Mirza Alakbar Sabir

Mirza Alakbar Sabir
Sabir, early 1900s
Born	Alakbar Zeynalabdin oglu Tahirzadeh 30 May 1862 Shamakhy, Azerbaijan
Died	12 July 1911(1911-07-12) (aged 49) Shamakhy, Azerbaijan
Pen name	Mirat, Sabir, Hop-Hop, Fasil
Period	1903-1911
Genre	Lyric poetry, Satire, Literary realism

Mirza Alakbar Sabir (Azerbaijani: Mirzə Ələkbər Sabir); born Alakbar Zeynalabdin oglu Tahirzadeh (30 May 1862, in Shamakhy – 12 July 1911, in Shamakhy) was an Azerbaijani satirical poet, public figure, philosopher and teacher. He set up a new attitude to classical traditions, rejecting well-trodden ways in poetry.