P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Iraj Bashiri

140
volumes of Adabiyoti Tojik (Tajik Literature) for high schools and uni-

versities.
Karimzoda, Jamoliddin
Tajik poet Jamoliddin Karimzoda was born into a farming family in
the village of Dashti Raz in Orjonikidzeobod on July 24, 1944.
Karimzoda graduated from Tajikistan State University in 1967.
Thereafter, he worked for the Irfon Publishers and for Radio and Tele-
vision of Tajikistan. In 1979, he became the Chief of the Board of Edi-
tors of the publications of the Ministry of Culture of Tajikistan.
Karimzoda's first collection, Chashmai Khurshed (The Source of the
Sun) was published in 1973. His other contributions include Armughoni
Bahor (The Gift of Spring, 1975), Tashnai Zindagi (Thirsty for Life,
1980), Nakhati Umid (The Fragrance of Hope, 1983), and Fasli
Chaman (The Meadow Season, 1985).
The poetry of Karimzoda deals with patriotism, love for the Party,
peace, the constructive labor of the Soviet people, and the love of the
young people for each other.
Karimzoda joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1975.
Kasymov, Olim
Tajik physician Olim Kasymov was born on January 16, 1947, into
an intellectual family of Dushanbe.
Kasymov graduated from the Avicenna State Medical University of
Tajikistan in 1971. Thereafter, he continued his clinical studies at the
Department of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Dermatology (STI)
of the State Medical University until 1973. From 1976 to 1994, he was a
junior member of the teaching staff at the Department of STI and Der-
matology of the State Medical University. Kasymov received his candi-
date degree from the Moscow Central Institute of Scientific Research in
1983. His thesis was entitled The Efficiency of Step-by-Step (hospi-
tal–sanatorium–clinic) Treatment of Psoriasis. From 1994 to 1996, he
was a Senior Lecturer at that department. In 1996, he received his doc-
torate degree from the St. Petersburg Russian Military-Medical Acad-
emy. His dissertation was entitled Neurodermatitis of Affected Adults at
Different Heights of Tajikistan. Since 1996, he has served as the Head of
the Department of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Dermatology of
the Tajik Institute of Postgraduate Education of Medical Staff

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