He was born in the Altyaryk district of the Fergana region in the family of a teacher. In 1960 he graduated from the Philological Faculty of Tashkent State University. After graduation, he worked as an editor (1960-1963) and editor-in-chief (1975-1982) of the publishing house "Yesh Guardia"; editor, editor-in-chief (1963-1970) and director (1985-1987) of the publishing house of literature and Art named after Gafur Gulyam; from 1982 to 1985 he was the first [3] editor-in-chief of the magazine "Ye