P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Salimi Aioubzod

See Aiyoubov, Salimjon.

Salimsho Halimsho

See Alimshoev, Salimsho.

Salomov, Islom

Tajik actor and director Islom Salomov was born in the village of

Kamodon of Mastchoh on June 10, 1940. He joined the CPSU in 1978.

Between 1954 and 1958, Salomov studied at the Leninabad Music

School. From 1958 to 1960, he was a teacher. From 1960 until 1964, he

studied theater in Tashkent under Kh. M. Kozhevuikov. He was an actor

at the Leninabad Musical and Dramatic Theater between 1964 and

1970.

The roles he created include, Kassio in Otello (Othello), by Shake-

speare; Zarif in Dostoni Hofiz (The Singer's Story), by F.

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Toshmuhammadov; and Commander Qurbonov in Qissai Zainab Bibi

(Zainab Bibi's Story), by S. Saydmurodov.

Salomov traveled to Moscow in 1970 to study under the famed

Soviet Director, E. Simonov. That same year, he became the Chief Di-

rector of the Leninabad Musical and Dramatic Theater. During the

seven years he was director, he created twenty-four spectacles. He was

an innovative director.

The spectacles he created include, Foji'ahoi Khurd (Little Calami-

ties) and Lulion (Gypsies), by A. S. Pushkin; Ashrofparast (Parasite),

by Moliere; Shahlo (Shahla), by A. Shukuhi and H. Askar; Yodi on

Ruzho (Recalling Those Days), by A. Usmonov; and  Bidori (Vigil), by

Rahim Jalil.

Salomov also cooperated with the professional theaters of Koni-

bodom and Nov, and with the People's Theater of Uroteppa. He became

a Distinguished Artist of Tajikistan in 1974.

Samad Ghani

See Ghaniev, Samad.