P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Gulnazar
See Keldiev, Gulnazar.
Gulrukhsor Safi
See Safieva, Gulrukhsor.

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Habib Yusufi
See Yusufov, Habibullo .
Habibov, Abdullo
Tajik politician Abdullo Habibov was born in Kulab on May 1,
1940.
From 1978 to 1981, Habibov studied history at the Academy of
Social Sciences of the Central Committee of the Communist Party. In
1981 and 1982, he was the Secretary of the Communist Party of
Dushanbe. Thereafter, he became the Head of the Political Division of
the Internal Affairs of the Republic. In 1990, he was dismissed from this
office. In April 1992, he became the Head of the Legislative Committee
of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.
Habibulloev, Zuhur
Tajik painter Zuhur Nurjonovich Habibulloev was born in Dushanbe
on January 4, 1932. He joined the CPSU in 1960.
Habibulloev graduated from the Dushanbe Painting School in 1953,
then from the Leninabad Advanced School of Fine Arts in 1959. His
paintings depict life in all its aspects, especially its freedom. He has cre-
ated a series of monuments. For instance, in Sokhtmoni GES-i Norak
(The GES Building at Norak, 1961, he depicts the figures who have
harnessed the restive forces of nature.
Labor has a special place in Habibulloev's works, especially the un-
encumbered labor of villagers as depicted in "Tiramohi Chupononi
Qabodiyon" ("Qabodion Shepherd's Summer," 1975) and "Ma'rakai
Pashmtarosji dar Qabodiyon" ("The Shearing Ceremony in Qabodion,"
1977). The many valleys of Tajikistan provide scenes of natural beauty
in such contributions as "Ramaroni dar Bahoron" ("Moving the Flock in
Spring,"
1964); "Bahor" ("Spring," 1967); and "Nai" ("The Flute,"
1967).
His still-life paintings, such as "Taiori ba Id" ("New Year Prepara-
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master in creating monumental works in cooperation with other paint-

ers, some of which decorate government buildings, train stations, and
the teahouses of the republic.
Habibulloev became a member of the Union of Painters of the Soviet
Union in 1960, was recognized as a Distinguished Contributor to Tajik
Art in 1967, and became a People's Painter of Tajikistan in 1987. He
also received the Honorary Order of the Presidium of the Supreme
Soviet of Tajikistan.