P rominent t ajik f igures of the

partment of Dermatology of the same institution. He received his doc-
torate in medicine in 1982, and became a professor in 1984.
Zoirov's research deals with the diseases of the skin and of the re-
productive organs. His contributions include Ekzema, neirodermit i pso-
riaz u detei v Tadzhikskom klimato-geograficheskom regione (Chil-
dren's Eczema, Neurodermatitis, and Psoriasis in Various Geographi-
cal and Climate Conditions in Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 1984).
Zoirov was recognized as a Distinguished Contributor to Health
Services of the Soviet Union in 1984.
Zulfiya Atoy
See Atoulloeva, Zulfiya.

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Appendix I
T
HE 
A
CADEMY OF 
S
CIENCES OF 
T
AJIKISTAN
"Like a mirror, our Academy of Sciences reflects our society's level of
intellectual and scientific progress. It is tied to our people's understanding of
civilization and, therefore, will be the touchstone with which the people of the
world will judge us. Let it be a clean mirror; a flawless mirror, reflecting both
our understanding and our contributions."
Imomali Rahmonov
February 29, 1996
The Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan (ASRT) plays a pivotal
role in the gathering, analysis, and dissemination of knowledge pertaining to
Tajikistan's foreign affairs, national interests, and the well-being of its nationals.
Nowhere is this statement better documented than in the following survey of the
activities of this crucial contributor to Tajikistan's prosperity, a record of the
activities of those who have carried out research and taught classes, as well as those
who have studied in the Academy's various departments, institutes, and affiliated
branches in Khujand and Badakhshan. The present study of the lives of teachers,
physicians, mathematicians, actors, directors, musicians, authors, poets, and many
other professionals in the republic would be incomplete without casting a critical
look at the working of the institution that underlies their inroads into uncharted
domains of the sciences and the arts. The Academy of Sciences, of course, is not the
sole contributor. There are many colleges and universities in Dushanbe, Khujand,
Kulab, and other cities that contribute to Tajikistan's fine cadre of scholars; in the
final analysis, however, the Academy of Sciences remains the most major
contributor.
The history of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan dates to 1951, when the
Tajik Research Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union--itself
based on the 1933 Tajik Research Station--was recognized as an independent
academic organization. Today, the Academy consists of three main divisions, each
of which is subdivided into a number of institutes. The three main divisions are: The
Division of Physics-Mathematics, Chemistry, and Geological Sciences; the Division
of Biological and Medical Sciences; and the Division of Social Sciences. In
addition, there are two affiliated centers in Khujand and Khorugh. As of 1998, the
Academy has 3000 members, including 880 scientific workers, 112 doctors, and
408 candidates of science. The Academy staff consists of 87 Academicians, 74
Corresponding Members, and 10 Honorary International Members.
The President of the Academy at the present is Ulmas Mirsaidov, Professor of
Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry. He was elected to the position in June 1995. His
predecessors are the founder of the Academy, Sadriddin Saidmurodovich Aini

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