Annasoltan Kekilova

Annasoltan Seidovna Kekilova (1942 – 19 June 1983) was a Soviet-era poet and dissident from Turkmenistan. She published a number of books and songs during her career. Her poetry dealt with many of the typical subjects of Soviet writing, such as the Communist Party and the country and its people. According to her mother, three volumes of her verse were printed, and she had works published in newspapers both in the Turkmen SSR and in Moscow.

Born in the Keshi neighborhood of Ashgabat, Kekilova was the daughter of Ogulsakhat Seidova, and had one son. She was related to the writers Aman and Shali Kekilov. The party refused to act upon her complaints, ordering her latest volume of verse to be stopped before publication, and she was forced to leave her job despite the fact that she was the only support for her mother and son.