P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Party of Tajikistan.

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Iraj Bashiri

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Usmonov, Ni'matullo

Tajik physician Ni'matullo Usmonov was born in Samarqand on
January 6, 1929.
Usmonov graduated from Samarqand Medical Institute in 1950 and
remained as an intern in the surgery clinic of that institute until 1952. In
1952 and 1953, he taught at the Samarqand School for Surgeon's As-
sistants and Obstetricians. Between 1953 and 1964, he served as intern,
post-graduate student, Lecturer, and Assistant Professor at the Depart-
ment of General Surgery of the Tajikistan State Medical Institute. In
1970, he became the Director of the same institute. He received his
doctorate degree in medicine in 1969, and became a Professor in 1970.
Usmonov's research deals with surgical pathology, and the diseases of
the liver, lungs, and stomach.
Usmonov became a Distinguished Scientific Contributor in 1979.
Usmonov, Ochilboi
Tajik lawyer Ochilboi Usmonov was born into a family of farmers in
the village of Qistakuz, Khujand, on August 31, 1930. He joined the
CPSU in 1954.
Usmonov graduated from Tajikistan State University with a degree
in law in 1955. From 1955 to 1959, he was a Lecturer at the Department
of Theory of History of Government and Law. Between 1960 and 1982,
he was a senior teacher, Assistant Professor, and Dean of Department of
Law. He received his doctorate degree in law in 1977, and became a
professor in 1979. In 1983, he became a teacher in the Department of
Civil Law at Tajikistan State University.
Usmonov's research deals with civil and family law. His contribu-
tions include Dogovor roznichnoi kupli-prodazhi i okhrana prav poku-
patelei (Agreement about Transactions and Safeguarding of the Rights
of the Buyer, Dushanbe, 1962); Muhabbat va Oila: Mas'alahoi Huquqi
(Love and Family: Issues Related to Law, Dushanbe, 1967); Huquqi
Grazhdoniho ba Khona u Joi (Citizen Rights to House and Property,
Dushanbe, 1969); Kodeksi Nav Oid ba Nikoh va Oila (New Law Re-
garding Marriage and Family, Dushanbe, 1972); and others.
Usmonov was decorated with the Red Banner of Courage, and the
100
th
Anniversary of the Birth of Lenin Prize.

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