P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Umarov, Sulton

Tajik physicist Sulton Umarovich Umarov was born in Khujand on

August 11, 1908. He joined the CPSU in 1943.

Between 1923 and 1927, he attended the Pedagogical Technical

School of Tashkent. From 1927 through 1931, he studied at the Peda-

gogical Academy of Samarqand. From 1931 to 1941, he was Assistant

Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Uzbekistan State University in

Samarqand and, from 1936 to 1941, he was Dean of the Central Asian

State University. Between 1957 to 1964, he was the President of the

Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan and the Head of the Department of

Physics and Mathematics at Tajikistan State University. He became an

Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan in 1943, and in

1957, he became an Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Taji-

kistan.

Umarov's research deals with nuclear physics, electronic physics, the

theory of semi-conductive instruments, and the philosophy behind the

national sciences. During 1951 and 1952, his theory regarding the rules

governing water absorption of cotton and the effect of the water ab-

sorbed on the ability of cotton yarn to conduct electricity was published.

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He has also studied the works of Avicenna in relation to nature and

the rules governing it. Umarov also tried his hand at writing plays. His

play entitled Ulmas (Ulmas) was staged in the Hamza Theater in Tash-

kent. His other contributions include, Ulughbek (Ulughbek), Odami

Noma'lum (The Unknown Individual), and Dukhtar dar Intikhobi

Shavhar (A Girl in Search of a Husband).

Umarov also wrote poetry. In fact, musicians have picked up some

of his Uzbeki poems. He is the founder of the Committee Dealing With

the Creation of Scientific and Technical Terminology at the Academy

of Sciences of Tajikistan, as well as the founder of the Institute of

Physics and Technology of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. This

institute now carries his name. His contributions include Lenin i razvitie

sovremennoi fiziki (Lenin and The Discovery of Modern Physics,

Dushanbe, 1960).

Umarov was one of the founders of scientific research in Tajikistan

and Uzbekistan. A Distinguished Contributor to Science in Tajikistan,

he was decorated with the Order of Lenin, two Orders of the Red Ban-

ner of Labor, and the Distinguished Medals of the Presidium of both the

Supreme Soviet of Uzbekistan and the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.

Umarov died in Dushanbe on May 6, 1964.