Gulnazar Keldi

Gulnazar Keldi (Tajik: Гулназар Келдӣ; 20 September 1945 – 13 August 2020) was a Tajikistani poet from Dardar[1][2] and editor of the publication Adabiyet va sanat (Literature and Art).[3] Keldi wrote the lyrics of "Surudi Milli", the national anthem of Tajikistan.

Keldi in 2018

He died from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Tajikistan.[4] Buried at the Luchob cemetery in Dushanbe.[5]

References
  1. Sobir, Bozor (1996). "Three Tajik Poets". World Literature Today. 70.
  2. Soviet Literature. Foreign Languages Publishing House. 1981. p. 188. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  3. Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia 2004. Europa Publications. 2003. p. 460. ISBN 978-1-85743-187-2.
  4. Даргузашти муаллифи суруди миллӣ Гулназар Келдӣ дар бемористон (in Tajik)
  5. "Ушёл из жизни автор слов гимна Таджикистана поэт Гулназар". Радио «Свобода». 2020-08-13. Archived from the original on 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2020-08-13.


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