Mirza Ali Mojuz Shabistari

Ali Mojuz or Mirza Ali Mojuz Shabestarti (, ) was an Iranian Azerbaijani poet. He chose to write in Azeri Turkish instead of Persian, Iran's dominant language.

He was born on March 29, 1873, in Shabestar, to a merchant family. Mojuz left his birthplace at age 16 after his father's death. He joined his brothers in Istanbul who ran a stationery business. Mojuz turned to writing for recitation to illiterate, rural Azeris.

His poetry was first published in 1945. A selection of his works entitled Mirzə Əli Möcüz: Seçilmiş Əsərləri (Mirza Ali Mo’juz Selected Works) in Tabriz. Two thousand copies sold out in “ten to fifteen days."

Works

Poetry, Baku, 1955 In Russian. per. - Poems. [Pre. G. Mammadali], B., 1956, Proc.: An Anthology of Azerbaijani poetry, v. 2, Moscow, 1960, p. 244-58