P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Muhabbatov, Kholnazar

Tajik geographer and philologist Kholnazar Muhabbatov was born

on June 25, 1943, into a family of workers in the village in Shul of

Gharm.

Muhabbatov graduated from the Dushanbe Pedagogical Institute in

1966 with a degree in geography and philology. Drawing the maps for

the Tajik Atlas, in 1970 he entered post-graduate studies and lived in

Moscow for three years. During this time, he wrote and defended his

thesis in economics. In 1977, he became a Senior Scientific Worker,

and in 1980 became the Head of a Sector. In 1990, he became the head

of the Department of Geography and Ecology at the Academy of

Sciences of Tajikistan. After defending his dissertation, he became the

Head of the Department of Geography and Ecology. Since 2001, he has

worked at the Center for Human Social Problems.

Muhabbatov's contributions include Inson va Tabi'at (Man and

Nature, Dushanbe, 1984); Tabi'at va Sarvati Kuhsor (Nature and the

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Wealth of the Highlands, Dushanbe, 1990); Tajikistan, Paris, 1999; and

Zakhirahoi Kuhsori Tojikiston (The Treasures of Tajik Highlands,

1999).

Muhabbatov has received several Orders of the Presidium of the

Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, and was recognized by the

Professionals Unions of Tajikistan and of the Soviet Union.

Muhabbatov has traveled to Iran, the United States, India, China,

and the Netherlands.