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Niyozmatov, Nurmamat

Tajik poet Nurmamat Niyozmatov, also referred to as Niyozi
Nurmuhammad, was born into a family of workers in the village of
Rumon in Khujand on January 3, 1947. He joined the CPSU in 1980.
Niyozmatov graduated from Tajikistan State University in 1969,
then worked for Pioniri Tojikiston, Mash'al, and Adabiyyot va San'at.
He also served as a teacher in Khujand and worked for Sado va Simoi
Khujand. Nioyzi's poetry stresses the themes of patriotism, the evils of
war, and the union of generations. His first piece was published in
Haqiqati Leninobod in 1960. His contributions include "Niholi Navbar"
("Promising Sapling," 1980), "Sangi Sabz" ("Green Stone," 1983), "Bui
Bihi" ("The Smell of Quince," 1986), and "Otashsang" ("Flint," 1990).
Niyozmatov joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in
1980.
Niyozmuhammadov, Bobojon
Tajik linguist Bobojon Niyozovich Niyozmuhammadov was born
into a family of shoemakers in the village of Firuzabad in Konibodom
on May 5, 1906. He joined the CPSU in 1931.
Niyozmuhammadov graduated from the Tashkent Pedagogical
Institute in 1929. From then until 1932, he taught school in Konibodom.
In 1938, he completed his post-graduate work, and until 1941, served as
the Head of the History and Linguistics Department (Tajikistan
Division) of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union. He received
his doctorate degree in philology in 1948, became a professor in 1952,
and a Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of Tajik in
1951. From 1941 to 1944, he was the Director of the Institute of History
and Linguistics of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union.
Between 1958 and 1976, he was the Director of the Rudaki Institute of
Languages and Literature of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. He
retired in 1976.
Niyozmuhammadov's contributions include Shivai Tojikoni Shahrtuz
(The Dialect of the Tajiks of Shahrtuz, 1960), Shivai Tojikoni
Konibodom (The Dialect of the Tajiks of Konibodom, 1961), and
Sintaksisi Jumlahoi Soda dar Zaboni Adabii Tojik (The Syntax of the
Simple Sentence in Tajiki, 1960). In addition, Niyozmuhammadov has
studied the syntactic variations in the works of major Tajik authors like

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Tursunzoda, and others.
Niyozmuhammadov joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union
in 1980 and became a People's Distinguished Scientist of Tajikistan in
1964. He received three Badges of Honor.
Niyozmuhammadov died in Dushanbe on October 25, 1979.
Niyozova, Sofia
Tajik physician Sofia Niyozova was born into a family of workers in
Samarqand on December 24, 1919. She joined the CPSU in 1948.
Niyozova graduated from the Samarqand Institute of Medicine in
1941. In 1942, she became the Health Inspector for Tajikistan. During
the War, she served as a doctor until 1946, when she returned to
Tajikistan. From 1953 to 1976, she was a Lecturer at the Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Tajikistan State Medical Institute. She
became a Doctor of Medicine in 1956, an Associate Professor in 1961.
In 1976, she went into retirement.
Niyozova was recognized as a Distinguished Tajik physician in
1956. She was also a distinguished Tajik teacher in 1969 and a
distinguished doctor at the Union level in 1970. She received the Red
Banner of Labor, and the Honorary Order of the Presidium of the
Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.