Uygʻun

Uyg‘un
Born
Rahmatulla Otaqoʻziyev

14 May [O.S. 1 May] 1905
Died24 April 1990 (aged 84)
AwardsHero of Socialist Labour
State Hamza Prize

Uyg‘un (Birth name Uzbek: Rahmatulla Otaqoʻziyev, Russian: Рахматулла Атакузиев, romanized Rakhmatulla Atakuziev, Уйгун (Uighun/Uyghun/Uygun), 14 May [O.S. 1 May] 1905 22 April 1990) was an Uzbek poet, dramatist, writer, and politician. He received many high honors for his work including Hero of Socialist Labour and People's Poet of the Uzbek SSR.