Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh

Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh
Bust of Vahabzadeh in Shaki, Azerbaijan, 2019
Native name
Bəxtiyar Mahmud oğlu Vahabzadə
Born(1925-08-16)August 16, 1925
Nukha, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
DiedFebruary 13, 2009(2009-02-13) (aged 83)
Baku, Azerbaijan
Occupation
  • Poet
  • dramatist
  • lyricist
  • translator
  • professor
  • politician
Alma materBaku State University
Children3
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Bakhtiyar Mahmud oghlu Vahabzadeh (Azerbaijani: Bəxtiyar Mahmud oğlu Vahabzadə; August 16, 1925 – February 13, 2009) was an Azerbaijani poet, dramatist, lyricist, translator, professor, and politician. He is often regarded as one of the greatest contemporary poets of the Republic of Azerbaijan.