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Prominent Tajik Figures of the Twentieth Century

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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tween 1989 and 1990, he was the Director of the Institute of Specializa-

tion for Teachers. From 1990 to 1991, he was the Vice-Chair of the

Central Committee of the Communist Party of Tajikistan. In 1991 and

1992, he was the Head of the Radio and Television Committee. Since

1993, he has been the Head of the Khujand Division of the Writers

Union of Tajikistan. In 1997, he became the Head of the Unity Move-

ment in Tajikistan.

Sayfulloev's articles appeared first in the local Khujand journals, but

were soon picked up by the national journals. Later on, in addition to

researching the works of Sadriddin Aini, Tursunzoda, Rahim Jalil,

Shukuhi, and Suhaili, he studied the works of the more recent con-

tributors to Tajik literature. His forté, however, his assessment of the

relationship between Tajik literature and the literatures of the other re-

publics of the Soviet Union, especially Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Kazakh-

stan, and Armenia.

Sayfulloev's major works include "Romoni Aini: Dokhunda"

("Aini's Novel: Dokhuda," 1966); "Dustii Khalqho, Dustii Adabi-

yyotho" ("Friendship Among People, Friendship Among Literatures,"

1975); "Afkori Adabii Lenin va Adabiyoti Tojik" ("Lenin's Literary

Thoughts and Tajik Literature," 1976); "Maktabi Aini" ("The Aini

School," 1978); and "Mirzo Tursunzoda" ("Mirza Tursunzoda," 1983).

His other contributions include "Sadriddin Aini Qahramoni Tojikiston"

("Sadriddin Aini the Hero of Tajikistan"), "Shabi Bikhobi" ("A Sleep-

less Night"), and "Zurtar az Taqdir" ("More Forceful than Fate").

Sayfulloev joined the Union of Writers of Tajikistan in 1963. He re-

ceived the Red Banner of Courage, the 100

th

 Anniversary of the Birth of

Lenin Prize, and the Honorary Order of the Presidium of the Supreme

Soviet of Tajikistan.