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Prominent Tajik Figures of the Twentieth Century

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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Niyozmatov, Nurmamat

Tajik poet Nurmamat Niyozmatov, also referred to as Niyozi

Nurmuhammad, was born into a family of workers in the village of

Rumon in Khujand on January 3, 1947. He joined the CPSU in 1980.

Niyozmatov graduated from Tajikistan State University in 1969,

then worked for Pioniri Tojikiston, Mash'al, and Adabiyyot va San'at.

He also served as a teacher in Khujand and worked for Sado va Simoi

Khujand. Nioyzi's poetry stresses the themes of patriotism, the evils of

war, and the union of generations. His first piece was published in

Haqiqati Leninobod in 1960. His contributions include "Niholi Navbar"

("Promising Sapling," 1980), "Sangi Sabz" ("Green Stone," 1983), "Bui

Bihi" ("The Smell of Quince," 1986), and "Otashsang" ("Flint," 1990).

Niyozmatov joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in

1980.