P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Karimov, Saidmamad

Tajik physicist and chemist Saidmamad Nosirovich Karimov was

born in Uroteppa on May 20, 1936. He joined the CPSU in 1966.

Karimov

 

graduated

 

from

 

Tajikistan

 

State

 

University in 1959. From

1965 to 1972, he was the Head of the Department of Physics of Solids

of Tajikistan State University. From 1968 to 1986, he was the Dean of

Physics there. He received his doctorate degree in chemistry in 1984. In

1986, he became the Rector of the State Pedagogical Institute of Leni-

nabad.

Karimov's research deals with the physics and mechanics of the

polymers. The problems of foreseeing the strength of products, espe-

cially those produced from cotton, silk, and wool, forms a major part of

his research. The other part deals with achieving optimal use and the

best quality out of materials for a given geographical region.

Karimov, Temur

Tajik historian and pedagogue Temur Rustamovich Karimov was

born into a worker's family in the village of Qizilqishloq in Khujand on

February 5, 1928. He joined the CPSU in 1947.

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