P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Abdulloev, Ziyodullo

Tajik poet Ziyodullo Abdulloev, also referred to as Ziyo Abdullo,

was born into a farming family in the village of Khishtkupruk of

Qabodion on December 10, 1948.

Abdulloev graduated from the Dushanbe Pedagogical Institute in

1971. He worked for a number of years thereafter as a teacher, reporter

for Komsomoli Tojikiston, and a copy editor for Sadoi Sharq. In 1983,

he joined the literary and artistic staff of the Union of Writers of

Tajikistan.

Abdulloev's first poems appeared early in the 1970s. His early contri-

butions are published in two volumes: Iftikhori Zamon (The Pride of

Ages, 1982) and Daryo (The River, 1985). His other works include Kafi

Khok (The Foam of the Earth, 1982), Forugh (Light, 1990), as well as

an interpretation of Abdurahmon Mushfiqi's Zeri Tegh (Under the

Sword, 1991), Majmuai Dastajam'i (Group Collection, Moscow, 1998),

and Tajovuze Nur (Encroachment of Light).

The themes of Abdulloev's poetry include patriotism, the labor of the

farmers, and the praises of the beautiful scenery of Tajikistan.

Abdulloev joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1984.