Şəkər Aslan

Poet, playwright and journalist Sheker Mirza oglu Aslan was born on October 10, 1937 in the village of Boladi, Lankaran region. Member of the Azerbaijan Writers' Union since 1968, laureate of the Golden Pen award (1978). In 1969 he graduated from the poetry department of the Moscow Literary Institute named after Maxim Gorky. He began his literary career with the poem «Koreyəvıjə hovəm», published in 1953 in the Lankaran regional newspaper «Sosiolist respublika».

In 1964–1968 he worked as a literary employee of the newspaper «Leninçi» («Lənkəran»), in 1970–1992 - its editor-in-chief. In 1968–1970 he was an instructor at the Lenkoran Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan. In 1992 he founded the literary and artistic magazine «Söz». In 1994–1995 he headed the Lenkoran branch of the Azerbaijan Writers' Union.

Author of journalistic articles and the artistic and journalistic book «Samovara od salmişam». The plays «Sən kimsən, Ata?» (1982) and «Birtərəfli hərəkət» (1987) were staged at the Lankaran State Theater. In 1981, he was awarded the Certificate of Honor of the Supreme Council of the Azerbaijan Republic and the Order of the Badge of Honor. Author of 14 books. Died June 12, 1995.

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