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among people, and internationalism are among the virtues that he pro-

motes. Sharifov's contributions include, Rostqavli--Sifati Judonasha-
vandai Odami Soveti (Keeping Promises--An Unseparable Virtue of the
Soviet Man, Dushanbe, 1965); Gumonizm va Shakhs (Humanism and
the Individual, Dushanbe, 1967); Predposilki preobrazovania
obshchestvennikh otnoshenii v Tadzhikistane na puti nekapitalis-
ticheskogo razvitia (Changes in the Socio-political Relations of Tajiki-
stan on the Path to a Noncapitalist Development, Dushanbe, 1973);
Tashakkuli Akhloqi Komunisti (The Formation of Communist Ethics,
Dushanbe, 1975); and Tabdili Munosibathoi Ideologi dar Tojikiston
(Transformation of Ideological Relations in Tajikistan, 1986).
Sharifov was the recipient of a number of medals.
Sharifov, Khudoi
Tajik literary critic Khudoi Sharifov was born into a farming family
in the village of Chorf of Qala'-i Khum, Badakhshan, on June 25, 1937.
Sharifov graduated from the Faculty of Philology of Tajikistan State
University in 1961. He worked at the same faculty, and became an As-
sistant Professor in 1973. Thereafter, he has served in various adminis-
trative positions, including department head and dean. He received his
doctorate degree in philology in 1988. In 1994, he was appointed Di-
rector of the Department of the History of Tajik Literature.
Sharifov's research deals with the problems of classical Tajik litera-
ture, including the formation of theoretical and literary thought during
the 10
th
and 11
th
centuries. He is also interested in the theory of poetry,
style, and the genesis of Tajik prose. He has made contributions to the
field of Avicenna Studies. His contributions in this regard include Abu
Ali Sina: Avji Zuhal (Avicenna: the Zenith of Saturn, Dushanbe, 1980),
and Maqomi Ibn Sina dar Ta'rikhi Shi'r u Adabi Tojik (Avicenna's Po-
sition in Tajik Poetry and Culture, Dushanbe, 1985).
Sharifov also dealt with the prose and drama of more contemporary
literary figures, like Sadriddin Aini, Satim Ulughzoda, Mu'min
Qano'atov, and others. His other contributions include Sho'ir va Shi'r
(Poet and Poetry, Dushanbe, 1998); Sho'ironi Ahdi Somonion (Poets of
the Samanid Era, Dushanbe, 1999); Ozurdagon va Umidvoron (The
Vexed and the Hopeful, Dushanbe, 2001); and Baloqat va Sukhanvari
(Eloquence and Oratory, Dushanbe, 2002).

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Sharifov joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1979.

He was recognized as a Distinguished Contributor to Science and Tech-
nology in Tajikistan in 1989.