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Miroqilov's work has been noticed by the other Central Asian repub-

lics of the former Soviet Union, and has been implemented in the as-
sessment of their industrial accounts.
Miroqilov received the Badge of Honor, the Honorary Order of the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan and other medals.
Miroqilova, Mu'azzama
Tajik pediatrician Mu'azzama Mirsobitovna Miroqilova was born
into a family of workers in Dushanbe on January 9, 1934. She joined
the CPSU in 1980.
Miroqilova graduated from the Ibn Sina State Institute of Medicine
of Tajikistan in 1959. Thereafter, she was a clinical intern from 1959 to
1962, a Lecturer from 1963 to 1983), and Assistant Professor from 1984
to 1985 at the same institute. In 1983, she became the Director of the
Department of Children's Diseases there. She received her doctorate de-
gree in medicine in 1986.
Miroqilova's research deals with creating an appropriate correspon-
dence between children's blood mixture and high altitude conditions.
Her contributions include Kartina krovi v norme i patologii u detei--
zhitelei Pamira (The Role of Blood in Normal Situations and the
Pathology of Children in Pamir Settlements, Dushanbe, 1977).
Miroqilova was a Distinguished Contributor to Health Services in
the Soviet Union.
Mirsaidov, Ulmas
Tajik chemist Ulmas Mirsaidov was born in Uroteppa on November
10, 1945. He joined the CPSU in 1983.
Mirsaidov received his Master's degree in chemistry from the Mos-
cow Chemical-Technological Institute in 1967. From 1970 to 1985, he
was a post-graduate student, a Junior and Senior Scientific Worker, and
the Head of the Scientific Laboratories of Inorganic Hydrates at the
Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. In 1983, he became the Acting Di-
rector of Scientific Affairs of the same institution, as well as the Direc-
tor of the Institute of Chemistry of the Academy. He received his doc-
torate from the Moscow Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry in
1985, and he became a Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sci-
ences of Tajikistan in 1987. He was elected Pr es ide nt of t he Academy of
Sciences of Tajikistan in 1995.

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Mirsaidov's research deals with the chemistry of hydrides. His contri-

butions include Boron Hydrides of Transitive Metals, Dushanbe, 1985);
Physical and Chemical Properties of Simple and Complex Hydrides of I
A and II A Groups’ Elements and Elements of Rare-Earth Metals,
Dushanbe, 1994); Tetra-Hydro-Borates’ Properties of Alkaline Metals,
Dushanbe, 1994); Thermal Treatment and Hydrolic Aid Decomposition
of Caoline from ZYDDY Deposit of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 1995); and
Ecological Problems and Complex Processing of Minerals and
Industrial Waste, Dushanbe, 1999.
Mirsaidov is the Chairman of the Commission of the Republic of
Tajikistan on Co-operation with International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA). He is also the President of the Atomic Energy Agency of the
Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan, Chief Editor of the Academy of
Sciences' Reports, and the Chairman of the Committee of the National
Assembly on Social Problems, Science, Education, Women and Youth
Problems. In 1997, he became a member of the International Academy
of Sciences, Industry, Education and Art (USA).
Mirsaidov is the holder of over 70 patents. He is the recipient of the
Lenin Komsomol Prize of Tajikistan (1980) and the Order of Dusti
(Friendship) of the Republic of Tajikistan (1999).