Anar Rasul oghlu Rzayev (Azerbaijani: Anar Rəsul oğlu Rzayev), known as Anar is Azerbaijani writer, dramatist, film director, and the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan. Anar is primarily a novelist and short-story writer although in the past, he has also authored screenplays and directed films as well as acted in a film.