BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 1. President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva
have signed an obituary on the death of Azerbaijani People’s Poet
Nariman Hasanzada.


The obituary reads:


"The Azerbaijani cultural community has suffered a heavy loss.
The prominent representative of modern Azerbaijani literature,
Heydar Aliyev Prize laureate, recipient of the President’s personal
pension, Honored Artist, People's Poet Nariman Alimammad oglu
Hasanzada passed away on August 1, 2026, at the age of 96.


Nariman Hasanzada was born on February 2, 1931, in the village
of Poylu, Gazakh district. After completing secondary school, he
studied at the Faculty of Language and Literature of the Hasan bey
Zardabi Ganja State Pedagogical Institute from 1949 to 1953, and
from 1957 to 1961 at the M. Gorky Literary Institute in Moscow.


Hasanzada completed his postgraduate studies at the Baku State
University between 1962 and 1965, subsequently defending his
dissertation to receive the Candidate of Sciences degree.


Nariman Hasanzada began his career in 1962, holding different
positions at the “Azerbaijani Youth” newspaper, the “Azerbaijan”
magazine, and the Azerbaijan Television and Radio Broadcasting
Committee. Serving as the editor-in-chief of the “Literature and
Art” newspaper from 1978 to 1991, he worked tirelessly to further
enhance the newspaper’s influence across the literary and social
environment.


From 1991 to 2001, Hasanzada served as the First Deputy Minister
of Press and Information of the Republic of Azerbaijan, also taking
the role of Acting Minister. From 2001 until his passing, he
chaired the Department of Humanities at the National Aviation
Academy.


Nariman Hasanzada, a great master of words, breathed new life
into our literature from the moment he entered the world of poetry.
Remaining faithful to the centuries-old bright traditions of
national literature, the poet made an invaluable contribution to
the poetic treasury of the Azerbaijani people with his unique style
of expression. His works, centered on love for the homeland,
feelings of national freedom, attachment to traditional values, and
a call for spiritual enlightenment, have always kept him at the
vanguard of the literary process.


Distinguished by their melancholy, sincerity, fluency, and
naturalness, the poet’s works reflect the thoughts and feelings of
our contemporaries. In his poems and verse plays, Nariman Hasanzada
revived crucial historical events and great personalities of our
past in the light of historical truth, illuminating them through
the lens of deep patriotism and national statehood. These works,
which celebrate the struggle and heroism of the Azerbaijani people,
have been successfully staged in theaters, earning the heartfelt
acclaim of audiences. Many songs have been composed to the verses
of the poet, who has masterfully benefited from the inexhaustible
possibilities of our language, and they remain deeply cherished and
widely sung today.


Seamlessly intertwined with his literary career, the artist's
multifaceted activity as a scholar, educator, and public figure
serves as a bright example of dedicated service to his homeland and
people. Nariman Hasanzada was actively involved in the
socio-political and cultural life of the republic, serving in
various years as Director of the Azerbaijan branch of the USSR
Literature Fund, as well as a Deputy of district and city councils
and the Supreme Soviet of the Republic of Azerbaijan (12th
convocation).


Always approaching the processes taking place in the life of the
country and society with a deep sense of citizenship, Nariman
Hasanzada, devoted all his strength to the development of our
culture, the preservation and perpetuation of our national and
spiritual values.


Nariman Hasanzada's long-standing and fruitful efforts in
advancing Azerbaijani literature and culture have been highly
appreciated, as he received the highest state awards of the
independent Republic of Azerbaijan - the "Shohrat" (2001), "Sharaf"
(2011) and "Istiglal" (2021), and in 2026 he was awarded the
"Heydar Aliyev" order.


The bright memory of Nariman Alimammad oglu Hasanzada, an
outstanding poet, playwright, and renowned public figure known for
his warmth and humility, will forever live on in the hearts of all
who knew him.


May Allah rest his soul in peace!


Ilham Aliyev


Mehriban Aliyeva


Ali Asadov


Sahiba Gafarova


Samir Nuriyev


Eldar Azizov


Farah Aliyeva


Adil Karimli


Polad Bulbuloghlu


Isa Habibbeyli


Arif Pashayev


Anar Rzayev


Chingiz Abdullayev


Rashad Majid


Sabir Rustamkhanli


Kamal Abdullayev"