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Mammad Araz (Azerbaijani: Məmməd Araz, pronounced [mæmːæd ɑɾɑz]) (14 October 1933 in Nursu, Nakhchivan – 1 December 2004 in Baku, Azerbaijan), born Mammad Ibrahimov, was an Azerbaijani poet. His pen name was Araz, the Azerbaijani spelling for the Aras river.

Mammad Araz
Mammad Araz on Azerbaijani stamp
Born	Mammad Ibrahimov (1933-10-14)October 14, 1933 Nursu, Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR
Died	December 1, 2004(2004-12-01) (aged 71) Baku, Azerbaijan
Occupation	Poet
Language	Azerbaijani
Genre	Poetry
Notable works	If There Were No War The World is Yours, The World is Mine

Early life

In 1954, he graduated degrees in Geography from Azerbaijan's Pedagogical Institute. Araz has also worked on the editorial offices of Maarif Publication House in Baku, Ulduz Magazine (1967–1970), Literature and Art newspaper (1970–1972) and Azerbaijan State Publication House (1972–1974). He has also worked long time as editor of "Nature of Azerbaijan" magazine since 1974.[1]

Family

• He is the father of publicist Irada Tuncay.
• The writer-journalist is the father-in-law of MP Agil Abbas.
• The poet is Rehile Elchin's uncle.

Poetry

He is also the author of "The World is Yours, The World is Mine" (Dunya Sanin, Dunya Manim) poem, which was lyrics of very popular music hit in Azerbaijan in 90s. The first book of poems of him called "Love song" (in Azerbaijan-Sevgi nəğməsi) was published in 1959 by "Azerneshr".

Some of Araz's famous works include:

• If There Were No War
• The World is Yours, The World is Mine
• The Sound Written on the Rocks
• Father of Three Sons
• Come on, Rise Up, Azerbaijan!(1992)[2]

His works published in English by Betty Blair such as:

If There Were No War (1956)

If there were no war,

We could construct a bridge between Earth and Mars

Melting weapons in an open-hearth furnace.

If there were no war,

The harvest of a thousand years could grow in one day.

Scientists could bring the moon and stars to Earth.

Recognition

Araz has been recognized with the following awards: Honored Culture Worker of Azerbaijan (1978), Laureate of Republican State Award (1988) and "Istiglal" (Independence) Order.[3]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Mammad Araz

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[fr] Mammad Araz

Mammad Araz (en azéri: İbrahimov Məmməd İnfil oğlu -Məmməd Araz, né le 14 octobre 1933 dans le village Nursu de Nakhtchivan, et mort le 1er décembre 2004 à Bakou) est un traducteur, publiciste et Poète du peuple. Il est père de la publiciste Irada Tuncay et beau -père de l’écrivain-journaliste Aguil Abbas[1].

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[ru] Мамед Араз

Мамед Араз (псевдоним; полное имя Мамед Инфил оглы Ибрагимов; 14 октября 1933 — 1 декабря 2004, Баку) — азербайджанский поэт, публицист, переводчик, заслуженный работник культуры Азербайджанской ССР (30.07.1979)[1], заслуженный деятель искусств Азербайджанской ССР (1984), народный поэт Азербайджана (1991).

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