P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Rahimov, Sa'dullo

Tajik philosopher Sa'dullo Khayrulloevich Rahimov was born on

November 8, 1951, into a scholarly family in the village of Qozkhur in

the Ramitan district of Bukhara. He received his early education in the

traditional schools of Qozkhur and later in Dushanbe.

After finishing high school, Rahimov worked at the Tajik Kino

Studio as an assistant director for a year. Following that, he attended

courses dealing with theater and drama. He also entered college to com-

plete his education.

Rahimov graduated from Tajikistan State University with a degree in

philosophy in 1974. He then combined his studies in philosophy and

law with research in aesthetics. After he defended his thesis on aesthet-

ics, he became the Scientific Secretary of the Faculty of Philosophy and

Law of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. In 1987, after publishing

a series of articles on Tajik cinema, he was appointed the Director of

TajikFilm. He remained in that position until 1997, when he was ap-

pointed the Vice-President of the Committee on Television and Radio.

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