P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Irfon

See Mamadkhonov, Hassan.

Irkaboev, Rustam

Tajik actor and director Rustam Sulaimonovich Irkaboev was born

in Khujand on January 29, 1913. He joined the CPSU in 1947.

Irkaboev began his career in 1933 and, until the end of his life,

worked at the A. S. Pushkin Theater in Leninabad. His contributions in-

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Prominent Tajik Figures of the Twentieth Century

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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clude Arsalon in Du Kommunist (Two Communists), by Yashin;

Ferdinand in Makr va Mahabbat (Cunning and Love), by F. Schiller;

and Askar in Orshin Mololon (Arshin Malalan), by U Hojibekov.

He also played in Farhad va Shirin (Farhad and Shirin), by K.

Yashin, Boi va Khidmatguzor (The Rich Man and the Servant), by H.

Hakimzoda and Tohir va Zuhro (Tohir and Zuhro), by S. Abdullo.

Irkaboev became a People's Artist of Tajikistan in 1960, and is the

recipient of the Badge of Honor and other medals.