Döwletmämmet Azady ( Doulatmammed ÃÂzÃÂdi; ) was a Turkmen poet and Sufi scholar. He is the father of poet Magtymguly Pyragy, the "father of Turkmen literature".
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.
The Turkmen National Institute of World Languages is named after Azady.