P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Narzulloev, Bahrullo
Tajik physicist Bahrullo Narzulloevich Narzulloev was born on May
2, 1927, in Samarqand. He joined the CPSU in 1958.
Narzulloev graduated from the Samarqand State University in 1948.
In 1954 and 1955, he was a Senior Scientific Worker in the Earthquake
and Seismology Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. In
1955, he became the Director of Experimental Physics. Between 1956
and 1958, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics.
In 1968, he became the Prorector of Scientific Affairs. He received his
doctorate degree in physics in 1969 and became a professor in 1970.
From 1978 to 1982, he was the Director of the Department of Hard
Substances at Tajikistan State University.
Narzulloev's research dealt with the solidification of matter. In this
respect, he studied the impact of the outside world, be it chemical or
physical, on matter.

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In 1977, he became a Distinguished Contributor to Tajik Science,

and Education.
Narzulloev died in Dushanbe on June 17, 1982.
Nasriddinov, Husayn
Tajik composer Husayn Nasriddinov was born into a family of
musicians in Hissar on December 10, 1929. He received his education
in music from his father, Nasriddin Ghafurov (a famous singer from
Hissar) and his early general education at the Orjonikidzeobod
Pedagogical School (1949-53).
Nasriddinov career was launched when he participated in a general
music competition in Dushanbe in 1952, where he garnered high marks.
He also was a participant at the 40
th
Anniversary of the Republic of
Tajikistan, held at the Kremlin in 1964. Nasriddinov made many trips to
the other Soviet republics with the purpose of promoting Tajik music.
Had he not become a musician, Nasriddinov would have made a
fantastic teacher. He graduated from the Dushanbe Pedagogical Institute
in 1971. His repertoire holds more than 500 songs, mostly classical and
popular songs. He has put the works of some 40 Tajik poets, including
those by Nozim, Shavkat, Saido, and Vasli into music. In addition, he
created musicals from a number of famous Tajik stories including the
Qumrinoma (Book of the Ringdove) of Jalal al-Din Rumi, Nasihatnoma
(Book of Advice) of Nasir Khosrow, and stories from Sa'di's Guliston
(Rose Garden).
Nazriev is a versatile poet and musician. Both the themes of his
songs and the venues in which they are created vary in content and in
genre. He became a People's Singer of Tajikistan in 1963, and received
the Honorary Order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of
Tajikistan.