P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Rahimov, Sattor

Tajik surgeon Sattor Imomqulovich Rahimov was born in Bukhara

on August 14, 1922.

Rahimov graduated from Bukhara's Assistant Surgeon School in

1939 and worked as an Assistant Surgeon for a year. From 1940 to

1946, he fought at the war front. After the war, he worked as an intern

at a surgical clinic until 1951. From 1954 to 1956, he was an Intern at

the Department of Topographic Anatomy and Practical Surgery. From

1956 to 1972, he was an Assistant, Assistant Professor, and Director of

the Department of General Surgery in the Pediatrics Division of Tajiki-

stan State Medical Institute. He became a doctor of medicine in 1971,

and a professor in the same year.

Rahimov's research deals with stroke and with the increase in blood

at high elevations. His contributions include Narushenia funktsii

pecheni pri khirurgicheskikh zabolevaniyakh (Liver Malfunction During

Surgery, Dushanbe, 1966).

Rahimov was decorated with medals. He died in Dushanbe on

August 15, 1972.