Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli (Azerbaijani: Yusif V?zir Ç?m?nz?minli), also spelled Chemenzeminli, born Yusif Mirbaba oghlu Vazirov (12 September 1887, Shusha - 3 January 1943, Sukhobezvodnoye Gulag camp near the present-day Nizhny Novgorod) was an Azerbaijani statesman and writer known for his novels, short stories, essays, and diaries.
Evidence points to the fact that Chamanzaminli was the primary core author of the famous romance novel Ali and Nino first published in 1937 in Austria under the pen-name of Kurban Said.
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