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Ibod Zarif
See Ibodov, Zarif.
Ibodov, Zarif
Tajik poet Zarif Ibodov, also referred to as Ibod Zarif, was born into
a farming family in the village of Dara in Sovet (Kulab) on September
10, 1936.
After graduating from the Dushanbe Pedagogical Institute in 1963,
Ibodov joined the staff of the journal Maktabi Sovieti until 1969. Then,
until 1980, he taught middle school and directed the Scientific Affairs
of the Inter-District Institute for the Teachers of Qurghonteppa. In 1980,
he became the director of the literary and creative activities of the musi-
cal/comedy theater of Qurghonteppa.
Ibodov's compositions date to his school days. His first poems were
published in the 1960s. His collections of poetry include Navoi Zindagi
(The Song of Life, 1978), Davlati Bidor (The Watchful State, 1983), and
Buzurgii Inson (The Greatness of Man, 1986).
The theme of his poetry is love of country. He expresses this love in
the context of the rich and beautiful Vakhsh Valley countryside and its
working people. Ibodov has also published several plays, including the
1982 Nabirahoi Boghbon (The Gardner's Grandchildren) and the 1983
Hamqadamho (The Fellow Travelers). His 1981 Olufta (The Tough
Guy) and Norizogii Bobo (Grandfather's Dissatisfaction) brought him,
in 1982, Tajikistan's Ministry of Culture Prize. He has translated the po-
etry of Russian and Soviet poets into Tajiki.
Ibodov joined the Union of the Writers of the Soviet Union in 1983.
Ibrohimova, Mu'tabar
Tajik actor Mu'tabar Ibrohimova was born on January 3, 1930, in
Konibodom.
In 1945, Ibrohimova entered the Leninabad Institute of Music while
working at the Leninabad Youth Theater. In 1947, she worked at the
Pushkin Comedy Musical Theater of the Republic. The first role she
performed was Asalkhon in K. Yashin and M. Muhammadov's 1949
Gulsara (Gulsara). Thereafter, she played most of the main roles in

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