Tarif Əskər

Tarif Shirinali ogly Askerov, known as Tarif Asker, was born on January 18, 1952 in the village of Shuvi, Astara region. Received higher education at the Azerbaijan Pedagogical Institute named after Lenin. He taught Azerbaijani language and literature in secondary schools in the villages of Shuvi and Syak. Member of the Azerbaijan Writers Union. His books «Üşüyən bənövşələr», «Dünya düzələn deyil», «Şah İsmayil Xətaiyə məktub» and others were published. He was the editor-in-chief of the literary and artistic magazine «Alov», where he devoted space to Talysh literature. Died on September 16, 2013.

Biographical information follows the 2021 edition.