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Sulaymonov, Otojon

See Sulaymoni, Otojon.

 Sulaymonova, Gulchihra

Tajik poet Gulchihra Sulaymonova was born on January 1, 1928, in

Bukhara, to the family of Otojon Sulaymonov.

Sulaymonova graduated from the Bukhara Pedagogical Institute in

1947, and for a while, taught at the middle schools there. She moved to

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Dushanbe in 1948 as a teacher of language and literature at the Peda-

gogical School. Thereafter, she worked at various levels of management

at the state publications.

Sulaymonova's forté is children's literature. Indeed, she is the fore-

most Tajik poet in the genre. Her contributions include "Imruz Id"

("Today Is the New Year," 1957); "Du Bikh Olu" ("Two Cherry Trees,"

1962); "Nargess" ("Primrose," 1966); "Sibi Khubon" ("The Apple of the

Fair," 1974); "Shaddai Marjon" ("A String of Corals," 1975); and

"Ayyomi Guli Lolah" ("The Days of the Tulip Flowers," 1982).

Sulaymonova joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in

1957. She is a recipient of the Honorary Order of the Presidium of the

Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan, and a number of medals.