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Faizulloev, Ibod

Tajik author and journalist Ibod Faizulloev was born in the village of

Char Kuh of Isfara, in Khujand province on April 12, 1935.

Faizulloev graduated from Tajikistan State University with a degree

in Tajiki language and literature in 1959. Between 1959 and 1963, he

worked for Tojikistoni Shavravi. Then, from 1977 to 1979, he served as

the Chief Editor of the same paper. In 1979, he became the Chief of the

Education Department of the Central Committee of the Communist

Party of Tajikistan. His stories, which deal with the social and political

problems of Tajik society, have been in print since 1958. He is also a

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satirist. His contributions include "Favvora" ("The Fountain," 1964),

"Rohhoi Zindagi" ("Paths in Life," 1966), "Ru ba Oftob" ("Facing the

Sun," 1968), "Sidoqat" ("Truthfulness," 1968), "Gulkhani Dusti" ("Rose

Garden of Friendship," 1969), "Pidaron va Farzandon" ("Fathers and

Offspring," 1971), "Az Jibha" ("From the Front," 1973), "Oshiyoni

Baland" ("The Lofty Perch," 1974), "Dar Otash" ("In the Fire," 1975),

"Qissai Bishai Sabz" ("The Tale of the Green Woods," 1977), and

"Savgand" ("Oath," 1983).

Faizulloev joined the Union of the Writers of the Soviet Union in

1974.