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Qosimov died in Dushanbe on July 5, 1971.

Qosimov, Nizom
Tajik poet Nizom Jahongirovich Qosimov, also referred to as Nizom
Qosim, was born into a farming family in Qurghonteppa on September
16, 1958.
Qosimov graduated from Tajikistan State University with a degree in
Tajik language and literature in 1979. Thereafter, he worked at Pioniri
Tojikiston, Javononi Tojikiston, Tojikistoni Shavravi, the weekly Adabi-
yot va San'at, and the monthly Sadoi Sharq. In 1987, he joined the staff
of the Adib State Publications. For several years, he worked in the
Ministry of Education of Tajikistan.
Qosimov's poetic career started when he was a student in 1979. De-
scription of nature, patriotism, and liberty are some of the themes of his
verses. He is one of the successful followers of Bozor Sobir's literary
school. "Khushai Shi'r" ("Bunches of Poetry," 1984), "Khuni Sitora"
("The Blood of the Star," 1987), and a new interpretation of the "Ruboi-
yyoti Umari Khayyam" ("The Quatrains of Omar Khayyam," 1998), are
among his major contributions. Qosimov's Amir Ismoil (Amir Isma'il,
music by Tolib Shahidi) and Rustam va Suhrab (Rustam and Suhrab,
music by Talab Sattor) were recently staged in Dushanbe at the Aini
State Theater for Opera and Ballet.
Qosimov joined the Union of the Writers of the Soviet Union in
1987.
Qosimova, Mukarrama
Tajik linguist Mukarrama Nabievna Qosimova was born into a fam-
ily of workers in Konibodom on January 16, 1933. She joined the CPSU
in 1956.
Qosimova graduated from the Department of History and Philology
of the Tajikistan State University in 1955. From 1959 to 1966, she was
a teacher, senior instructor, Assistant Professor, and Professor at the
same institute. Between 1966 and 1968, and again from 1974 to 1977,
she was the Dean of the Faculty of Philology of Tajikistan State Univer-
sity. She received her doctorate in linguistics in 1981, and became a
professor in 1982. In 1986, she became the Head of the Department of
Tajiki Language at Tajikistan State University.

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Qosimova's research deals with some of the major linguistic prob-

lems of Tajiki. Her monograph entitled Sintaksi Jumlahoi Soddai Asri
Yozdah (The Syntax of Simple Sentences in the Prose Works of the Elev-
enth Century) is regarded to be a major accomplishment. Her other
contributions include Matni Kelasiki (Classical Text), Dushanbe, 1971);
Praktikum az Zaboni Tojiki (Practical Work Based on the Tajiki Lan-
guage, Dushanbe, 1976); Jumlahoi Payravi Sharti dar Zaboni Adabii
Tojik (Conditional Sentences in Literary Tajiki Language, Stalinabad,
1931); and Straktura va Semantikai Jumlahoi Soddai Asri Yozdah (The
Structure and Semantic Aspects of Simple Sentences in the Prose Works
of the Eleventh Century, Dushanbe, 1986).
Qosimova was recognized as a Distinguished Contributor to Educa-
tion in Tajikistan in 1967. She is a recipient of the Red Banner of Cour-
age and the 100
th
Anniversary of the Birth of Lenin Prize.

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