P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Sattorzoda, Abdulnabi

Tajik intellectual Abdulnabi Sattorzoda was born in the Penjakent

district of Khujand province on February 27, 1941.

Sattorzoda graduated from Tajikistan State University with a degree

in Tajiki language and literature in 1963. Later on, he taught at Kabul

and Dushanbe Universities. He defended his thesis in 1972, and his

post-doctorate degree in 1985. In 1986, he became a professor. For a

while he was supervisor of the Literary Criticism Division of Sadoi

Sharq.

Sattorzoda's articles about contemporary and traditional Tajik lit-

erature have been published in both Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

His contributions include "Afkori Adabi va Ziboi Shinosi Abdur-

rahmon Jomi" ("Abdurrahmon Jami's Thoughts on Literature and Aes-

thetics," 1975); "Nuqtai Paivand" ("Point of Connection," Dushanbe,

1982); "Tarikhchai Nazariyoti Adabii Forsii Tojiki" ("A Brief History

of Literary Views on Farsi-Tajiki Literatures," 1972, 2001); and "Arastu

va Nazariyyoti Adabii Forsi Tojiki" ("Aristotle and Literary Views on

Farsi and Tajiki," 1984, 2002).

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Sattorzoda has traveled to Afghanistan, Iran, the United States,

Japan, Pakistan, and Austria. He is the recipient of the Order of Sharaf.