P rominent t ajik f igures of the

 Ahmadov, Dodojon

The first Tajik endocrinologist, Dodojon Mahmudovich Ahmadov

was born in Khujand on December 15, 1915. He joined the CPSU in

1949.

Ahmadov graduated from the Treatment Department of the Tajiki-

stan State Medical Institute in 1939. Between 1940 and 1945, he con-

tributed to the war effort as a Major in the Medical Corps. For the next

decade, he worked in various medical institutions in Leninabad. From

1949 to 1955, he served as the Acting Minister of Health of Tajikistan.

Ahmadov defended his dissertation in 1959 and, in 1960, became the

Head of the endocrinologists of the Republic. Also from 1959 until

1970, he was the Chief Doctor of endocrinology at the Republic level.

Ahmadov was decorated with the Order of the Red Star, the Badge

of Honor, and several medals awarded by the Presidium of the Supreme

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