P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Ashur Safar

See Safarov, Ashur.

Ashurmuhamadov, Yormahmad

Tajik actor and playwright Yormahmad Ashurmuhamadov was born

into a farming family in the city of Khorugh, Badakhshan, on March 1,

1919. He joined the CPSU in 1958.

Ashurmuhamadov graduated from the Khorugh Pedagogical School

in 1940. In the same year, he joined the Rudaki Music and Drama

Theater of Khorugh. From 1947 to 1971, he was the director, the actor,

and the head of the Youth Club of the region. In 1971, he became the

Director of the Badakhshan Museum.

As an actor, Ashurmuhamadov has skillfully created a number of

memorable characters including Tavakkalkhoja in Chanori Guyo

(Speaking Plain Tree), by S. Saidmurodov, 1958; Qozi in Kishloqi

Tilloi (Golden Village), by M. Mirshakar, 1967; Jallod in Dostoni Hofiz

(The Story of Hafiz), by F. Toshmuhammadov, 1968; Bonch Bruevisch

in Hurriat (Freedom), by Gh. Abdullo, 1970; and others.

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