The most popular uzbek poets

3. The most popular uzbek poet is Abdulla Oripov. 
Abdulla Oripov (Uzbek: Abdulla Oripov, Абдулла Орипов; 21 March 1941 
– 5 November 2016) was an Uzbek poet, literary translator, and a politician. He is 
best known as the author of the lyrics to the State Anthem of Uzbekistan. In 
addition to writing his own poetry, Oripov translated the works of many famous 
foreign poets, such as Alexander Pushkin, Dante Alighieri, Nizami Ganjavi, and 
Taras Shevchenko, into the Uzbek language. Oripov was also a statesman. He was 
a member of the Senate of Uzbekistan from 2005 until his death in 2016. He also 
served as the head of the Copyright Committee of Uzbekistan from 2000 until his 

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death. Oripov received many awards during his lifetime. He became a National 
Poet of the Uzbek SSR in 1989. In 1998, he was awarded the title Hero of 
Uzbekistan, the highest honorary title that can be bestowed on a citizen by 
Uzbekistan. 
Abdulla Oripov was born on 21 March 1941, in the village of Nekuz in 
Qashqadaryo, then the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. His sister Bibisora 
Oripova is a surgeon and a women's rights activist.[5] In 1958, Oripov graduated 
from high school with honors. In 1963, he graduated from Tashkent State 
University with a degree in journalism. Oripov had six children, five daughters and 
a son. He died on November 5, 2016, in Houston after a long illness. Oripov 
started writing poetry during his student years. His first collection of poems, Mitti 
yulduz (The Little Star), was published in 1965. 
From 1963 to 1974, Oripov worked at the Yosh gvardiya (1963–1968) and 
Gaʻfur Gʻulom (1968–1974) publishing houses. Between 1974 and 1980, he 
worked for different periodicals, such as Sharq yulduzi (The Eastern Star) and 
Gulxan (Bonfire). 
In 1971, Oripov became a member of the Writers' Union of Uzbekistan. From 
1994 until 2009, he served as the head of the union. 
Oripov was also a statesman. He was a member of the Senate of Uzbekistan 
from 2005 until his death in 2016. He also served as the head of the Copyright 
Committee of Uzbekistan from 2000 until his death. 
Oripov translated the works of many famous foreign poets, such as Alexander 
Pushkin, Dante Alighieri, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Jenő Heltai, Kersti Merilaas, 
Khalil Rza Uluturk, Lesya Ukrainka, Nikola Vaptsarov, Nikolay Nekrasov, Nizami 
Ganjavi, Qaysin Quli, Sergey Baruzdin, Taras Shevchenko, and Yeghishe 
Charents, into the Uzbek language. In particular, he translated Dante's Divine 
Comedy into Uzbek. Oripov's own works in Uzbek have been translated into 
Russian and many other languages. 

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