Ermamat Nurmatov
Uzbek poet from Namangan, author of the poetry collections “Olmos”, “Boqiy baxt” and “Muhabbat bog'i”; he worked for many years at the newspaper “Namangan haqiqati”.
- Occupation:
- Writer, Poet
- Born:
- 1937
- Birthplace:
- Chust District, Namangan
Biography
Ermamat Nurmatov was born in 1937 in the village of Olmos in Chust district, Namangan region, into a peasant family.
He studied in the philology faculty of the Namangan State Pedagogical Institute, which he entered in 1955. He began his working life at a school, first as a teacher and later as its director.
He then moved to the regional newspaper “Namangan haqiqati”, where he was a literary staff member, head of a department and, for nearly twenty years, deputy editor-in-chief. In later years he was deputy chairman of the regional television and radio company and editor-in-chief of the regional publishing house; he also led the Namangan regional branch of the Writers’ Union of Uzbekistan.
His first collection, “Olmos”, appeared in 1970 and took its title from his native village. It was followed by “Boqiy baxt” (“Eternal Happiness”, 1977), “Yaxshilik” (“Goodness”, 1985), “Muhabbat bog'i” (“The Garden of Love”, 1991) and “Sog'inish” (“Longing”, 1993). Other books include “Oq guldasta”, “Faryod”, “Oq va qora”, “Ikki qutb”, “Ezgulikdan umr charog'on” and “Saboq”; his best poems are gathered in the volume “Devon”.
In 1978 he was given the honorary title of Honoured Worker of Culture of the Uzbek SSR, and in 2001 he was awarded the Order of Mehnat Shuhrati (“Labour Glory”).
Education
- Namangan State Pedagogical InstituteUniversity · Namangan · 1955 · Faculty of Philology
Career
- Writers' Union of UzbekistanHead of the Namangan regional branch · Tashkent
- Newspaper “Namangan haqiqati”Literary staff member, head of department, deputy editor-in-chief · Namangan
- Namangan Regional Television and Radio CompanyDeputy chairman · Namangan
Awards
Order of Labor Glory2001 · Uzbekistan
Honoured Worker of Culture of the Uzbek SSR1978 · Uzbek SSR
Life path
- 1937Birth
Born in the village of Olmos, Chust district, into a peasant family.
- 1955Entered the pedagogical institute
Began studying in the philology faculty of the Namangan State Pedagogical Institute.
- 1970First collection “Olmos”
A book of poems named after his native village was published.
- 1977Collection “Boqiy baxt”
The poetry collection “Eternal Happiness” appeared.
- 1978Honorary title
Given the title of Honoured Worker of Culture of the Uzbek SSR.
- 1985Collection “Yaxshilik”
The poetry book “Goodness” appeared.
- 1991Collection “Muhabbat bog'i”
The poetry book “The Garden of Love” appeared.
- 1993Collection “Sog'inish”
The poetry book “Longing” appeared.
- 2001Order of Mehnat Shuhrati
Awarded this order.
Books
- “Olmos”1970 · Poetry collection
The poet’s first book, named after his native village.
- “Eternal Happiness” (Boqiy baxt)1977 · Poetry collection
Collection that followed the 1970 book.
- “Goodness” (Yaxshilik)1985 · Poetry collection
Collection of poems.
- “The Garden of Love” (Muhabbat bog'i)1991 · Poetry collection
Collection of poems.
- “Longing” (Sog'inish)1993 · Poetry collection
Collection of poems.
- “Devon”· Poetry collection
A volume gathering his best work.