P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Ghafurova, Roziya

Tajik poet Roziya Ghafurova, also referred to as Ozod, was born on

January 18, 1893, to a merchant family in Khujand. She is the mother of

the famed Tajik scholar Bobojon Ghafurov. Ghafurova received her

early education in the traditional schools and became a teacher. Her

poetic career began during World War II, when she composed patriotic

verses urging the warriors of the motherland on. Among her works,

mention can be made of "Qahramoni Odil" ("Just Champion," 1943),

"Mahabbat ba Vatan" ("Love for the Country," 1944), "Gulistoni 'Ishq"

("The Rose Garden of Love," 1946), "Az Vodihoi Taloi" ("From the

Golden Valleys," 1948), "Iqbol" ("Fortune," 1951), and "Zindabod

Sulh" ("Long Live Peace," 1954).

Ghafurova

 

joined

 

the

 

Union of Writers of Tajikistan in 1944.

She died in Khujand in 1957.