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He has also studied the works of Avicenna in relation to nature and

the rules governing it. Umarov also tried his hand at writing plays. His
play entitled Ulmas (Ulmas) was staged in the Hamza Theater in Tash-
kent. His other contributions include, Ulughbek (Ulughbek), Odami
Noma'lum (The Unknown Individual), and Dukhtar dar Intikhobi
Shavhar (A Girl in Search of a Husband).
Umarov also wrote poetry. In fact, musicians have picked up some
of his Uzbeki poems. He is the founder of the Committee Dealing With
the Creation of Scientific and Technical Terminology at the Academy
of Sciences of Tajikistan, as well as the founder of the Institute of
Physics and Technology of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. This
institute now carries his name. His contributions include Lenin i razvitie
sovremennoi fiziki (Lenin and The Discovery of Modern Physics,
Dushanbe, 1960).
Umarov was one of the founders of scientific research in Tajikistan
and Uzbekistan. A Distinguished Contributor to Science in Tajikistan,
he was decorated with the Order of Lenin, two Orders of the Red Ban-
ner of Labor, and the Distinguished Medals of the Presidium of both the
Supreme Soviet of Uzbekistan and the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.
Umarov died in Dushanbe on May 6, 1964.
Urmonov, Qurbonali
Tajik author Qurbonali Rajabovich Urmonov, also referred to as
Qurbon Ali, was born into a farming family in the village of Yovon, in
Khujand, on January 5, 1936. He joined the CPSU in 1967.
Urmonov graduated from the Leninabad Pedagogical Institute with a
degree in philology in 1959. He then worked at the Creative Centers
and with various regional newspapers. His first work appeared in 1972.
Urmonov writes about youthful life and love. His main contribution,
Nimaroh (Middle of the Way) was published in Dushanbe in 1986. His
other contributions include Porai Dili Man (A Piece of My Heart,
1976); Tashabbus (Recourse, 1976); Kavkab (Star, 1977); Ashti Kalon
(The Great Asht, 1978); and others.
Urmonov joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1975.
He died in Leninabad on March 22, 1984.

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