P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Hayoev, Izatullo
Tajik politician Izatullo Hayoev was born into a farming family in
the village of Khojaishoq in Kulab on June 20, 1936. He joined the
CPSU in 1961.
Hayoev graduated from the Finance and Credit Technical School in
1951, and from the Faculty of Economics of Tajikistan State University
in 1961. From 1954 to 1955, he was a Senior Inspector and the Head of
the Finance Division of the Executive Committee of the Workers'
Union of Navobod of Gharm. From 1955 to 1956, he was an Inspector
of the Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan. In 1961 and 1962, he became
the Head of the Division of Labor and Wages of the Ministry of Agri-
culture. Between 1962 and 1964, he was the Head of the Budgetary
Planning of the Experimental V. I. Lenin Kolkhoz. In 1964 and 1965,
he was Acting Chair of Lenin Kolkhoz in Kumsangir.
In 1965 and 1966, he was the Head of the Production Union of the
Panj district in Kumsangir. From 1966 to 1968, he was Head of the Re-
public's Committee on Land and Water Distribution. He studied at the

---

Iraj Bashiri

102
Moscow Advanced School of the Central Committee of the Communist

Party from 1968 to 1970. From 1970 to 1973, he was the First Secretary
of the Presidium of Qala'-i Khum. Thereafter, until 1978, he was the
Head of the Executive Committee of the Soviet of Badakhshan Depu-
ties. From 1978 to 1983, he was the Minister of Milk and Meat Indus-
tries of the Republic. Between 1983 and 1985, he was the First Party
Committee Secretary of Kulab. In 1986, he became the Head of the
Cabinet of Ministers of Tajikistan and a representative of the Supreme
Soviet of the Soviet Union.
Hayoev received the Red Banner of Labor and other medals.
Himmatzoda, Muhammadsharif
Tajik politician Muhammadsharif Himmatzoda was born on July 6,
1951 to a family of agricultural laborers of Tavildara. His early educa-
tion was in private Islamic schools (clandestine).
Between 1975 and 1979, he worked in the Internal Affairs Depart-
ment of the Kofarnihon district as a staff member. In 1983, he was em-
ployed by the Pilla factory. Between 1983 and 1984, he served as a dis-
patcher for the "Madad" Concern. In 1991, he became a machinist for
the Ministry of Water Works. Between 1991 and 1999, he was the head
of the Islamic Resurgence Party of Tajikistan. In June 1992, he headed a
force in the Tajik civil War that was 8,000-strong. In 1992, after the de-
feat of the Opposition forces, he traveled abroad. In 1993, he became
the Deputy Chairman for the Movement for Islamic Revival in Tajiki-
stan. In 1997, he was elected to the CNR Commission. He lost his posi-
tion as head of the IRPT to Mullo Said Abdullo Nuri. From February
2000 to the present, he has been serving as People's representative to the
House of Representatives.
Himmatzoda received the Order of Dusti (Friendship) of the Repub-
lic of Tajikistan in 1999.
Hodizoda, Rasul
Tajik intellectual and literary critic Rasul Hodizoda was born on
March 6, 1928, into a scholarly family in Samarqand. He joined the
CPSU in 1970.
Hodizoda graduated in 1950 from the State University of Central
Asia with a degree in Perso-Tajik language and literature. Later on, he
earned a doctorate degree in philology and published extensively on the

---