Niyazi was born on August 20, 1912 in Tiflis, Russian Empire [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]. He was a composer and writer, known for
Arshin Takes a Wife (1945),
Vostochnaya plutovka (1989) and
Rustam and Suhrab (1972). He died on August 2, 1984 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR.