See Odinaev, Jum'aboi.
1932, in the city of Isfara in northern Tajikistan. He joined the CPSU in
physical-mathematical sciences in 1967, and a professor in 1968. He
kistan in 1969 and an Academician in 1973. Juraev is the honorary Di-
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rector of the Mathematical Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Ta-
jikistan, and has been the President of the Mathematical Society of Ta-
jikistan since 1966. Since 1983, he has served on the editorial board of
the American journal, Complex Variables Theory and Application.
Juraev has taught at the German universities of Darmstadt (1975),
Bonn (1981), Stuttgart (1986), and Berlin (1982-1997), as well as uni-
versities in Finland, Japan, Austria, and the United States. Juraev's pub-
lications include mathematical papers published in most of the countries
mentioned above, as well as five monographs published in Russia,
England, and the United States.
Juraev is a fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, DFG-
Deutsch Forshung Gemeinshaft. He won the Ibn Sina State Prize in
2001. He also received the Badge of Honor, the Red Banner of Cour-
age, the 100
th
Anniversary of the Birth of Lenin Prize, and the Honorary
Order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.
Juraev has traveled to Germany, Japan, the United States, Austria,
and Finland.
Juraev, Qandil
Tajik geographer Qandil Sharifovich Juraev was born in the village
of Shuli of Gharm, on January 9, 1927. He joined the CPSU in 1952.
Juraev graduated from the Dushanbe Pedagogical Institute in 1948
and taught as a senior teacher of geography and natural sciences, and
later was appointed the Dean of the same Institute. Between 1975 and
1980, he was the Head of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan. He received
his doctorate degree in geography and became a Corresponding Mem-
ber of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan in 1973. He became a pro-
fessor in 1974. In 1983, Juraev became the Head of the Department of
Economic Geography of the Soviet Union.
Juraev's research deals with the economic problems and geography
of implementing productive forces in Tajikistan. His contributions in-
clude Ahamiyyati Iqtisodii Obhoi Tojikiston (The Economic Importance
of the Water Resources of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 1971) and
Ocherkhoi
Tabiat va Iqtisodiyoti Khojagii Qishloqi RSS Tojikiston (
Studies About
the Nature and Economics of Agriculture in SSR of Tajikistan,
Dushanbe, 1973).
Juraev became a People's Singer of Tajikistan in 1946. He was rec-
ognized as a Distinguished Contributor to Science in Tajikistan in 1977.
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He also received the Badge of Honor, the Red Banner of Courage, the
100
th
Anniversary of Lenin Prize, and the Honorary Order of the Pre-
sidium of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.
Juraev passed away, no date is available.
Juraev, Sharif
Tajik singer and composer Sharif Juraev, also known affectionately
as Akasharif, was born in the village of Lichak in Qala'-i Khum,
Badakhshan, in 1896. Orphaned at an early age, he had to work for the
feudal lord Mazhab Issatshoh without pay. Then, in Qarotegin, he
learned about music and how to play the tambourine from Mirzo Ghu-
lom. In 1922, he moved to Qurghonteppa and from there, in 1924, to
Gharm.
From 1924 to 1935, he was Head of the
Red Teahouse of Gharm. In
1935, Juraev was invited to Dushanbe to sing, as well as to collect folk
lyrics. He selected and completed some of the best songs of the Kuhis-
tan region. His contributions include "Jononi Man" ("My Beloved"),
"Jurajon" ("Dear Friend"), "Intikhob Mekunem" ("We Choose"), "Ka-
jmakajak" ("Serpentine"), "Bulbulon" ("Nightingales"), "Anor Ovar-
dam" ("I Brought Pomegranate"), among others. He is skillful in play-
ing the modes "Navo," "Iroq," "Dugoh," and others.
Juraev participated in the celebration of the first Decade of Tajik Art
in Moscow in 1941. He also participated in the Decade of Tajik Litera-
ture and Art in Moscow in 1957. Towards the end of his life, he trained
a number of students, including A. Nazriev, Z. Nozimov, I. Kobuliev,
and others.
Juraev received the Badge of Honor and the Honorary Order of the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan. He died in Dushanbe on
October 2, 1966.