Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh

Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh
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

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.