| State Prize of the Uzbek SSR Named After Hamza | |
| Subheader: | Uzbek: Hamza nomidagi Oʻzbekiston SSR Davlat mukofoti / Ҳамза номидаги Ўзбекистон ССР Давлат мукофоти |
| Awarded For: | outstanding achievement in literature, arts, and architecture |
| Date: | 1964–1991 |
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| Country: | Uzbek SSR |
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| Related: | Alisher Navoiy State Prize |
The State Hamza Prize or simply the Hamza Prize, officially the State Prize of the Uzbek SSR Named After Hamza (Uzbek: Hamza nomidagi Oʻzbekiston SSR Davlat mukofoti|Ҳамза номидаги Ўзбекистон ССР Давлат мукофоти; Russian: Государственная премия Узбекской ССР имени Хамзы) was a state prize established in the Uzbek SSR in 1964 to recognize outstanding achievement in literature, arts, and architecture.[1] The prize was named in honor of Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, an early pioneer of literature in the Uzbek SSR.
The award was established in 1964.[2] In later years, the prize was awarded on October 27, the date of establishment of the Uzbek SSR.[1] The medal was to be worn on the right side.[3] Prominent recipients of the award include Abdulla Oripov, Ali Hamroyev, Chingiz Akhmarov, Erkin Vohidov, Halima Nosirova, Komil Yormatov, Malik Qayumov, Oybek,[2] Mirtemir, Sobir Abdulla, Sora Eshontoʻrayeva, and Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov.[4] [5]
The prize was discontinued after Uzbekistan gained independence in 1991. The State Prizes of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Field of Science and Technology, Literature, Art and Architecture (Uzbek: Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining fan va texnika, adabiyot, san’at va me’morchilik sohasidagi Davlat mukofotlari / Ўзбекистон Республикасининг фан ва техника, адабиёт, санъат ва меъморчилик соҳасидаги Давлат мукофотлари) established in 2006 corresponds to the State Hamza Prize.