P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Prominent Tajik Figures of the Twentieth Century

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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Laili in Laili va Majnun (Lyli and Majnun), by S. A. Balasanian;

Zolushka in Zolushka (Zolushka), by S. S. Prokofiev; Esmeralda

(Esmeralda), by Ts. Puni; and Dilbar in Dilbar (Ravisher), by A. S.

Lenskii. For some time, she was the Director of the Dushanbe School of

Choreography. After 1961, she moved to teaching.

Zohidova's performance is at once delicate and profound. In 1949,

her portrayal of Layli brought her the highest award conferred by the

Soviet Union. Zohidova became a People's Artist of the Soviet Union in

1957. She received the Red Banner of Labor, and other medals.

Zoirov, Podabon

Tajik dermatologist Podabon Toshmatovich Zoirov was born in

Kulab on March 10, 1941.

Zoirov graduated from Tajikistan State Medical Institute in 1965. In

1965 and 1966, he was an intern. Then from 1966 to 1970, he was a

post-graduate student. From 1970 to 1981, he was a Lecturer. From

1980 to 1983, he was an Assistant Professor and the Head of the De-

partment of Dermatology of the same institution. He received his doc-

torate in medicine in 1982, and became a professor in 1984.

Zoirov's research deals with the diseases of the skin and of the re-

productive organs. His contributions include Ekzema, neirodermit i pso-

riaz u detei v Tadzhikskom klimato-geograficheskom regione (Chil-

dren's Eczema, Neurodermatitis, and Psoriasis in Various Geographi-

cal and Climate Conditions in Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 1984).

Zoirov was recognized as a Distinguished Contributor to Health

Services of the Soviet Union in 1984.

Zulfiya Atoy

See Atoulloeva, Zulfiya.

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