P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Prominent Tajik Figures of the Twentieth Century

261
He continued in this position until 1999, when he decided to return to

his study of aesthetics, and to teaching.
Rahimov's contributions include seven documentary films and a long
list of publications on the theater and cinema of Tajikistan. His publica-
tions include Maqomi Inson dar Avesto (Man's Status in the Avesta,
Paris, 1997); Sukuti Guyo (Eloquent Silence, Dushanbe, 2001); Murad
Kambaghali (Death to Poverty, Dushanbe, 2001); and Sinamoi Tojik
Solhoi 1986-1988 (Tajik Cinema During 1986-1988, Dushanbe, 2001).
Rahimov has received the Union of Cinematographers Prize in 1984.
Rahimov has traveled to Syria, France, Afghanistan, Iran, and Russia.
Rahimov, Sattor
Tajik surgeon Sattor Imomqulovich Rahimov was born in Bukhara
on August 14, 1922.
Rahimov graduated from Bukhara's Assistant Surgeon School in
1939 and worked as an Assistant Surgeon for a year. From 1940 to
1946, he fought at the war front. After the war, he worked as an intern
at a surgical clinic until 1951. From 1954 to 1956, he was an Intern at
the Department of Topographic Anatomy and Practical Surgery. From
1956 to 1972, he was an Assistant, Assistant Professor, and Director of
the Department of General Surgery in the Pediatrics Division of Tajiki-
stan State Medical Institute. He became a doctor of medicine in 1971,
and a professor in the same year.
Rahimov's research deals with stroke and with the increase in blood
at high elevations. His contributions include Narushenia funktsii
pecheni pri khirurgicheskikh zabolevaniyakh (Liver Malfunction During
Surgery, Dushanbe, 1966).
Rahimov was decorated with medals. He died in Dushanbe on
August 15, 1972.
Rahimov, Sayf
Tajik cinematographer and author Sayf Rahimov, also referred to as
Sayf Rahim, was born into a farming family in the village of Dektur in
the Khavaling district of Kulab on November 20, 1953. After complet-
ing Middle School, he joined the Kulab Music and Drama Theater as an
actor. In 1974, he became a porter for the Krupskaia Sash Factory in
Dushanbe.

---