Mukagali Mukatayev would have been 90 years

February 9 is the birthday of the poet, translator, playwright, laureate of the State Prize of Kazakhstan, holder of the title "Poet of the Century" Mukagali Suleimenovich Makatayev.

He was born in 1931 in the village of Karasaz, Raiymbek district, Almaty region.

He began his career in 1948 as a secretary of the village council in the village of Shibut. In 1954-1962 he worked as a teacher of the Russian language in the Karasaz primary school, as an announcer of the Kazakh radio, in 1962-1963 he worked in the newspaper "Egemen Kazakhstan", in 1963-1965-as a literary employee in the magazine" Parasat", in 1965-1972 - in the magazine" Zhuldyz", in 1972-1973 - as an adviser to the poetry department of the Union of Writers of Kazakhstan. In 1973-1974, he studied at the Moscow Literary Institute.

The first poems of the poet "Kyrman Basynda" and " Koyshy bala-Akitai "were published in the newspaper" Khan Taniri", in the past - "Soviet Border", in 1949 - at the time when the poet held the position of executive secretary. The poems "Innimnin oyy"," Sheber " were included in the collection "Zhastyk Zhyry", published in 1951.

One of the first to notice the talent of Mukagali Makatayev, the poet Abdilda Tazhibayev inquiringly exclaimed: "Is it possible to be proud of the fact that you are young?! "("Kazakh adebieti", 18.03.1960).

Poems "Ilich" (1964), "Armysyndar dostar" (1966), " Karlygashym keldin be?", "Moor" (1970)," Akkular uyyktaganda "(1973)," Shuagym menin " (1975).

In the creative heritage of Mukagali Makatayev there are more than 650 lyrical poems such as: "Ak kayyn ani", "Akkular uyyktaganda", "Arman", "Sholpan", " Rayymbek! Rayymbek!", "Kashkyn", " Mozart.Jean asasi".

The poet wrote poetic translations into the Kazakh language of the poem "Tamuk "(1971)," The Divine Comedy "by Dante," Sonnets " by Shakespeare (1970), poems by Walt Whitman (1969). During the poet's lifetime, 3 books of translation were published.

In verse Mukagali "Sharialaw", "Sneyd Granny, Shirai", "Kel, erkem, Alataua" composer nurgisa Tlendiev composed songs. The poems of the poet Mukagali Makatayev was writing songs composers Shamshi Kaldayakov, Beibit Orally, Altynbek Korazbayev and others.

Mukagali Makatayev passed away on March 27, 1976 at the age of 45 in Almaty.

A school and a street were named in honor of the poet in Almaty, and a monument was erected on the same street. In his native village of Karasaz, there is a museum of M. Makatayev.