Anar Rasul oghlu Rzayev (; born 14 March 1938, Baku), known mononymously as Anar, is an Azerbaijani writer, dramatist, film director, and the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan. Anar is primarily a novelist and short-story writer, although in the past, he has also authored screenplays and directed films as well as acted in a film.
Anar was born to the family of Azerbaijani poets Rasul Rza (1910âÂÂ1981) and Nigar Rafibeyli (1913âÂÂ1981). After finishing a 10-year music school in Baku, he entered the Philology Department at the Baku State University. He later completed courses on screenwriting and production in Moscow.
Anar began publishing in the 1960s. His works include: "Longing for the Holiday" (Bayram HÃÂsrÃÂtindÃÂ), "The Rain Stopped" (YaÃÂÃ±à  KÃÂsdi), "White Port" (AàLiman), "A Person's Person" (Adamñn Adamñ), "The Sixth Floor of the Five-Storey Building" (Beà ÂmÃÂrtÃÂbÃÂli Evin Altñncñ MÃÂrtÃÂbÃÂsi) later used for the movie Tahmina, "Opportunity" (Macal), "I've Come to You" (Sizi Deyib GÃÂlmià ÂÃÂm), "Without You" (Sizsiz), "Summer Days of the City" (à ÂÃÂhÃÂrin Yay GünlÃÂri), "Hotel Room" (Otel OtaÃÂñ), and "Me, You, Him and the Telephone" (MÃÂn, SÃÂn, O vàTelefon).
He has written the scripts for various movies, including Torpaq. DÃÂniz. Od. SÃÂma ("The Land. The Sea. The Fire. The Sky"), Gün Keçdi ("The Day Passed") and DÃÂdàQorqud. Anar was the scenarist and producer of the film ÃÂzeyir ÃÂmrü ("The Life of Uzeyir").
Anar has been recognized with the following awards: Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan (1976), Azerbaijan State Prize (1980) and Istiglal Order (Order of Sovereignty) in 1998.
Anar is the President of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan and was a Member of the Supreme Soviet and National Assembly several times.