Alisher Navoiy (1441-1501) was an outstanding Uzbek poet, thinker, and statesman. He wrote numerous works in Chagatai (Old Uzbek) and Persian languages, such as "Khamsa," "Lisan ut-Tayr," and "Majnun and Layla.” Navoiy held high governmental positions and supported the construction of schools, libraries, and other public institutions