İsa Muğanna

Isa Mustafa oghlu Huseynov (, June 12, 1928 – April 1, 2014) was an Azerbaijani writer, screenwriter and film editor, People's Writer of the Azerbaijan SSR, Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR (1976).

Biography Isa Mughanna was born on June 12, 1928, in the village of Mughanly, Aghstafa District. After graduating from high school, he entered Azerbaijan Medical University in 1945 but returned to his village after four months. Later, he enrolled in the Faculty of Philology at the Azerbaijan State University. In 1952, he graduated from the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow.

He worked as the editor of the Literary Department in Azernashr (1952–1954), head of the prose department in the "Literaturnıy Azerbaydjan" newspaper (1960–1964), chief editor (1964–1968), editor (1968–1974), and member of the Script Council (1974–1979) at the "Azerbaijanfilm" film studio named after J. Jabbarly. He also served as the chief editor of the State Cinematography Committee of the Azerbaijan SSR (1979).

Isa Mughann began his literary career in 1948 and published his first work "Anadil okhuyan yerda" in the newspaper "Ingilab ve Madaniyyat" in 1949.

He died on April 1, 2014, in Baku. Diploma and prize of the Writers' Union of Kyrgyzstan — 1976 Order of the Badge of Honour — 1978 People's Writer of the Azerbaijan SSR – June 23, 1988 Istiglal Order — June 11, 1998 "Nasimi" Award — 2012