P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Makhsum, Nusratullo

Tajik politician Nusratullo Lutfulloevich Makhsum was born on July

1, 1881, in the village of Chashmai Qizilbek in the Gharm district. He

joined the CPSU in 1920.

Makhsum began his career in 1895 as a factory worker. In 1906, due

to his revolutionary activities, he was dismissed. Thereafter, until 1920,

he worked for a landlord. Between 1921 and 1923, he was the represen-

tative of the Central Executive Committee of the People's Republic of

Bukhara in Eastern Bukhara, as well as a member of the Extraordinary

Dictatorial Committee responsible for East Bukharan affairs. In 1923-

24, he was the acting chair of the Executive Committee of Gharm. After

the establishment of the Autonomous Republic of Tajikistan in 1924, he

became the first head of its Revolutionary Committee.

Makhsum was decorated with two Orders. He died on December 15,

1938.