P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Bobozoda, Sajo'atullo
Tajik poet Sajo'atullo Sa'dulloevich Bobozoda was born in Hissar in
1961.
Bobozoda graduated from Tajikistan State University with a degree
in physics in 1983, and proceeded to teach in high schools. No one,
other than his wife and Ziyo Abdullo, was aware of his talent as a poet.
He was a disciple of the poetic school of Bozor Sobir. Many of

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Bobozoda's poems, which are centered on social issues, were published

after his death and were received with great enthusiasm. A collection,
entitled Kafani Koghazin (Paper Shroud), containing 119 complete and
10 incomplete poems, was published in 1992. A number of articles
attributed to him have appeared in Kaihoni Havoi and Qandi Porsi.
Bobozoda died in Hissar in 1990.
Boimatov, Kamoliddin
Tajik mathematician Kamoliddin Hamroevich Boimatov was born in
the village of Dombra in Vose' on June 24, 1950. He joined the CPSU
in 1981.
Boimatov graduated from the Department of Mechanics and Mathe-
matics of Moscow State University in 1971. Thereafter, he worked for a
while at the Mathematics Division of the Institute of Mathematics of the
Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan. From 1971 to 1974, he was a post-
graduate student at Moscow University. In 1974, he worked at both the
Institute of Mathematics and the Accounting Division of the Academy
of Sciences of Tajikistan. From 1981 to 1986, he was the Acting
Director of the Academy; thereafter, he was the Division Director. He
received his doctorate degree in mathematics in 1982.
Boimatov's research deals with functions resolution and differential
equations. He prepared the principles for the new operational specter
theories with very important results.
Boimatov received the Lenin Komsomol Prize in 1976.
Boqi, Mirzoamon
Tajik poet and journalist Mirzoamon Boqi was born in the village of
Irazbolo of Maschoh in the Zarafshan province in 1945.
He graduated from Tajikistan State University in 1971 and worked
until 1973 in the literary department of Sado va Simoi Tojikiston. In
1974, he was employed by the Omuzgor weekly journal. His work is
heavily influenced by Iranian intellectuals. The themes of his stories in-
clude the fate of humanity, the secrets of the universe, and philosophies
dealing with the issues of life and death. His contributions include
Hamosai Modar va Kudak (Epic of Mother and Child, 1980) and
Tarjimai Andarzhoi Tolstoi (Translation of Tolstoy's Advice, 1990).

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