Sadriddin Ayni was a Tajik intellectual who wrote poetry, fiction, journalism, history, and a dictionary. He is regarded as Tajikistan's national poet and one of the most important writers in the country's history. Wikipedia
Born: April 27, 1878, Emirate of Bukhara
Died: July 15, 1954 (age 76 years), Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Nationality: Soviet
Children: Kamal Ayni