P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Rahmonov, Imomali

Tajik political leader Imomali Sharipovich Rahmonov was born into

the farming family of Sharif Rahmonov on October 5, 1952, in the vil-

lage of Danghara in the Kulab region (Khatlan) of southern Tajikistan.

He received his early education in the Kulab region and proceeded to

work as an electrician in an oil factory in Qurghonteppa. He performed

his military service in the Navy in the Pacific Ocean. He then entered

the Communist Party. After demobilization, he returned to his job at the

oil factory.

Rahmonov graduated from the Tajikistan State University in 1982

with a degree in economics. Between 1976 and 1988, he was a party

functionary serving as the Chairman of the Trade Union Committee of

Danghara Collective. In July 1988, he became the Director of the Lenin

State Farm in Danghara. In November 2, 1992, he was elected Chair-

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