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Umarov, Khojamahmad

Tajik economist Khojamahmad Umarov was born in the village of

Shamtuj in Leninabad in 1945. He joined the CPSU in 1970.

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Umarov graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Tajikistan

State University in 1967. In 1967 and 1968, he was a Lecturer in politi-

cal economics at Tajikistan State University. In 1968 and 1969, he was

the Secretary for the Dushanbe Komsomol Committee. In 1970 and

1971, he was a Junior Scientific Worker at the Institute of Economics of

the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. Then, from 1971 to 1976, he

was a post-graduate student, and later, Senior Scientific Worker at the

same institution. In 1977, he became the Director of the Political Eco-

nomics Division of the same institute. He received his doctorate in eco-

nomics in 1987.

Umarov's contribution, dedicated to aspects of political economy,

include Sifati Mahsulot va Baland Shavii Darajaii Nakuahvolii Khalq

(Product Quality and the Rise in Peoples' Well-being, Dushanbe, 1976);

Jihathoi Iqtisodii Tarzi Zindagii Sotsiolisti (The Economics Side of So-

cialist Living, Dushanbe, 1977); Ba Sui Muzaffariathoi Nav (Towards

New Victories, Dushanbe, 1983); and Javononi Dihoti Kuhan (The

Youth of Ancient Villages, Dushanbe, 1986).