# Khosiyat Rustam

Khosiyat Rustamova (Uzbek: Xosiyat Rustamova) is an Uzbek poet, translator, author of several scenarios.

## Early life and education

Khosiat Rustam was born in 1971 in Olmos village, Chust district, Namangan region. In 1993, she graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of Tashkent State University.
In 2021, she graduated from the International Writers Program at the University of Iowa in the United States.

## Career

Currently, she is the editor-in-chief of the newspaper "Kitob dunyosi" (The Book World) and an independent researcher of Alisher Navoi University of Language and Literature. From 2022, she is the coordinator of The World Poet Movement of Colombia in Uzbekistan.

### Diplomatic activities

In 2015, Rustam wrote the screenplay for the film "Ajal jodusi" together with Hilal Nasimov.
In 2020, on the initiative of Rustam, many famous poets and writers of the world wrote a letter of sympathy to the President of Azerbaijan, Ilhom Aliyev. And this letter was read out on many sites and Azerbaijan TV. In addition, her books "Ismi Lola edi u qizning" (That girl's name was Lola) and "44 days" dedicated to the conflicts between Azerbaijan and Armenia were published in Azerbaijan in the Azerbaijani-Turkish-Uzbek languages. In addition, her other books were translated into Azar by Ramiz Askar, a literary scholar, professor, laureate of the international Babur Prize, published in Azar and Uzbek for university students and included in the curriculum. Khosiat Rustam's poetry has been translated into more than 30 languages and her books have been published in several foreign countries.
The book "Khosiyat" in Uzbek, prepared on the basis of articles and essays written by world-famous poets, writers and literary experts, and the English version of "Khosiyat" are being prepared for publication in London "EGG London" publishing house.
The filming of the two-part film, which is being made in cooperation with Azerbaijan TV and Uzbekistan TV, is still going on. In 2024, once Khosiyat Rustam appealed to all poets and writers on earth by her article named "Earth is the homeland of all humanity", this article translated into more than 18 languages.

## Awards

Khosiat Rustam was awarded the "Shuhrat" (Fame) order by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2004 and the commemorative medal "25 years of Independence of Uzbekistan" in 2016.
She participated in several international poetry festivals and In 2012, she was the winner of the international competition held in Bursa, Turkey.
2015: National and International Mikail Mushfiq Award of Azerbaijan,
In 2017, the AMEA Nizamiy Ganjavi Institute of Literature was awarded the Honorary Decree "For the activity of scientific and literary relations between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan".
Since 2019, she has been a member of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan.

## Rustam's books published in Uzbekistan

| Name of books and language | Publishing house | Year published |
| "House in the sky" | Gafur Gulam Publishing House | 1997 |
| "Salvation" in Uzbek | Manaviat publishing house | 2003 |
| "Rido" | New age generation | 2004 |
| "Consolation" | Namangan publishing house | 2005 |
| "Wall" | Gulam Publishing House | 2006 |
| "August" | Generation of the new age House | 2008 |
| "40:0" | Akademnashr. | 2011 |
| "Occupation" in Uzbek. | Akedemnashr publishing house | 2011 |
| "Forgotten years" in Uzbek-Turkish languages | Orzu publishing house | 2014 |
| "Uncontrolled clouds" in Uzbek | Uzbek publishing house | 2019 |
| "The beginning of the night is dark" | New Age Generation | 2021 |
| "Wandering Shadows" | Literature | 2021 |
| "Brown notebook" | Gulam Publishing House | 2021 |
| "44 days" in Uzbek-Azar languages | Arjumand media | 2021 |

## Rustam's books published abroad

| Name of books and language | Publishing house | Year published |
| "Days without tomorrow" - in Turkish | Yeni Kitaplar Publishing House | 2006 |
| "Fearful" - in the Azerbaijani language | Vektor publishing house | 2008 |
| "Anatomy of Love" - in Kazakh. | Ush Kiyan Publishing House | 2019 |
| "Colorful Tears" - in English. | EGG London Publishers | 2020 |
| "Shabbo'" - in Tajik language. | Balogat publishing house | 2020 |
| "Two Suns" - in Turkish | Günce Yayinlari Publishing House | 2020 |
| "The Wind's Case" - in Vietnamese | NHA HUAT BAN HOI Publishing House | 2020 |
| "Crazy trees" - in the Azerbaijani language | Europe | 2020 |
| "The girl's name was Lala" in the Azerbaijani language | European publishing house | 2020 |
| "Majnun tol" - in Uzbek and Azar languages | Türksoy publishing house | 2020 |
| "The Falling Wind" - in Belarusian | Vishnyooka Publishing House | 2021 |
| "Freedom in captivity" - in Tatar language | Dolya publishing house | 2021 |
| "A Star in My Hand" - in Ukrainian | Burago Publishing House | 2021 |
| "From the Heart" - in Serbian | Liberland Art Publishing House | 2021 |
| "A Handful of Wind" - in Turkmen language | Günce Yayinlari publishing house | 2021 |
| "Eight" - in Russian | Chetyre publishing house | 2021 |
| "I'm hungry" - in Kazakh | Annur Sana publishing house | 2022 |
| "The Thirteenth Month" - in Spanish | Ayame-Editotial | 2022 |
| "Open windows" - in Karakalpak language | "Bilim" publishing house | 2022 |
| "Find me in Hearts" - in English | Mundus Atrium Press | 2023 |
| "Colorless glasses" - in Arabic | Hassanbook publishing house | 2023 |
| "Poems and Diaries" - in Romanian | Bistrita-Nasaud Publishing House | 2023 |