P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Rahim Hoshim
See Hoshimov, Rahim.
Rahim Jalil
See Jalilov, Rahim.
Rahimboev, Abdullo
Tajik politician Abdullo Rahimboev was born to a family of mer-
chants in Khujand on June 14, 1896. He was one of the major founders
of Soviet rule in Central Asia. He received his early education first in
the traditional schools, then in the new-method schools (1908-1917).

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Rahimboev graduated from the Tashkent Seminary in 1917, became

a teacher in Khujand, and began his political activities among the Mus-
lim workers of Khujand. In 1919 and 1920, he was the Secretary of the
Communist Party of Khujand and Head of the Communist Party of
Samarqand. Between 1920 and 1923, he was Secretary of the Central
Committee of the Communist Party of Turkistan and was also a mem-
ber of the People's Committee dealing with the affairs of the peoples of
Russia. From 1923 to 1924, he was the First Secretary of the Commu-
nist Party of Bukhara and Second Secretary of the Central Committee of
the Communist Party of Turkistan. From 1925 to 1927, he studied
Marxism in Communist Courses at the Academy of Sciences of the
USSR. Between 1928 and 1933, he was Head of the State Publications
of the Peoples of the Soviet Union and the Head of the Committee
dealing with the Minorities in the Soviet Union. From 1933 to 37, he
was Head of the Soviet of the People's Commissariat. Rahimboev was a
victim of Stalin's purges, and died in Khujand on May 7,
1938. He was
decorated with the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Star.
Rahimi, Muhammadjon
Tajik poet Muhammadjon Vahhobovich Rahimi, also referred to as
Bukhari, was born on May 3, 1901, into a family of goldsmiths in
Bukhara. He received his early education in the traditional schools of
Bukhara. He served the government of Tajikistan in various capacities,
including the Directorship of the Literature Foundation. He joined the
CPSU in 1943.
Rahimi early works depicted the atrocities of the Manghit Amirs of
Bukhara. His first poems were published between 1924 and 1928 in the
newspapers of both Samarqand and Dushanbe. His first collection of
lyrical poetry was published in 1940. His main contributions include
"Chishmai Nur" ("The Fountain of Light"), "Kishvari Zarrin" ("The
Golden Land"), "Haikali az Nur" ("A Statue Made from Light," 1971,
and a body of poetry collected and published between 1978 and 1982
under the title of "Ash'ori Muntakhab" ("Selected Poems").
Rahimi joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1934. He
received two Orders of the Red Banner of Labor, two Badges of Honor,
and the Honorary Order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of
Tajikistan.
Rahimi died in Dushanbe on August 23, 1968.

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