Iranian Writer and Journalist; born in 1977 in Tabriz - a Turkic city in Azerbaijan Province, Northwestern Iran Started his early works in oil on canvas, and black and white paintings, taking lessons from Morteza Nakhjovani(1915-2003), a Realist Azeri Artist in early 1990s, he then continued painting with water -color for many years. Presently he paints both with water-color and black and white. His main interest in writing is mostly literature and history. Omid Niayesh’s published books: Azerbaijan and Identity - Tehran, 2001 / Dr Sadiq and Azerbaijani Identity - Tehran, 2002/ From ALTAYS to our SAHAND - Tehran, 2003 / A Review in Azerbaijani Turkic Syntax - Tehran, 2003
