Abdilda Tazhibaev

Abdilda Tazhibayevich Tazhibayev (Kazakh: Әбділдә Тәжібайұлы Тәжібаев, romanized: Äbdildä Täjibayulı Täjibaev, anglicized: Abdilda Tazhibayevich Tazhibayev; 4 February [O.S. 22 January] 1909 in Kyzyl-Orda – 1991 ) was a Kazakh writer, screenwriter, and playwright.^[1][2] He was named a People's Writer of the Kazakh SSR in 1985.

Tazhibayev came from a literary family; his mother, Aimankul Tazhibaeva, also wrote in Kazakh.^[3] His son, Rustem Tazhibaev, is a film director.^[4]