Halima Xudoyberdiyeva
Halima Xudoyberdiyeva | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 May 1947 Sirdaryo Region, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 17 August 2018 (aged 71) Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Occupation | poet, editor |
| Language | Uzbek |
| Nationality | Uzbekistan |
| Alma mater | Tashkent State University Maxim Gorky Literature Institute |
| Notable awards | Oʻzbekiston Xalq Shoiri (People's Poet of Uzbekistan) Hurmat Belgisi medal Order of El-Yurt Hurmati (Respect of the Homeland) medal |
Halima Xudoyberdiyeva (Cyrillic: Ҳалима Худойбердиева; pronounced [halima χudɒjberd̪iˈjeβa]; 17 May 1947 – 17 August 2018)[1] was an Uzbek poet whose themes at different times of her career have dealt with Uzbek nationhood and history, liberation movements, and feminism. She was awarded the title People's Poet of Uzbekistan.
Life
[edit]Halima Xudoyberdiyeva was born on 17 May 1947 on Taraqqiyot Collective Farm in Boyovut, Sirdaryo, Uzbekistan.[2] In 1972 she graduated from Tashkent State University's Faculty of Journalism.[3] Her first employment was as an editor at Saodat magazine. In 1975–1977 she did advanced graduate study at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow. She went on to become the head of the Yosh Gvardiya department of publications in 1978. From 1984-94 she was the editor-in-chief of Saodat. She served as the first president of the Women's Committee of Uzbekistan from 1991-94.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]In 1992 Xudoyberdiyeva was honored with the title People's Poet of Uzbekistan and the Order of the Badge of Honor medal.[4] In 2017, on her 70th birthday, she was awarded the Order of El-Yurt Hurmati (Respect of the Homeland) medal.[5] According to Razia Sultanova, Xudoyberdiyeva's poetry presents "perfect examples" of Central Asian female Sufi poetry.[6]
Works
[edit]- Ilk Muhabbat (First Love), 1972
- Oq Olmalar (White Apples), 1973
- Chaman (Flower Garden), 1974
- Suyanch Togʻlarim (My Supporting Mountains), 1976
- Beliye Yabloki (Russian translation of Oq Olmalar), 1977
- Bobo Quyosh (Grandfather Sun), 1977
- Muqaddas Ayol (Sacred Woman), 1987
- Bu Kunlarga Yetganlar Bor (Those Who Have Reached These Days), 1993
- Toʻmarisning Aytgani (The Sayings of Tomyris), 1996
Xudoyberdiyeva's anthology Saylanma (Selection), with a foreword by poet Abdulla Oripov, was published in 2000.
Awards
[edit]- Order of the Badge of Honour;
- State Hamza Prize (1990)[7]
- People's Poet of Uzbekistan;
- Order "El-yurt hurmati"
External links
[edit]- Selection of Halima Xudoyberdiyeva's poems (in Uzbek)
- Brief biography and bibliography of Xudoyberdiyeva (in Uzbek)
- BBC page on Xudoyberdiyeva (in Uzbek)
- An English translation of the poem "Muqaddas Ayol" (Sacred Woman), along with the original Uzbek text
References
[edit]- ^ "O'zbekiston xalq shoirasi Halima Xudoyberdiyeva vafot etdi - Korrespondent". Korrespondent (in Uzbek). 2018-08-18. Archived from the original on 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ a b "Таниқли шоира Ҳалима Худойбердиева-Би-би-си меҳмони" [Famous poetess Halima Khudoiberdieva-BBC guest]. BBC Uzbek (in Uzbek). December 1, 2008.
- ^ AbdulAziz. "Ziyo istagan qalblar uchun – Halima Xudoyberdiyeva (1948)". ziyouz.com. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Литература.уз . Halima Hudoyberdieva". literature.uz. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Halima Xudoyberdiyeva nishon bilan taqdirlandi" (in Uzbek). BBC. May 17, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ Sultanova, Razia (2011). From Shamanism to Sufism: Women, Islam and Culture in Central Asia. London and New York: Tauris. pp. 58–59. ISBN 9781848853096. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ^ "Совриндорлар тилаги: Ҳамза номидаги давлат мукофоти лауреатлари" [Recipients' wishes: Laureates of the State Award named after Hamza]. Sovet Oʻzbekistoni (in Uzbek). No. 1. 1 January 1991. p. 4.
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