Zelimxan Yaqub
Azerbaijani poet
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| Intro | Azerbaijani poet | |||
| Places | Russia Azerbaijan | |||
| was | Poet Politician | |||
| Work field | Literature Politics | |||
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| Instruments: | Bağlama | |||
| Birth | 21 January 1950, Bolnisi Municipality, Kvemo Kartli, Georgia | |||
| Death | 9 January 2016Baku, Shamakhi Governorate, Russian Empire (aged 66 years) | |||
| Star sign | Aquarius | |||
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Zelimkhan Yaqub (Azerbaijani: Zəlimxan Yaqub; 21 January 1950 – 9 January 2016) was an Azerbaijani poet. He served as a deputy of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan from 1995 to 2005. He was also named the national poet of Azerbaijan in 2005. He was born in Bolnisi Municipality, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union.
Yaqub died on 9 January 2016 in Baku, aged 65.