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medic roles that he created. These roles include, Tabib in Hujum (On-

slaught), by Ian; Ferdinand in Makr va Mahabbat (Cunning and Love),
by F. Schiller; Suhrob in Rustam va Suhrob (Rustam and Suhrab), by A.
Pirmuhammadzoda; and others.
Saidov created many young characters in romantic situations. He
also directed. His directorial debut was with Balvo (Riot), by D.
Furmonov and S. Polimonov.
Later on, Saidov achieved great success with his comedic plays. The
spectacles he created include Maisara (Left Wing), by H. Hakimzoda
and Arusi Panj Suma (The Five-"Sum" Bride), by M. Urdubodi.
Saidov became a Distinguished Tajik Artist in 1939. He died in 1945
in Bukhara.
Saidov, Karimboi
Tajik carver and master of musical instruments Karimboi Saidov
was born into a family of carpenters in Khujand in 1880. Before the
1917 Revolution, he was already a master carpenter who could manu-
facture many types of utensils.
Between 1929 and 1942, Saidov was a music teacher at the Lenina-
bad Music School. From 1942 through 1950, he was the Director of the
Metalist Association of Leninabad. At the same time, he familiarized
singers with instruments such as tar, tambourine, rubob, and ghizhzhak
(xylophone). He also made musical instruments for the Comedy Theater
of Leninabad. In fact, Saidov made most of the instruments used by mu-
sicians in Moscow in the ensembles and orchestras for the 10th Anni-
versary of Tajik Industry in 1941. Saidov was a famous maker of musi-
cal instruments not only in Leninabad but also in Tashkent, Samarqand,
Bukhara, and other cities of Central Asia. One of the ghizhzhaks that he
made is kept in the Hermitage in Leningrad. He also made a tambourine
for Muhiddin Aminzoda that is now kept in the Aminzoda Museum in
Leninabad. Jum'aboi Sharifov (1890-1946) and Abduqodir Abduraufov
(born 1900) are among his students. The latter continued the tradition of
his teacher by teaching his art at the Leninabad Schools of Music.
Saidov died in Leninabad in 1965.