Nigar Rafibeyli
Nigar Khudadat qizi Rafibeyli (Nigar Xudadat qızı Rəfibəyli) (1913–1981, Baku) was an Azerbaijani writer and the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan. She was the wife of the famous writer and poet Rasul Rza. The writer Anar Rzayev is their son.
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Nigar Rafibeyli

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- Name
- Nigar Rafibeyli
- Born
- 23 June 1913
- Birthplace
- Ganja, Azerbaijan
- Died
- 9 July 1981
- Place of death
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Occupation
- Writer
- Nationality
- Russian Empire, Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and Soviet Union.
- Education
- Moscow Pedagogical State University.
- Honours
- Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Glory, People’s Poet of the Azerbaijan SSR, Honored Culture Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR and Honorary Certificate of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR.
- Languages
- Azerbaijani.
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Nigar Khudadat qizi Rafibeyli (Nigar Xudadat qızı Rəfibəyli) (1913–1981, Baku) was an Azerbaijani writer and the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan. She was the wife of the famous writer and poet Rasul Rza. The writer Anar Rzayev is their son.
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Nigar Rafibeyli (1913–1981) was a playwright, poet and translator, among other activities, a national of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the Russian Empire. The playwright was born in Ganja and died in Baku. Nigar Rafibeyli was educated at Moscow Pedagogical State University.
Languages used include Azerbaijani. Honours include Honored Culture Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR, Order of Glory and Order of the Badge of Honour, among others.
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Nigar Rafibeyli studied at Moscow Pedagogical State University. The recorded working language is Azerbaijani. Distinctions recorded are Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Glory, People’s Poet of the Azerbaijan SSR and Honored Culture Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR.

Gəncə qubernatoru Xudadat bəy Rəfibəylinin qızı Nigar Rəfibəyli şair Əhməd Cavadla birgə.
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• Name — Nigar Rafibeyli • Born — 23 June 1913 • Birthplace — Ganja, Azerbaijan • Died — 9 July 1981 • Place of death — Baku, Azerbaijan • Occupation — Writer • Children — Anar Rzayev
Early life
Early life
Nigar Rafibeyli was born on 23 June 1913 in the town of Ganja. Her parents were medical surgeons. Her father, Khudadat Rafibeyli was the first Azeri surgeon who had studied in Europe. In 1919, he was invited to head the Ganja government by the republican government of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, but he was soon arrested at the instigation of the Armenian Bolsheviks and sent to Nargin island, where he was executed by Bolshevik soldiers. Nigar Rafibeyli finished her schooling in Ganja and moved to Baku for her higher education. She studied at the Pedagogical Technical School. She taught at school but always wrote novels. Her first poem called "Chadra" (Veil in Azeri) was published in "Dan Ulduzu" magazine in 1928. In the years 1930–1932 she worked in the Azerbaijanfilm studio. • Illustration — Plaque on building where Azerbaijani poets Rasul Rza and Nigar Rafibayli lived in Baku
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Later years
In 1931, she worked in the Azerneshr publishing house as the editor and as a translator. Rafibeyli then continued her studies in the Moscow Pedagogical University. As she was studying in Moscow, her first collection of poems was published in Baku. In the years 1937–1939, she worked in the Ushaqneshr publishing house. Beginning from 1940, she translated into Azeri many works of famous poets and writers of other nations such as Navai, Schiller, Pushkin, Lermontov, Shevchenko and others. For her great contributions to Azerbaijani literature, she received the Order of Honour. Many of Nigar Rafibeyli's works were dedicated to romanticism, motherhood, nature, and motherland. Nigar Rafibeyli died on 9 July 1981. One of streets in Baku bears her name.
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Nigar Rafibeyli is recorded as a citizen of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. Recorded with the occupation playwright.
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Nigar Rafibeyli was born on 23 June 1913.
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Nigar Rafibeyli died on 9 July 1981.
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The authorities additionally record the heading Nigar Khudadat qizi Rafibeyli. Her recorded language was Azerbaijani. She was the child of Khudadat bey Rafibeyli. She married Rasul Rza. One child is recorded: Anar Rzayev. Rafibeyli received Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Glory, People’s Poet of the Azerbaijan SSR, Honored Culture Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR and Honorary Certificate of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Azerbaijan SSR.
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