Mehrinoz Abbosova

Mehrinoz Nosirjon qizi Abbosova was born on 23 July 1995 in the Chortoq district of Namangan region. She writes poetry, works as a journalist and takes part in youth projects.

She studied in the Faculty of International Journalism at the Uzbekistan State University of World Languages (from 2014) and in 2018–2020 took the Higher Literature Course at the Alisher Navoi Tashkent State University of Uzbek Language and Literature.

In 2017, while still a student, she was appointed by the president as chair of the newly created Republican Council of Young Artists. She has been a member of the Writers' Union of Uzbekistan since 2018. According to Wikipedia, since 11 February 2022 she has been an adviser to the director of the Youth Affairs Agency on state-language issues.

She is the author of the poetry collections «Men yoshlikman» (2011) and «Yulduzrang qo'shiqlar» (2014); the collection «Istisno» was published by Akademnashr (per the author's own website). She received the Zulfiya State Prize in 2012 and the «Shuhrat» medal in 2017.

«Aslida» is her interview project: Gazeta.uz's «Uzbek YouTube» roundups report conversations with the translator Ibrohim G'afurov (February 2024 roundup), the head of the Akademnashr publishing house Sanjar Nazar (July 2024 roundup) and other guests; the project returned with new episodes after a long break.