P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Dzhuraev, Abdulhamid

See Juraev, Abdulhamid.

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Egamov, Dodokhon

Tajik author and journalist Dodokhon Egamov, also referred to as

Nodir, was born into a merchant family in the village of Varukh in the

town of Isfara in Khujand province, on April 1, 1951.

Egamov graduated from Tajikistan State University with a degree in

journalism in 1974. For a while, he was employed by Komsomoli Toji-

kiston, Javononi Tojikiston and Adabiyot va San'at.

Egamov's first stories, which belong mostly to the satire genre, were

published in Javononi Tojikiston. His contributions include Korvoni

Khanda (The Caravan of Laughter, 1984), Labkhandi Nodir (A Rare

Smile, 1987), and Gahvorabakhsh, yo Khod Qissai Zangirii Khudam

(Relinquishing the Cradle, or the Story of My Own Wedding, 1988).

Egamov joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1988.