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Tajik Tajik, Tadjik, Tadzhik or Tajikistani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Tajikistan * Tajiks, an ethnic group in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan * Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan * Tajik (surname) * Tajik cu ...

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Politics

Ahmed Shah Massoud ) , branch = Jamiat-e Islami / Shura-e Nazar Afghan Armed Forces United Islamic Front , serviceyears = 1975–2001 , rank = General , unit = , commands = Mujahideen commander during the Soviet–Afghan WarC ...

, commander and mujahideen in Afghanistan, assassinated by al Qaeda * Rustam Emomali,

Mayor of Dushanbe The Mayor of Dushanbe ( tg, Раиси шаҳри Душанбе) is the chief executive of the Tajik capital of Dushanbe. The current mayor of Dushanbe is Rustam Emomali. Soviet era leaders of the capital Until November 1994, power in the capital ...

and the eldest son of president Emomali Rahmon * Emomali Rahmon, current President of Tajikistan *

Rahmon Nabiyev Rahmon Nabiyevich Nabiyev, also spelled Rakhmon Nabiev ( tg, Раҳмон Набиев; russian: Рахмон Набиевич Набиев), (5 October 1930 – 11 April 1993) was a Tajik politician who served as the First Secretary of the Comm ...

, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan and two time President of Tajikistan * Jamshed Karimov, former Prime Minister of Tajikistan and a cousin of former President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov *

Kokhir Rasulzoda Qohir Rasulzoda ( tg, Қоҳир Расулзода and fa, قاهر رسول‌زاده; born Abduqohir Abdurasulovich Nazirov, tg, Абдуқохир Абдурасулович Назиров; russian: Абдукохир Абдурасуло� ...

, current Prime Minister of Tajikistan

Military

Sherali Mirzo Colonel General Sherali Mirzo () is a Tajik Colonel General who serves as the minister of defence since 20 November 2013, succeeding Sherali Khayrulloyev. Biography Early life and military career Mirzo was born in 1967 in the Moskovskiy Dis ...

Minister of Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in som ...

since November 2013 *

Emomali Sobirzoda Lieutenant General Emomali Abdur Rahim Sobirzoda (Tajik: Эмомалӣ Абдураҳим Собирзода; born July 20, 1972) is a Tajik military leader and the current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikis ...

, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan * Negmatullo Kurbanov, Commanding Officer of the

Tajik Internal Troops The Tajik Internal Troops () are the internal security force of Tajikistan, under the Interior Ministry (VKD). They act as the primary reserve force of the Tajik Armed Forces, and are in charge of homeland defence, along with the Tajik Border Troo ...

* Abduhalim Nazarzoda, former Deputy Minister of Defense *

Latif Fayziyev Lieutenant General Latif Mirzoevich Fayziyev ( tg, Латиф Мирзоевич Файзиев), also known by his persianized name Latifjon Mirzo Faizizoda, is a lieutenant general in the armed forces of Tajikistan. From 2006 to 2014, he was ...

, Commander of the

Tajik Mobile Forces The Mobile Forces ( tg, Қӯшунҳои Зудамали) are the paratroopers of the armed forces of Tajikistan. They are similar to the Russian Airborne Troops, whom they often train with. The Mobile Forces act as an elite special forces unit, ...

* Saimumin Yatimov, Chairman of the State Committee for National Security * Ramazon Rahimov,

Minister of Internal Affairs Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government w ...

Gulmurod Khalimov Gulmurod Salimovich Khalimov ( tg, Гулмурод Салимович Ҳалимов) (1975–2017) was a Tajik and Islamist military commander. He was a lieutenant-colonel and commander of the police special forces of the Interior Ministry o ...

, lieutenant-colonel when commander of the police special forces of the Interior Ministry of Tajikistan until 2015, he then defected to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Sports

Sharif Nazarov Sharif Nazarov (born February 2, 1946, Tajikistan) is Tajikistani Association football, football coach (sports), coach. Managing career As one of the most successful coaches from Tajikistan, he won the Tajik League twice with SKA-Pamir Dushanbe ...

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

coach Coach may refer to: Guidance/instruction * Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities * Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process ** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers Transportation * Co ...

Sherali Dostiev Sherali Dostiev (Шерали Достиев; born January 12, 1985, in Dushanbe, Region of Republican Subordination) is a male boxer from Tajikistan. He is competing in the Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) division, and won a bronze me ...

, male boxer * Alisher Chingizov, Tajik swimmer

Business

* Rus Yusupov, co-founder of Vine and the co-founder and

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of HQ Trivia

Entertainment

Malika Kalontarova Malika Kolontarova ( tg, Малика Қаландарова, russian: Мазол (Малика) Яшуваевна Калантарова or Колонтарова; born 2 September 1950) is a Tajik–American dancer. She is known as the "Q ...

, Tajik-American actress *

Mayram Isoeva Mayram Ne'matovna Isoeva ( tg, Марям Неъматовна Исоева) (born May 1, 1937) was a Tajikistani actress of the Soviet era. Born in the village of Sari Khosor in the Kulob District, Isoeva graduated from middle school in Dushan ...

* Gulchehra Baqoeva * Bozgul Isoeva, ballet dancer * Katerina Izmailova, 3-time Olympic swimmer

Arts and culture

Zakir Sabirov Zakir Sabirov (born 1951) is a Tajikistani artist. His works are held in museums and private collections of Tajikistan, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country s ...

Zuhur Habibullaev Zuhur Habibullaev ( tg, Зуҳур Ҳабибуллаев, fa, ظهور حبیب‌الله‌اف) (1932April 8, 2013) was a Tajikistani artist. Born in Dushanbe Dushanbe ( tg, Душанбе, ; ; russian: Душанбе) is the capital and ...

Science

* Salizhan Sharipov, cosmonaut