P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Rajab Amonov
See Amonov, Rajab.
Rajabov, Askarali
Tajik art and culture specialist Askarali Rajabov, also referred to as
Rajabzoda, was born in the village of Khufar in Sariosia (in present-day
Uzbekistan) on June 16, 1944. He received his early education at
Khufar schools.
Rajabov graduated from the Samarqand State University with a de-
gree in Oriental Languages in 1969. From 1969 to 1972, he worked as
the director of the civilization division of Tajik Soviet Encyclopedia.
Then, between 1972 and 1975, he was a post-graduate student in music.
In 1982, he defended his dissertation, entitled Az Ta'rikhi Inkishofi Mu-
siqii Tojik dar Sadahoi 7-12 Milodi (Development of Tajik Music from
the 7
th
 to the 12
th
 Centuries). In 1994, he successfully defended his post-
doctorate dissertation, entitled Sunnathoi Ta'rikhii Musiqii Tojik dar

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Sadahoi 12-17 Milodi (Historical Traditions of Tajik Music from the

12
th
 to the 17
th
 Centuries).
Rajabov's career began in 1975. He has served as Junior, then Senior
Scientific Worker, then Chief Scientific Worker of the Institute of His-
tory and Archaeology and Ethnography. In 1998, he became the Direc-
tor of the History of Art and Civilization Division of the Institute of
History, Archaeology and Ethnography of the Academy of Sciences of
Tajikistan. Since 1990, he also has been the Head of the International
Borbad Foundation. Rajabov's contributions include Tamadduni Musiqii
Tojikon dar Asrhoi 13-14 (The Civilizational Background of Tajik Mu-
sic of the 13
th
 and 14
th
 Centuries, Dushanbe, 1987); Kavkabii Bukhori
va Risolai Musiqii U (Kavkabi Bukhori and His Musical Essay,
Dushanbe, 1988); Zainulobiddin Mahmudi Hussayni va Risolai U
(Zainulobiddin Mahmudi Hussaini and His Essay, Dushanbe, 1988);
Afkori Musiqii Tojik dar Asrhoi 12-15 (Thought about Tajik Music from
the 12
th
 to the 15
th
 Centuries, Dushanbe, 1989); Borbad: Zamon va Sun-
nathoi Tamaddun (Borbad: His Time and Civilizational Traditions,
Dushanbe, 1989); Somonion va Ihyoi Tamadduni Forsi-Tojiki (The
Samanids and the Revival of the Civilization of the Fars-Tajik Peoples,
Dushanbe, 1989); Naqmai Niokon (The Music of the Ancients,
Dushanbe, 1989); Az Sur to Sitoi Sharif Jura (From "sur" to "sitoi" of
Sharif Jura, Dushanbe, 2000); and Az Borbad to Sabo  (From Borbad to
Saba, Dushanbe, 2001).
Rajabov is the recipient of various State prizes of the Republic of
Tajikistan. He has traveled to the Czech Republic, Germany, Sweden,
Iran, England.