Poet (b. 15 June 1924,
Agstafa / Azerbaijan – d. 1992). He was known Gağa nickname. Also he was known
as Hüseyin Hüseyinzade. He used his death son’s name as a surname. He completed
his primary and secondary education in Agstafa where he was born. he graduated
from Baku Institute of Pedagogic then he worked as a teacher in Tovuz. He
attended World War II. After the war, he was send military engineering school
in Moscow. Then he became an artillery officer. He went on his education Baku
State University, Faculty of East Sciences. He became an assistant in Moscow
Gorky Institute of Literary. Then he turned back Baku again and he went on his
studies in there. He worked at different foundations and associations actively.
He wrote poems and plays. He
was deemed worthy of Azerbaijan Public Poet. His poems looked like Dede Korkut
Fairy-tale. Most of his poem was composed to music and translated to different
languages. He did directorship of Poet Union of Azerbaijan since 1982.
WORKS:
Yeni Hayat Yollarında (In the of New Life, 1950), Rus Dili Müellimesi (The Teacher of Russian Language, 1954), Dostluk Telleri (Line of Friendly,
1960), Yolda (In The Way, 1962), Ömer Çeşmesi (Fountain of Ömer, 1963), Torpag Aşkı (Love of Soil, 1964), Duru Göl Efsanesi (Legend of Duru Göl,
1969), Yollar ve Hatıralar (Roads and
Memoirs, 1966), Bahar Gelende (When
the Spring Comes, 1969), Sen Menimle Get
(You Go With Me, 1970), Söyle Yadında mı?
(Say Is It Memoir of You, 1972), Ömür
Gözelse (If the Life Pretty, 1978), Ayrı
Düşeli (Since We Left, 1983).
