Early life

Azer Abdulla (1940), was born in a family of collective farmer. Head of substantial farm, his father Abdulla Ahmad was a veteran of the World War II. Azer Abdulla entered the Baku State University where he studied philosophy and journalism. He published his first book, 'Bir Durna Qatarıyıq' (We are a stork train') and became a brilliant reviewer and contributor for literary journals. Only in his 30s then, he was considered one of the Azerbaijan's finest short-story writers.