P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Prominent Tajik Figures of the Twentieth Century

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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Amin, Saidullo

Tajik poet Saidullo Amin was born in the village of Guzarbolo, in

Qabodion province, in 1940. Little is known about his education other

than that he abandoned his studies at Tajikistan State University where

he was working towards a degree in Tajiki language and literature. His

literary contributions consist of two books of poetry: Takhti Qubod (The

Throne of Qubad, 1984) and Takhti Sangin (The Rock Throne, 1990).

Aminova, Ozod

Tajik poet Ozod Muhiddinovna Aminova, also referred to as Ozod,

was born in Khujand to the family of Muhiddin Aminzoda in 1933. She

joined the CPSU in 1970.

Aminova graduated from the Leninabad Pedagogical Institute in

1958. From then until 1970, she taught at the regional schools of

Khujand. In 1971, she became the Director of Haqiqati Leninabad. Her

early works were published in the mid-1950s. Her contributions include

Satrhoi Nakhustin (The First Lines, 1965), Ba Yodi Tu (Thinking of

You, 1971), Chashmi Bidor  (Wakeful Eye, 1975), and Didori Sahro ( A

Visit to the Fields, 1975). This latter was written in honor of the

distinguished engineer of the Republic, Dilbarniso Nurmatova. Her

other contributions include Modarnoma (In Praise of Mother, 1981),

Piroyai Sabz (Green Ornament, 1983), Man Ham Maktabkhon Shudam

(I, Too, Became Learned, 1981), and Guldasta (Bouquet, 1984).

In her poetry, Aminova discusses patriotism, love, loyalty, and the

good life of free Soviet women. Many of her poems have been trans-

lated into Russian and into the languages of the other republics of the

former Soviet Union.

Aminova joined the Union of Writers of Tajikistan in 1965 and won

the Komsomoli Tojikiston Prize in 1982. She received the Honorary

Order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviets of Tajikistan and

Azerbaijan.