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Nabieva, Rohat

Tajik historian Rohat Abduvahobona Nabieva was born into a family

of workers in Khujand (present-day Sughd), on November 6, 1936.

Nabieva graduated from the Department of History and Philology of

Tajikistan State University with a degree in history in 1959. Between

1959 and 1975, she served as a post-graduate student, a teacher, and an

Assistant Professor of history at the Department of Soviet History of

Tajikistan State University. She received her doctorate degree in 1975.

After 1975, she became the Head of the Department of Tajik History at

Tajikistan State University.

Nabieva's research is centered on the role of Tajik women in Soviet

society, their contribution to the labor force, and to the promotion of

agriculture and industry. Her contributions include Zanoni Tojikistoni

Soveti (Women of Soviet Tajikistan, 1967), Vatandustii Javononi

Tojikiston (The Patriotism of the Tajik Youth, 1969), Zanoni Tojikiston

(Women of Tajikistan, 1992), and Sahmi Zan dar Jomi'a (The Share of

Women in Society, 1999).

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Nabieva received the Order of the Presidium of the Academy of

Sciences of Tajikistan, the Honorary Order of the Presidium of the

Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.

Na'imi, Qodir

Tajik author and journalist Qodir Na'imi was born into a religious

family in Khujand on May 5, 1914. From 1929 to 1931, he voluntarily

joined the Red Army. He joined the CPSU in 1947.

Na'imi graduated from the Department of Journalism of Moscow

University in 1931. Between 1941 and 1945, he served as a translator at

the Russian Embassy in Iran. Following that, he worked for Bulsheviki

Tojikiston, Javononi Tojikiston, and Tojikistoni Shavravi. He also

served on the Committee for Radio and Television of Tajikistan. Na'imi

joined the staff of the Tajikistan State University in 1984.

Na'imi's stories were published in Bulsheviki Tojikiston as early as

the 1930s. His works include Man bo Shumoyam, Rohi Durust, Ruzi

Ravshan (I Am With You, the Right Way, a Bright Day, 1957), Solhoi

Sanjish (The Years of Comparison, 1982), and Namoyeshnomai Soli

Hazoru Nuhsadu Shonzdah (The Play for the Year 1916).

Na'imi joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1984. He

was recognized as a Distinguished Contributor to Tajik Culture in the

same year. He was decorated with the medals and honors of the Soviet

Union.