P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Kurbonmamadov, Khushqadam

Tajik poet Khushqadam Buniodovich Kurbonmamadov, also re-

ferred to as Shirin Buniyod, was born into a farming family in the vil-

lage of Rijist in Shughnon, Badakhshan, on December 14, 1941. He

joined the CPSU in 1976.

Kurbonmamadov graduated from the Tajikistan State University in

1973. For several years, he was the Acting Director of the Drama

Theater of Khorugh. In 1980, he became the Director of the Education

Division of Badakhshoni Sovieti journal. His first poem appeared in

1965. His contributions include Bomdod (Morning, 1982), and Zartiq

(Golden Sword, 1984).

The main themes of his compositions are the joy in contemporary

life, a praise of the endeavors of the founders of the new society, a glo-

rification of the efforts of the soldiers at the front, and an homage to the

artists and creators of the physical and spiritual contributions to modern

Soviet society.

Kurbonmamadov joined the Union of the Writers of the Soviet

Union in 1983.

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