P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Qahhorov, Abdurauf
Tajik surgeon Abdurauf Nosirovich Qahhorov was born in Khujand
on September 22, 1933. He joined the CPSU in 1982.
Qahhorov graduated from the Tajikistan State Medical Institute in
1958. Thereafter, he worked at the Anatomy Department of the same
institute as a Lecturer. Qahhorov received his doctorate degree in medi-
cine in 1977 and became a professor in 1980. From 1977 to 1981, he
was Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Department of General Surgery in
the Tajikistan State Medical Institute.
Qahhorov's research deals with hemorrhoids, as well as with the dis-
eases of the internal organs including the stomach and liver.
He became a Distinguished Scientist of Health at the Union Level in
1980.
Qalandarova, Malika
Tajik dancer Malika Qalandarova, also referred to as Qalontarova,
was born into a family of workers in Dushanbeon on September 2,
1950. She came to the Lola Dance Ensemble from the "Worker Re-
sources" in 1965 and was trained by Gh. Valamatzoda.
Qalandarova's movements are measured and completely in sync with
the music. She performs each dance with a special zeal. Her repertoire
includes Tajik dances including, "Dukhtari Khandon" ("Smiling Girl"),
"Shodiona" ("Merry Making"), "Guli Bakht" ("Flower of Fortune"),
"Dukhtari Kuhsor" ("Highland Girl"), as well as an extensive repertoire
of Russian, Afghani, Japanese, Turkish, Khwarazmian, Indian, and
Spanish dances.
Qalandarova became a People's Artist of the Soviet Union in 1984.
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Qamardinov, Khushqadam
Tajik infectionist Khushqadam Qurbonovich Qamardinov was born
into a farming family in the district of Ishkashim in Badakhshan on May
26, 1933.
Qamardinov graduated from the Tajikistan State Medical Institute in
1958. He was the Chief Medical Doctor of the Ishkashim district from
1958 to 1960. Between 1964 and 1978, he was a Lecturer there. In
1980, he became an Assistant Professor, and later Director, of the Hos-
pital dealing with infectious diseases at the Republic level. He received
his doctorate in medicine in 1985, and became a professor in 1986.
Qamardinov's research deals with parasitology and the spread of dis-
eases of the liver. His contributions include Klinika, diagnostika, leche-
nie i profilaktika fastsiolioza u detei (Care, Diagnosis, and Treatment of
Children's Fastsiolioz [a type of liver fluke], Dushanbe, 1977) and
Fastsiolioz cheloveka (Adult Fastsiolioz, Moscow, 1985).
Qamardinov became a Distinguished Scientific Contributor to
Health in the Soviet Union in 1968. He is a recipient of the Veteran of
Labor Award.