Döwletmämmet Azady

Döwletmämmet Azady (Persian: دولت محمد آزادى^[2] Doulatmammed Āzādi; Turkmen: Döwletmämmet Azady) was a Turkmen poet^[3][1] and Sufi scholar. He is the father of poet Magtymguly Pyragy, the "father of Turkmen literature".

Döwletmämmet Azady
Native name	دولت محمد آزادى
Born	Döwletmämmet c. 1695–1700 Kara-Kala, Safavid Iran
Died	c. 1760 Zand Iran
Resting place	Aktokai Cemetery, Golestan, Iran
Occupation	Poet, Sufi, scholar
Language	Persian, Arabic, Turkmen
Nationality	Turkmen[1]
Spouse	Orazgül (disputed)
Children	Magtymguly Pyragy, Abdylla, Mämmetsapa, Zübeýda
Parents	Magtymguly Ýonaçy, mother unknown

Memory

The resting place of Azady and his son Magtymguly is located in Aktokai Cemetery, Golestan, Iran and is a place of pilgrimage. Every year, this cemetery becomes a place of pilgrimage for thousands of people.^[4]

Institutions and organizations

The Turkmen National Institute of World Languages is named after Azady.