Sharif Aghayar

Sharif Aghayar (full name: Sharif Ziyadkhan Aghayarov, ; January 1, 1976, Agbulag, Lachin district) is an Azerbaijani writer.

Life Sharif Aghayar was born on January 1, 1976, in the village of Ağbulaq of Lachin District. In 1980–1991, he studied at the secondary school in the village of Agbulag. In 1992, he was admitted to the Faculty of History and Philology at the Shusha branch of the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University named after N. Tusi. For a time he worked as a teacher at Aghdam Agricultural Technical School in Agjabadi. He came to Baku in 1998 and began working as a reporter in the cultural department of “Panorama” newspaper.

In May 2019, he was named "Literary Man of the Year" by the Azerbaijan Creative Fund. The same year, he won the prestigious nomination of the Golden Word Literary Prize established by the Ministry of Culture for his novel "The City beyond the Dreams."

Activities In 2000, he was invited by the “New Azerbaijan” newspaper to write articles in the field of culture and literature and prepare special editions. He worked for the newspaper until the end of 2003. He has published numerous articles, poems, essays, and stories. On November 20, 2003, he was appointed editor-in-chief of the “Kino+” newspaper.

Sharif Aghayar represented Azerbaijan at the 3rd Poets Meeting of Turkic-speaking countries and peoples held at the initiative of THE International Organization of Turkic Culture in Malatya, Turkey on October 21–28, 2002. "Mrs. T." (storybook), Baku, "Writer" Publishing House, 2013. 174 p. "Gulustan" (novel), Baku, Qanun Publishing House, 2015. "The City beyond the Dreams" (Novel), Baku, Qanun Publishing House, 2017 White Lake (novel), Baku, Qanun Publishing House, 2018

Stories Sharif Aghayar, "Shuglov Method" - libliq.org Sharif Aghayar, Military-Political Issues - News.lent.az

Narratives Sharif Aghayar, "The Brick Man's Saga" (Povest) - Liberty.org

Essays Sharif Aghayar, "God has chosen the book" - kulis.lent.az

Articles Sharif Aghayar, "Our Lyrical People" (Article). - edebiyyat-az.com