Nizami Ganjavi

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1141-01-01

Deathday 1209-01-01 (68 years old)

Place of Birth Ganja, Seljuk Empire [now Republic of Azerbaijan]

Also Known As Nezami, نظامی گنجوی, Nizami Ganje'i, Nizami, Низами Гянджеви, Ильяс ибн Юсуф, Абу Мухаммад Ильяс ибн Юсуф ибн Заки Муайяд, Jamal ad-Din Abu Muhammad Ilyas, Nizami Gancavi, Nizami Gencevi

Nizami Ganjavi

Biography

Nizami Ganjavi (Persian: نظامی گنجوی, romanized: Niẓāmī Ganjavī, lit. 'Niẓāmī of Ganja'; c. 1141 – 1209), Nizami Ganje'i, Nizami, or Nezāmi, whose formal name was Jamal ad-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyās ibn-Yūsuf ibn-Zakkī, was a 12th-century Muslim poet. Nizami is considered the greatest romantic epic poet in Persian literature, who brought a colloquial and realistic style to the Persian epic. His heritage is widely appreciated in Afghanistan, Republic of Azerbaijan, Iran, the Kurdistan region and Tajikistan.

Known For

Writer

2008
Shirin

as Story

1982
Seven Beauties

as Original Story

1961
Leyli and Majnun

as Original Concept