P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Kamol Aini
See Aini, Kamol.
Kamol Nasrullo
See Nasrulloev, Kamoljon.
Kamolov, A'zam
Tajik musician, director, and composer A'zam Kamolov was born in
Samarqand in 1912. His first teacher was the famous Tajik dutor player,
Muhiddin Mavlonov. Kamolov's career began in 1927 as a member of
the havaskoron amateur group.

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From 1929 to 1930, he played in many concerts. From 1930 to 1932

he was the Director of the Samarqand Regional Theater. From 1932 to
1936, he was the Director of the Jewish Theater of Samarqand, and be-
tween 1935 and 1938, he was the Director of the Lahuti Theater. From
1938 to 1942, he was the Director of the Local Instruments Ensemble of
the Tajik Philharmonic Society. From 1941 to 1950, he was the Director
of the Aini State Theater for Opera and Ballet. In 1941, he participated
in the Decade of Tajik Literature in Moscow and directed Kovai
Ohingar (Kaveh the Blacksmith) and Shurishi Vose' (The Vose' Upris-
ing), by S. A. Balasanian; as well as Du Gul (Two Flowers), by A. S.
Lenskii; Lola ( Tulip), by S. Saidmurodov; and Guli Surkh (Red Rose),
by R. Glier.
Kamolov, who participated in many local concerts, was an accom-
plished nai (flute) player. Qarotegin (Qarotegin) and Pakhtachin
Dukhtar (The Cotton-Picking Girl) are examples of his work in this re-
gard.
Kamolov became a People's Artist of Tajikistan in 1941 and was
decorated with the Order of Lenin and the Red Banner of Labor. He
died in Dushanbe on October 14, 1971.
Karamkhudoev, Bakhtuljamol
Tajik actor and director Bakhtuljamol Karamkhudoev was born into
a farmer's family in Khorugh, Badakhshan, on February 12, 1919.
Karamkhudoev received his early education in Khorugh, and from an
early age, performed as part of the havaskoron amateur group. He
joined the CPSU in 1958.
In 1940, he joined the Dance and Music Ensemble of Khorugh. He
also participated in the First Decade of Tajik Art in Moscow in April,
1941. During the same year, he began working at the Music Theater of
Khorugh. Within a short time, he was recognized as a skillful dancer, as
well as an accomplished actor. The roles that he created include
Sganarel' in Tabibi Zuraki (Forced Doctor), by Zh. Moller, 1941; Mul-
loruzi in Nairangi Maisara (The Left-Field Trick), by H. Hakimzoda,
1943; Shmaga in Gunahkoroni Bigunoh (Guiltless Sinners), by A.
Ostrovskii, 1946; Khushvaqt in Toshbek va Gulqurbon (Toshbek and
Gulqurbon), by M. Mirshakar, 1947; and others. From 1963 to 1974, he
was the Chief Director of the Rudaki Theater of Khorugh, where he

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