Döwletmämmet Azady
# Döwletmämmet Azady

Döwletmämmet Azady (Persian: دولت محمد آزادى Doulatmammed Āzādi; Turkmen: Döwletmämmet Azady) was a Turkmen poet and Sufi scholar. He is the father of poet Magtymguly Pyragy, the father of Turkmen literature.

## Memory

The resting place of Azady and his son Magtymguly is located in Aktokai Cemetery, Golestan, Iran and is a place of pilgrimage. Every year, this cemetery becomes a place of pilgrimage for thousands of people.

## Institutions and organizations

The Turkmen National Institute of World Languages is named after Azady.

