P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Nazriqulov, Muhammadqul

Tajik entomologist Muhammadqul Nazriqulov was born in 1914. He

received his early education in Samarqand.

Nazriqulov graduated from Uzbekistan State University, and in 1942

and 1943, served at the front.

Nazriqulov received his doctorate degree in biology in 1958 and

became a professor in 1961. He became an associate member of the

Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan in 1957 and a full member in 1966.

From 1942 to 1972, Nazriqulov was the Director of the Institute of

Physiology and Parasitology. From 1966 to 1971, he was the Chief

Secretary of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. In 1967, he was the

Secretary of the Biological Sciences. He was also the editor of the

scientific journal of the Institute of Biology.

Nazriqulov was the author of a number of publications dealing with

both the practical and theoretical aspects of the field. His contributions

include Magashoi Vodii Vakhsh (The Flies of the Vakhsh Valley), 1954,

and Nabototi Tojikiston, Magashoi Biologii Vakhsh va Navohii Digari

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