Nabi Khazri

Nabi Alekber oghlu Babayev (; December 10, 1924 – January 15, 2007), better known as Nabi Khazri , was an Azerbaijani poet, playwright, publicist, translator and screenwriter.

Biography Nabi Khazri was born on December 10, 1924, in the village of Khirdalan to an ethnic Azeri merchant family. His father, Karbalai Alekber Baba oghlu (1873–1933) was a merchant and the son of a Shia Muslim cleric. Khazri graduated from secondary school and began his career. After participating in the Second World War in 1942–1943, he worked as an editor at the editorial office of the "Communist" newspaper in 1943–1945 and worked as broadcaster at "Azerbaijan radio". At the age of 20 he was invited to the Union of Writers by Samad Vurgun. He studied at Azerbaijan State University in 1945–1947, at Leningrad State University in 1947–1949, and Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in 1949–1952. After completing his education in 1952, Nabi Khazri worked as a consultant at Azerbaijan Writers Union until 1957 and in 1957–1958 as a literary worker at the editorial office of the "Literature and Art" newspaper. He worked as the secretary of the Union of Writers of Azerbaijan in 1958–1965, the chairman of the Azerbaijan State Television and Radio Broadcasting Committee in 1965–1971, and the Deputy Minister of Culture of Azerbaijan in 1971–1974. Since 1974, Nabi Khazri was the chairman of the presidium of the Society for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries of Azerbaijan, which were renamed "The World of Azerbaijan" International Relations Center in 1992.

Nabi Khazri died of acute ischemic stroke at 10:45 am on January 15, 2007, and was buried on 1st Alley of Honor on January 16. Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR – July 30, 1979 Shohrat Order – December 17, 1995 Istiglal Order Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius (Bulgaria) Legacy In 1972, a short documentary television film titled "Zirvə buludu" (Peak Cloud) was dedicated to Nəbi Khazri's work.