Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi

Poet, Politician

1889 – 1929

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Who was Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi?

Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi was a Soviet and Uzbek author, composer, playwright, poet, and political activist. Niyazi, along with Gʻafur Gʻulom, is widely seen as one of the leading figures in the early development of the modern literary tradition of Uzbekistan. He received a National Writer of the Uzbek SSR award on February 27, 1926. Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi was stoned to death in the town of Shohimardon by Islamic fundamentalists for his anti-religious activities.

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Born
Mar 6, 1889
Kokand
Ethnicity
  • Uzbeks
Profession
Died
Mar 18, 1929
Shohimardon

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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