Born Mahmud Hodiyev, he was a poet, journalist and, from 1928, deputy people's commissar of education of Uzbekistan. Arrested in 1930, he died in 1938, a victim of the repressions.
Key achievements
Published the poetry collections Umid uchqunlari ("Sparks of Hope", 1925) and To'lqin tovushlari ("Voices of the Waves", 1929)
Served as deputy people's commissar of education of Uzbekistan (1928–1930)
Edited the Farg'ona newspaper and the journal Alanga
