Halima Xudoyberdiyeva (Cyrillic: Ҳалима Худойбердиева; ; 17 May 1947 – 17 August 2018) 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

Halima Xudoyberdiyeva was born on 17 May 1947 on Taraqqiyot Collective Farm in Boyovut, Sirdaryo, Uzbekistan. In 1972 she graduated from Tashkent State University's Faculty of Journalism. Her first employment was as an editor at ''Saodat'' magazine. In 1975–1977 she did advanced graduate study at the

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in Moscow. She went on to become the head of the Yosh Gvardiya department of publications in 1978. From 1984-94 she was the

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of ''Saodat''. She served as the first president of the Women's Committee of Uzbekistan from 1991-94.

Critical reception

In 1992 Xudoyberdiyeva was honored with the title People's Poet of Uzbekistan and the Order of the Badge of Honor medal. In 2017, on her 70th birthday, she was awarded the Order of El-Yurt Hurmati (Respect of the Homeland) medal. According to Razia Sultanova, Xudoyberdiyeva's poetry presents "perfect examples" of Central Asian female

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Works

* ''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

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), 1996 Xudoyberdiyeva's

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''Saylanma'' (Selection), with a foreword by poet Abdulla Oripov, was published in 2000.

Awards

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(16 November 1984) * State Hamza Prize (1990) * People's Poet of Uzbekistan (24 May 1992); * Order "El-yurt hurmati"

External links

Selection of Halima Xudoyberdiyeva's poems (in Uzbek)Brief biography and bibliography of Xudoyberdiyeva (in Uzbek)BBC page on Xudoyberdiyeva (in Uzbek)

References

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