P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Mirsaidov, Ulmas

Tajik chemist Ulmas Mirsaidov was born in Uroteppa on November

10, 1945. He joined the CPSU in 1983.

Mirsaidov received his Master's degree in chemistry from the Mos-

cow Chemical-Technological Institute in 1967. From 1970 to 1985, he

was a post-graduate student, a Junior and Senior Scientific Worker, and

the Head of the Scientific Laboratories of Inorganic Hydrates at the

Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. In 1983, he became the Acting Di-

rector of Scientific Affairs of the same institution, as well as the Direc-

tor of the Institute of Chemistry of the Academy. He received his doc-

torate from the Moscow Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry in

1985, and he became a Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sci-

ences of Tajikistan in 1987. He was elected Pr es ide nt  of  t he Academy of

Sciences of Tajikistan in 1995.

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Mirsaidov's research deals with the chemistry of hydrides. His contri-

butions include Boron Hydrides of Transitive Metals, Dushanbe, 1985);

Physical and Chemical Properties of Simple and Complex Hydrides of I

A and II A Groups’ Elements and Elements of Rare-Earth Metals,

Dushanbe, 1994); Tetra-Hydro-Borates’ Properties of Alkaline Metals,

Dushanbe, 1994); Thermal Treatment and Hydrolic Aid Decomposition

of Caoline from ZYDDY Deposit of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 1995); and

Ecological Problems and Complex Processing of Minerals and

Industrial Waste, Dushanbe, 1999.

Mirsaidov is the Chairman of the Commission of the Republic of

Tajikistan on Co-operation with International Atomic Energy Agency

(IAEA). He is also the President of the Atomic Energy Agency of the

Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, Chief Editor of the Academy of

Sciences' Reports, and the Chairman of the Committee of the National

Assembly on Social Problems, Science, Education, Women and Youth

Problems. In 1997, he became a member of the International Academy

of Sciences, Industry, Education and Art (USA).

Mirsaidov is the holder of over 70 patents. He is the recipient of the

Lenin Komsomol Prize of Tajikistan (1980) and the Order of Dusti

(Friendship) of the Republic of Tajikistan (1999).