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Davlatov, Davlatali

Tajik politician Davlatali Davlatov was born in Khujand in 1947.

He graduated from the Tajikistan State University with a degree in

Oriental Studies. From 1986 to 1973, he served as an interpreter to

Soviet military advisors assigned to Egypt and Syria. He also worked at

the Department of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences of Taji-

kistan. In 1980, Davlatov successfully defended his thesis at the Insti-

tute of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet

Union, and joined the Central Committee of the Communist Party of

Tajikistan. From 1993 to 1995, he served as an advisor to and press sec-

retary of the President of the Republic. In November 1995, he was pro-

moted to State Adviser to the President. His office deals with interethnic

issues, as well as with public associations. In 1988, the Department of

Public Relations, Culture, and Information was placed within his juris-

diction.