P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Atoulloeva, Zulfiya

Tajik poet Zulfiya Atoulloeva, also referred to as Zulfiya Atoy, was

born into a scholarly family in the village of Qala'-i Azim of Ghonchi

on June 15, 1954. She joined the CPSU in 1982.

Atoulloeva graduated from the Gorkii Institute of Literature in

Moscow in 1977, and until 1983, was on the staff of Tojikistoni Soveti.

From 1983 to 1985, she worked for Zanoni Tojikiston. In 1985, she

became the Acting Editor of Gozetai Muallimon. Since 1985, she has

worked at various positions in the printed media including holding the

chief editorship of two journals: Firuza and Guftugu.

Atoulloeva's early poems were published in Bairaqi Oktiobr in 1967.

Thereafter, her poems were published in the other journals in the

Republic, as well as in the collection entitled Shukufahoi Umidbakhsh

(Hope-Inspiring Blossoms) in 1973. Atoulloeva's other contributions

include "Jihoz" ("Dowry," 1977), "Didor" ("Visit," 1982), "Zochai

Khushrui Man" ("My Beautiful Doll," 1984), "Dukhtari Daryo" ("The

Daughter of the Sea," 1986), "'Ishqi Yak Zan" ("A Woman's Love,"

1992), and "Sitorai Mushtari" ("Jupiter," 1998).

Atoulloeva is a lyricist. Her poems are about patriotism, mother-

hood, childhood, pure love, and happiness. Although mostly traditional,

her compositions are not devoid of forays into the domain of new

poetry.

Atoulloeva joined the Union of the Writers of the Soviet Union in

1979. She is recognized as a Distinguished Tajik Journalist, and a

Distinguished Contributor to Tajik Education, as well as a winner of the

Tajikistan Youth Prize.

Atoulloeva has traveled to the Netherlands, Germany, Iran, Pakistan,

and the United States.

Atozoda

See Atoboev, Abdusalom.

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