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government sector and served at the Ministry of Agriculture of the

Republic. His duties in the Party began in 1961 as Acting Director of
the Division and then as the Director of the Central Committee of the
Communist Party of Tajikistan. From 1971 until 1973, he was the
Minister of Agriculture. Between 1973 and 1982, he was the Head of
the Cabinet of Ministers of Tajikistan.
Nabiev became the First Secretary of the Communist party of
Tajikistan in 1982. He was removed from the office of the First
Secretary in 1986 to serve as the Chairman of the newly formed Central
Council for Environmental Protection. In 1991, he was appointed
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet and, soon after, was elected the
President of the Republic.
Under Nabiev, Tajikistan became involved in a civil war. As a result,
he was forced to resign in September 1992. He resigned officially in the
16
th
parliament in Khujand, and soon after, retired from politics.
Many articles by him and also about him have appeared in the
newspapers and journals of the Republic.
He was recognized with three Orders of the Red Banner of Labor
and other medals.
Nabiev died in March, 1993, in Khujand.
Nabieva, Rohat
Tajik historian Rohat Abduvahobona Nabieva was born into a family
of workers in Khujand (present-day Sughd), on November 6, 1936.
Nabieva graduated from the Department of History and Philology of
Tajikistan State University with a degree in history in 1959. Between
1959 and 1975, she served as a post-graduate student, a teacher, and an
Assistant Professor of history at the Department of Soviet History of
Tajikistan State University. She received her doctorate degree in 1975.
After 1975, she became the Head of the Department of Tajik History at
Tajikistan State University.
Nabieva's research is centered on the role of Tajik women in Soviet
society, their contribution to the labor force, and to the promotion of
agriculture and industry. Her contributions include Zanoni Tojikistoni
Soveti (Women of Soviet Tajikistan, 1967), Vatandustii Javononi
Tojikiston (The Patriotism of the Tajik Youth, 1969), Zanoni Tojikiston
(Women of Tajikistan, 1992), and Sahmi Zan dar Jomi'a (The Share of
Women in Society, 1999).

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