Rami Garipov

Rami Garipov
Born	Rami Yagafarovich Garipov (1932-02-12)12 February 1932 Arkaulovo village, Salavatsky District, Russia
Died	20 February 1977(1977-02-20) (aged 45) Ufa, Russia
Occupation	Poet, novelist, playwright, librettist
Alma mater	Maxim Gorky Literature Institute
Notable awards	Salavat Yulaev Award (1988, posthumous)

Rami Yagafarovich Garipov (Bashkir: Рәми Йәғәфәр улы Ғарипов, 12 February 1932 – 20 February 1977), was a national poet of Bashkortostan, writer and playwright.^[1][2]

Garipov was born in a farmer's family. After completing seven grades of school in his native village he continued his studies in Ufa. In 1950–1955 he studied at the Maxim Gorky Literature Institute in Moscow, and after graduation worked for the newspaper The Council of Bashkortostan, magazine Agidel, and the literary publishing house Bashkir.

In 1959–1964 Garipov lived in his native lands, serving as a Komsomol secretary at farms "Yuryuzan" and "Sargamysh" of Salavatsky District, and working for a local newspaper. In 1964–1966 he wrote for the newspaper The Council of Bashkortostan, and in 1968–1972 served as executive secretary of Bashkortostan Kyzy.

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