Abdulla Oripov
Hero of Uzbekistan, National Poet, and author of the words of the State Anthem of Uzbekistan (1941–2016).
Abdulla Oripov was born on 21 March 1941 in the Koson district of Qashqadaryo, Uzbekistan. He became one of the most significant Uzbek poets of the twentieth century.
He wrote the words of the State Anthem of Uzbekistan, and translated Dante’s Divine Comedy along with works by Pushkin, Nizami Ganjavi and Taras Shevchenko into Uzbek.
He died in Houston on 5 November 2016.
The complete archive of his poems, books, audio and video is held at abdullaoripov.com.