Gulnazar Keldi

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Gulnazar Keldi (Tajik: Гулназар Келдӣ; 20 September 1945 – 13 August 2020) was a Tajikistani poet. He was born in Dardar[1][2] He was an editor of the publication Adabiyet va sanat (Literature and Art).[3] Keldi wrote the lyrics of Surudi Milli, the national anthem of Tajikistan.

Keldi died on 13 August 2020 in Dushanbe from COVID-19, aged 74.[4]

References

  1. Sobir, Bozor (1996). "Three Tajik Poets". World Literature Today. 70.
  2. Soviet Literature. Foreign Languages Publishing House. 1981. p. 188. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  3. Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2004. Europa Publications. 2003. p. 460. ISBN 978-1-85743-187-2.
  4. Даргузашти муаллифи суруди миллӣ Гулназар Келдӣ дар бемористон (in Tajik)