P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Askar Hakim
See Hakimov, Askar.
Asrori, Vohid
Tajik folklorist Vohid Mirashurovich Asrori, also referred to as
Asrorov, was born in Khujand into a worker's family on October 7,
1917. He joined the CPSU in 1949.
Asrori graduated from the Language and Literature division of
Tashkent Pedagogical Institute in 1938. Between 1941 and 1944, he
contributed to the war efforts. After the war he worked for the Ministry
of State Supervision and later for the Pioniri Tojikiston journal. Shortly
thereafter, he moved to Dushanbe and, in 1949. graduated from the
Dushanbe Pedagogical Institute as well. Following that he was
employed by the teacher-training division of the same Institute as an
instructor. After he completed his studies, in 1952, he became one of
the first professors of the State University of Dushanbe Named After
Zhlanov. Subsequently, he became the Director of the Literature and
Folklore division of the Tajikistan State University.
Asrorov's first poems and early writings appear in 1947. His major
works include Salom Maktab (Hello, School, 1951), dedicated to young
readers; Zamzamai Hayot (Life's Murmur, 1964); and Hardoishon
Naghz (Both Are Good, 1962).

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Asrorov's contributions to folklore include Yusuf Vafo (Yusef Vafo,

1957), Khalq Va Adabiyot (People and Literature, 1967), and Adabiyot
Va Folklor (Literature and Folklore, 1968).
Asrorov joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1956,
and the Union of Writers of Tajikistan in 1958.
Asrorov
See Asrori, Vohid.
Asrorov, Shodi
Tajik writer Shodi Asrorov was born in the village of Surkhkast of
Maschoh in 1945.
Asrorov graduated from Tajikistan State University with a degree in
Tajiki language and literature in 1968. He remained at that University
until 1978, when he defended a doctorate dissertation entitled Siyavosh
dar Shohnomai Firdawsi (Siyavosh in Firdowsi's Shahname). Inson az
Nazari Firdowsi (Firdowsi's View of Man) is Asrorov's major
contribution to Firdowsi studies.
Shodi Asrorov died in 1987.