Hayot abadiy",…
Oydin Hojieva (1942)

She was born on the 22 of April, 1942 in the village of Ho’jai Boston, Qiziltepa district of Buhara region. In 1965 she graduated from Tashkent State University, philological Faculty. Her first poems were published in the district newspaper in 1953. In 1961 her poem “Tongni qarshilab” (Encountering…
Tohir Malik (1946-2019)

Tohir Malik is the penname of Abdumalik o’g’li Habilov. He was born in Tashkent, studied in the evening department of the faculty of journalism at the Tashkent State University (now the National University of Uzbekistan), worked at the construction an important topics are developed in the novels…
Azim Suyun (1948-2020)

Azim Suyun (Azimboy Alimovich Suyunov) was born in Nakurt village of Samarkand region in 1948. In 1977 he graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Tashkent State University. He is a deputy of Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan. After having served in the army he worked at city…