Vagif Samadoghlu Medal | |
Subheader: | Azerbaijani: Vaqif Səmədoğlu medalı |
Awarded For: | propaganda of Azerbaijani literature and culture, especially the poetic heritage of Vagif Samadoghlu |
Date: | 2019 |
Country: | Azerbaijan |
Presenter: | Vagif Samadoghlu Center |
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Award1 Type: | First awarded |
Award1 Winner: | Anar (2019) |
Award2 Type: | Last awarded |
Award2 Winner: | Salim Babullaoghlu (2023) |
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Vagif Samadoghlu Medal — is a medal named after Vagif Samadoghlu (Vagif Samad oghlu Vakilov; June 5, 1939, Baku – January 28, 2015, Baku), a prominent representative of Azerbaijani poetry of the twentieth century, one of the pioneers of the "literary generation of the 60s" and one of the reformers of Azerbaijani verse libre. It was founded in 2019 on the initiative of Vagif Samadoghlu Center's chairman, the wife of poet, writer and orientalist Nushaba Babayeva-Vakilova, and by the decision of the center's management board.
The medal, intended for famous figures of literature and culture, public figures of both Azerbaijan and different countries of the world, is awarded according to two main criteria:
The medal was made by sculptor and artist Kyamran Asadov.