P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Akil Akilov
See Oqilov, Oqil.
Akobirov, Jonibek
Tajik author Jonibek Akobirov was born into a family of workers in
the village of Ravshan in the Komsomolabad province in 1952.
Akobirov graduated from Tajikistan State University (Evening
Extension) with a degree in history in 1980. Thereafter, he served as the

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Editor of Irfon Publications (1971-1978), Tajik News, Madaniyati

Tojikiston, and Adabiyot va San'at (1978-1983).
The themes of Akobirov's stories are centered on rural life and life in
the highlands. He is particularly interested in the impact of urban life on
the young Tajiks who leave their villages for the tranquility of the city
only to be faced with urban perplexities.
Akobirov's first collection of stories, Farzand (Offspring), was
published in 1976. His other works include Dunyo ba Umid (The World
[Rests on] Hope, 1978), Khirmani Sitora (The Harvest of Stars, 1985),
Kuhistoni (From the Highlands, 1987), and Dostonhoi Pazmoni (Stories
of Down Times, 1992).
Akobirov joined the Union of Writers of Tajikistan in 1982 and the
Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1984.
Akobirov, Yusufjon
Tajik author Yusufjon Akobirov was born on January 10, 1937, into
a family of physicians in the village of Saktara, in the Ghizhduvon
province of Bukhara.
Akobirov graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology of
Tajikistan State University in 1959 and found temporary employment
with the monthly Sadoi Sharq. From 1960 to 1961, he attended the
Moscow Advanced School for Playwrights and, upon completion of that
course, returned to Dushanbe. He worked with Tojikistoni Shavravi for
a while, and then accepted the directorship of Sadoi Sharq.
Akobirov's first dramatic work was staged in 1958 in Khujand. It
was called Deromi Rudaki (The Rudaki Drama). The themes of
Akobirov's stories, which include Dukhtari ki Justujuash Mikunam (The
Girl I Seek, 1963), Munira (Munira, 1964), Baloghat (Eloquence,
1966), and Osmoni Sof (Clear Sky, 1968) are mainly social, dealing
with the post-war problems of the Republic.
Akobirov's first novel, Zamini Padaron (The Land of Forefathers,
1974) is also socio-politically oriented. Akobirov follows the socialist
realism school in literature. His 1978 novel, Norak (Norak), was
awarded the Rudaki State Prize for Literature in 1980. Akobirov's other
works include Tahavvoli Doston va Munozirah dar borai On (The
Development of the Story Genre and Discussions Related to It, 1969),
Vodii Mahabbat (The Zone of Love, 1980), Qandak Gul Kard (Qandak
Blossomed, 1965), and Shi'r, Ihsos, va Tafakkur (Poetry, Feeling, and
Thought, 1985).

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Akobirov's Baloghat (Eloquence) and Ba'd az on ki Osiyo Boz Mond

(After the Mill Shut Down) have been made into films by TajikFilm and
have been received favorably. His primary novels have been translated
into Russian and have been positively received as well.
Akobirov joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1963.