P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Miroqilova, Mu'azzama

Tajik pediatrician Mu'azzama Mirsobitovna Miroqilova was born

into a family of workers in Dushanbe on January 9, 1934. She joined

the CPSU in 1980.

Miroqilova graduated from the Ibn Sina State Institute of Medicine

of Tajikistan in 1959. Thereafter, she was a clinical intern from 1959 to

1962, a Lecturer from 1963 to 1983), and Assistant Professor from 1984

to 1985 at the same institute. In 1983, she became the Director of the

Department of Children's Diseases there. She received her doctorate de-

gree in medicine in 1986.

Miroqilova's research deals with creating an appropriate correspon-

dence between children's blood mixture and high altitude conditions.

Her contributions include Kartina krovi v norme i patologii u detei--

zhitelei Pamira (The Role of Blood in Normal Situations and the

Pathology of Children in Pamir Settlements, Dushanbe, 1977).

Miroqilova was a Distinguished Contributor to Health Services in

the Soviet Union.