P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Kamol Aini

See Aini, Kamol.

Kamol Nasrullo

See Nasrulloev, Kamoljon.

Kamolov, A'zam

Tajik musician, director, and composer A'zam Kamolov was born in

Samarqand in 1912. His first teacher was the famous Tajik  dutor player,

Muhiddin Mavlonov. Kamolov's career began in 1927 as a member of

the havaskoron amateur group.

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From 1929 to 1930, he played in many concerts. From 1930 to 1932

he was the Director of the Samarqand Regional Theater. From 1932 to

1936, he was the Director of the Jewish Theater of Samarqand, and be-

tween 1935 and 1938, he was the Director of the Lahuti Theater. From

1938 to 1942, he was the Director of the Local Instruments Ensemble of

the Tajik Philharmonic Society. From 1941 to 1950, he was the Director

of the Aini State Theater for Opera and Ballet. In 1941, he participated

in the Decade of Tajik Literature in Moscow and directed Kovai

Ohingar  (Kaveh the Blacksmith) and Shurishi Vose' (The Vose' Upris-

ing), by S. A. Balasanian; as well as Du Gul (Two Flowers), by A. S.

Lenskii;  Lola ( Tulip), by S. Saidmurodov; and Guli Surkh (Red Rose),

by R. Glier.

Kamolov, who participated in many local concerts, was an accom-

plished nai (flute) player. Qarotegin  (Qarotegin) and Pakhtachin

Dukhtar (The Cotton-Picking Girl) are examples of his work in this re-

gard.

Kamolov became a People's Artist of Tajikistan in 1941 and was

decorated with the Order of Lenin and the Red Banner of Labor. He

died in Dushanbe on October 14, 1971.