P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Khojaev, Muhiddin

Tajik author Muhiddin Olimovich Khojaev was born on November

3, 1938, into the family of Mudarris Khujandi, who lived in exile in the

village of Nicholai Alexandrovskaya in the Stavropol province of Rus-

sia. He joined the CPSU in 1979.

Khojaev graduated from Tajikistan State University in 1961 and, for

a while, was responsible for the prose division of Sadoi Sharq and the

translation department of TajikFilm studios. He also served as the Asso-

ciate Director of the Union of Writers of Tajikistan.

Khojaev first collection of short stories, entitled Ba Joi Puzish (In

Place of an Apology), was published in 1961. In his stories, Khojaev ex-

amines social, ethical, and spiritual issues. His other contributions in-

clude Noni Halol (Kosher Bread, 1971), Nishoni Mihr (Indication of

Love, 1974), Otashi Ziri Khokistar (Embers Under the Ashes, 1965),

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Asrori Niokon (Secrets of the Ancestors, 1970), and Shikori Vopasin

(The Last Hunt, 1975).

Khojaev joined the Union of Writers of Tajikistan in 1964. He re-

ceived the Badge of Honor and the Honorary Order of the Presidium of

the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.