P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Iraj Bashiri

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Karimov, Khurshed

Tajik physiologist and biochemist Khurshed Karimov was born into
a worker 's family in Samarqand on December 10, 1935. He joined the
CPSU in 1966.
Karimov graduated from Moscow State University in 1958. In 1961,
he became a Scientific Worker, working at the physiological and bio-
logical laboratories of the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. There-
after, he served in various positions at the same institute. He received
his doctorate degree in biology in 1974.
Karimov's main area of emphasis is plant growth in high altitude
conditions. He is the author of a number of works dealing with the biol-
ogy of plants. His contributions include O zimnei vegetatsii i letnem
pokoe rastenii Tadzhikistana (About the Winter Growth and Summer
Dormancy of Tajik Plants, Dushanbe, 1964).
Karimov received the Red Banner of Courage, the 100
th
Anniversary
of the Birth of Lenin Prize, and the Honorary Order of the Presidium of
the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan.
Karimov, Saidmamad
Tajik physicist and chemist Saidmamad Nosirovich Karimov was
born in Uroteppa on May 20, 1936. He joined the CPSU in 1966.
Karimov
graduated
from
Tajikistan
State
University in 1959. From
1965 to 1972, he was the Head of the Department of Physics of Solids
of Tajikistan State University. From 1968 to 1986, he was the Dean of
Physics there. He received his doctorate degree in chemistry in 1984. In
1986, he became the Rector of the State Pedagogical Institute of Leni-
nabad.
Karimov's research deals with the physics and mechanics of the
polymers. The problems of foreseeing the strength of products, espe-
cially those produced from cotton, silk, and wool, forms a major part of
his research. The other part deals with achieving optimal use and the
best quality out of materials for a given geographical region.
Karimov, Temur
Tajik historian and pedagogue Temur Rustamovich Karimov was
born into a worker's family in the village of Qizilqishloq in Khujand on
February 5, 1928. He joined the CPSU in 1947.

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