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Ahmad Javad

1892 - 1937

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Ahmad Javad (Azerbaijani: Əhməd Məhəmmədəli oğlu Cavad; May 5, 1892 – October 13, 1937) was an Azerbaijani poet who is best known for writing the words of the National Anthem of Azerbaijan used under the 1918–1920 Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan, and again since 1991, and another poem named Chirpynirdi gara deniz. He was later arrested by the Soviet regime and executed on October 13, 1937, accused of trying to spread Musavat-inspired nationalism to young Azerbaijani poets. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmad Javad is the 3,153rd most popular writer (down from 2,740th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Azerbaijan (up from 56th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Azerbaijani Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ahmad Javad ranks 3,153 out of 7,302. Before him are Juan Fernández de Heredia, Edward Gorey, Eduard Vilde, D. R. Bendre, Dámaso Alonso, and Itzhak Katzenelson. After him are William Congreve, Mikhail Kuzmin, Cecil Bødker, Theodore Balsamon, Kerstin Ekman, and Curt von Bardeleben.

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Among people born in 1892, Ahmad Javad ranks 153. Before him are Victor de Sabata, Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, Walter Krüger, Sayed Darwish, Alice Brady, and Hugo Österman. After him are James Forrestal, Henry Darger, Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia, Richard Huelsenbeck, Juana de Ibarbourou, and Maximilian Fretter-Pico. Among people deceased in 1937, Ahmad Javad ranks 101. Before him are Muslim Magomayev, Scipione Riva-Rocci, Maria Ilyinichna Ulyanova, Les Kurbas, Renate Müller, and Sofiya Nalepinska-Boychuk. After him are Camillo Berneri, Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama, Movses Silikyan, Silvestras Žukauskas, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, and Mikhail Diterikhs.

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In Azerbaijan

Among people born in Azerbaijan, Ahmad Javad ranks 55 out of 232. Before him are Vladimir Dekanozov (1898), Shovkat Alakbarova (1922), Samad bey Mehmandarov (1855), Samad Vurgun (1906), Jalil Mammadguluzadeh (1869), and Kerim Kerimov (1917). After him are Hazi Aslanov (1910), Azim Azimzade (1880), Armen Ohanian (1887), Mehdi Huseynzade (1918), Bella Davidovich (1928), and Leyla Mammadbeyova (1909).

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Among WRITERS In Azerbaijan

Among writers born in Azerbaijan, Ahmad Javad ranks 11. Before him are Khaqani (1126), Banine (1905), Mirza Shafi Vazeh (1794), Mahsati (1089), Samad Vurgun (1906), and Jalil Mammadguluzadeh (1869). After him are Armen Ohanian (1887), Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh (1925), Abbasgulu Bakikhanov (1794), Huseyn Javid (1882), Mirza Khazar (1947), and Molla Panah Vagif (1717).

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