Abdulla oripov

ABDULLA ORIPOV

(1941-2016)

ABDULLA ORIPOV

Abdulla Oripov was born on March 21, 1941, in the village of Nekuz in Qashqadaryo , then the . His sister is the surgeon and women's rights activist Bibisora Oripova. 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

• Abdulla Oripov was born on March 21, 1941, in the village of Nekuz in Qashqadaryo , then the . His sister is the surgeon and women's rights activist Bibisora Oripova. 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

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.

Literary works

Mitti yulduz (The Little Star) (1965)

Koʻzlarim yoʻlingda (Waiting for You) (1966)

Onajon (Dear Mother) (1969)

Ruhim (My Spirit) (1971)

Oʻzbekiston (Uzbekistan) (1972)

Qasida (The Ode) (1972)

Hayrat (Wonder) (1974)

Xotirot (Memories) (1974)

Yurtim shamoli (The Winds of My Country) (1974)

Awards

Oripov received many awards during his lifetime. In 1983, he was awarded the State Hamza Prize. In 1989, he became a national poet of the Uzbek SSSR. In 1992, he received the prestigious Alisher Navoiy State Prize. In 1998, he was awarded the title Hero of Uzbekistan.

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