P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Prominent Tajik Figures of the Twentieth Century

315
Dushanbe in 1948 as a teacher of language and literature at the Peda-

gogical School. Thereafter, she worked at various levels of management
at the state publications.
Sulaymonova's forté is children's literature. Indeed, she is the fore-
most Tajik poet in the genre. Her contributions include "Imruz Id"
("Today Is the New Year," 1957); "Du Bikh Olu" ("Two Cherry Trees,"
1962); "Nargess" ("Primrose," 1966); "Sibi Khubon" ("The Apple of the
Fair," 1974); "Shaddai Marjon" ("A String of Corals," 1975); and
"Ayyomi Guli Lolah" ("The Days of the Tulip Flowers," 1982).
Sulaymonova joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in
1957. She is a recipient of the Honorary Order of the Presidium of the
Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan, and a number of medals.
Sultonov, Sobir
Tajik poet Sobir Sultonov, also referred to as Sobir Sulton, was born
into a farming family in the village of Shavkat Poyon in the Falghar
district of Zarafshan province on May 9, 1934. He received his early
education in his native town and in Samarqand.
Sultonov graduated from the Dushanbe Pedagogical Institute in
1958. Between 1958 and 1962, he worked at Javononi Tojikiston. In
1965, he joined Radio and Television of Tajikistan as an art and music
specialist, a position that he holds to this day.
Sultonov began his career as a poet with a poem that he published in
Javononi Tojikiston in 1956. Thereafter, many of his poems were
quickly picked up not only by other newspapers and journals, but also
by singers and music composers. His contributions include "Subhi
Umid" ("Morning of Hope," 1973), "Chupondara" ("Shepherd's Val-
ley," 1978), "Taronai Dil" ("A Song from the Heart," 1983), "Oshioni
Mihr"(Love Nest," 1986), "Kui Murod" ("Alley of Desire," 1993), and
"Paiyomi Khurshed" ("The Message of the Sun, 2001).
Sultonov joined the Union of Writers of the Soviet Union in 1984.