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Nabieva received the Order of the Presidium of the Academy of

Sciences of Tajikistan, the Honorary Order of the Presidium of the
Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.
Na'imi, Qodir
Tajik author and journalist Qodir Na'imi was born into a religious
family in Khujand on May 5, 1914. From 1929 to 1931, he voluntarily
joined the Red Army. He joined the CPSU in 1947.
Na'imi graduated from the Department of Journalism of Moscow
University in 1931. Between 1941 and 1945, he served as a translator at
the Russian Embassy in Iran. Following that, he worked for Bulsheviki
Tojikiston, Javononi Tojikiston, and Tojikistoni Shavravi. He also
served on the Committee for Radio and Television of Tajikistan. Na'imi
joined the staff of the Tajikistan State University in 1984.
Na'imi's stories were published in Bulsheviki Tojikiston as early as
the 1930s. His works include Man bo Shumoyam, Rohi Durust, Ruzi
Ravshan (I Am With You, the Right Way, a Bright Day, 1957), Solhoi
Sanjish (The Years of Comparison, 1982), and Namoyeshnomai Soli
Hazoru Nuhsadu Shonzdah (The Play for the Year 1916).
Na'imi joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1984. He
was recognized as a Distinguished Contributor to Tajik Culture in the
same year. He was decorated with the medals and honors of the Soviet
Union.
Naimov, Mirzoodil
Tajik historian Mirzoodil Naimov was born in the village of Rarz in
the Aini district of Sughd on January 14, 1930. He received his early
education at the Aini District School No. 7, and his higher education at
the Panjakent Pedagogical Institute (1945-1947). He joined the CPSU in
1952.
Between 1955 and 1959, Naimov studied at the Tashkent Institute of
Politics majoring in history. From 1972 to 1988, he was the Director of
the Publications Department of Irfon Publishers. Thereafter, until 1997,
he was a Senior Member of the Institute of History, Archaeology, and
Ethnography of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. In 1997, he
became a Professor of History at the Tajikistan Russian Slavic
University.

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