Sadriddin Ayni (
Tajik: Садриддин Айнӣ,
Persian: صدرالدين عيني, also
Sadriddin Aini; 27 April 1878 - 15 July 1954) was a
Tajik intellectual who wrote poetry, fiction, journalism, history and lexicography. He is regarded as
Tajikistan's national poet and one of the most important writers in the country's history.