P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Zikriyoev, Farhod
Tajik linguist Farhod Qobilovich Zikriyoev was born in the village
of Shaidon of Asht on October 10, 1940.
Zikriyoev graduated from the Leninabad Pedagogical Institute in
1961. For many years thereafter, he taught at the same institution. In
1985, he became the Director of the Tajiki Language Division of that
institute. He received his doctorate degree in philology in 1987. Zikri-
yoev's research deals with the complex sentence structure of Tajiki, es-
pecially with regard to literary style.
Zikriyoev's contributions include "Oid ba Vohidhoi Frazologia va
Vazifahoi Sintaksisii Onho" ("Concerning Units of Phraseology and
Their Syntactic Functions," 1976), "Jumlai Payravi Tarzi Amal va
Monandi dar Zaboni Adabii Tojik" ("Subordinate Active and Descrip-
tive Clauses in Literary Tajiki Language," 1976), "Zaboni Adabii Hoz-
iraii Tojik" ("Contemporary Literary Tajiki Language," 1984), "Struk-
turno-semanticheskie
osobennosti
tadzhikskogo partataksisa" ("The

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Structural and Semantic Construction of the Parataxis of Tajiki,

Dushanbe," 1986), and "Grammatikai Zaboni Adabii Hoziraii Tojik"
("The Grammar of Present-day Literary Tajiki Language," 1987).
Zioev, Mirbobo
Tajik
actor
Mirbobo Zioev was born in Samarqand in 1910.
Zioev graduated from Samarqand Pedagogical Institute in 1928. In
1937, he joined the Samarqand Musical and Dramatic Theater Ensem-
ble. The roles that he has performed highlight his ability in creating
comedy. They include Madazim in Du Kommunist  (Two Communists),
by K. Rashin, and Petrov and Cheusov in Balvo (Riot), by D. Furmonov
and Polivonov. Zioev joined the Lahuti State Academy of Dramatic
Arts in 1937, creating such roles as Vali in Orshin-Mololon (Arshin-
Malalan), by Hojibekov, 1938; Bobo in Lola (Laleh), by S. Saidmuro-
dov, 1939; and Bobo in Shurishi Vose' (The Vose' Uprising), by S.
Balasanian, 1939. In 1943, Zioev worked at the Tajik Front Theater,
entertaining the troops. From 1946 to 1972, he performed satirical
pieces at the Tajik State Philharmonic Society. Audiences continue to
remember the many memorable characters that he introduced to the
Tajik stage.
Zioev became a People's Artist of Tajikistan in 1943. He also re-
ceived the Badge of Honor and other medals. He died in Dushanbe on
October 5, 1974.