Loiq Sher-Ali, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Loiq Sher-Ali

Tajikistani poet

Date of Birth: 20-May-1941

Place of Birth: Panjakent District, Sughd Province, Tajikistan

Date of Death: 30-Jun-2000

Profession: writer, poet, translator

Nationality: Tajikistan

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Loiq Sher-Ali (1941 - 2000, in Tajiki/Persian: ???? ??????/???? ??????) was a Tajik poet, Iranologist and one of the most celebrated Persian literary figures of Tajikistan and central Asia. Loiq Sher-Ali had expertise in classical Persian poetry.
The influence of Firdowsi, Khayyam and Molana Jalaleddin-e Balkhi is evident in Shir-Ali's works.
He also translated several literary master pieces into Persian. He was the head of Tajik-Persian Language International Foundation in Middle Asia and he was called as Shah-Poet of Tajikistan.
A chosen collection of his works is published in Iran, 1994.
Another collection, "Rakh's Spirit" is published in Iran, 1999, by Mirzo Shakurzoda.