Background
B. Kerbabayev was born on March 3, 1894, in the family of a farmer.
B. Kerbabayev was born on March 3, 1894, in the family of a farmer.
He studied at the village school (mekdep) till 1917, then continued his studies at Bukhara Madrasa. In 1927 – 1928 studied at the Leningrad Orientalism Institute.
He participated in the Basmachi Movement (the troop of Eziz-khan Chapyk). In May, 1919 he turned to RRKKA. During the Civil War served as the worker of the political department of the Transcaspian Front. In 1919 – 1924 worked as the instructor of the district and the head of the rural department of the national education.
In 1924 – 1934 worked as the editor of "Turkmenistan" newspaper and "Tokmak" magazine.
In 1934-1936 was the head of science administration of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1942 – 1950 he was the head of Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic Union of Writers, later being elected as the deputy of Supreme Soviet of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic.
Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics Union of Writers]
He was also the member of the Committee on Stalin Prize.