Sona Iskander gizi Akhundova was born on 16 October 1898 in Baku. Her father was Iskander Mirza Abdulhuseyn bey oglu Akhundov, a graduate of the
University of Krakow-Jagiellonian, and her mother was Zuleykha Bayramalibeyova, one of the educated and enlightened women of her time. Later Akhundova studied piano music. Akhundova showed interest in poetry when she was still in school. With the help of Shafiqa Khanum, she found and read poems of
Mirza Alakbar Sabir and was also aware of satirical poems, articles, and caricatures published in the magazine "Molla Nasreddin". Sona Akhundova-Garayeva died on 19 October 1971. == Work ==