Nariman Hasanzade: key obituary facts
Is Nariman Hasanzade dead? Yes. Nariman Hasanzade died on August 1, 2026, at age 95.
Cause of death: Nariman Hasanzade's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Nariman Hasanzade known for?
He was an Azerbaijani writer and poet.
More about Nariman Hasanzade
Born: 18 February 1931.
Place of birth: Poylu.
Place of death: Baku.
Gender: male.
Occupation: writer, poet, playwright, prose writer, translator, editing staff.
Nationality: Soviet Union, Azerbaijan.
Education: Maxim Gorky Literature Institute, Ganja State University, Baku State University.
Awards: Order of the Badge of Honour, Shohrat Order, Sheref Order, Independence Order, Honored Art Worker of the Azerbaijan SSR, People’s Poet of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev Mükafatı, Jubilee Medal "Ashig Alasgar – 200".
Occupations: Poet Playwright.
Nariman Hasanzade, the Azerbaijani poet and playwright, died on August 1, 2026, aged 95.
Born Nariman Alimammad oglu Hasanzade on February 18, 1931, in Poylu, he was educated at Baku State University. Over the course of his career, he worked as a writer, poet, playwright, prose writer, translator and editor, and served as editor-in-chief of Edebiyyat va incasanat from 1976 to 1990.
From 1991 to 2001, he was First Deputy Minister of Press and Information. Hasanzade died in Baku, and his honors included the People’s Poet of Azerbaijan, the Shohrat Order, the Sheref Order and the Independence Order.