P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Karamkhudoev, Bakhtuljamol

Tajik actor and director Bakhtuljamol Karamkhudoev was born into

a farmer's family in Khorugh, Badakhshan, on February 12, 1919.

Karamkhudoev received his early education in Khorugh, and from an

early age, performed as part of the havaskoron amateur group. He

joined the CPSU in 1958.

In 1940, he joined the Dance and Music Ensemble of Khorugh. He

also participated in the First Decade of Tajik Art in Moscow in April,

1941. During the same year, he began working at the Music Theater of

Khorugh. Within a short time, he was recognized as a skillful dancer, as

well as an accomplished actor. The roles that he created include

Sganarel' in Tabibi Zuraki (Forced Doctor), by Zh. Moller, 1941; Mul-

loruzi in Nairangi Maisara (The Left-Field Trick), by H. Hakimzoda,

1943; Shmaga in Gunahkoroni Bigunoh (Guiltless Sinners), by A.

Ostrovskii, 1946; Khushvaqt in Toshbek va Gulqurbon (Toshbek and

Gulqurbon), by M. Mirshakar, 1947; and others. From 1963 to 1974, he

was the Chief Director of the Rudaki Theater of Khorugh, where he

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