Muhammadjon Shakuri

Muhammadjon Shakuri (Tajik: Муҳаммадҷон Шакурӣ, Persian: محمدجان شکوری‎; February, 1925, Bukhara – September 16, 2012, Dushanbe), also known as Muhammad Sharifovich Shukurov, was a prominent Tajik intellectual and one of the notable literary figures of the Persian language of the 20th century.[1] From the late 1980s, during glasnost, he cultivated an interest in the theory of modern Tajik culture, and he published copiously on the issues of the history and contemporary conditions of Tajik language, literature, and culture during the independence period after 1991.[2]

Among his main works is a Tajiki-Persian dictionary. He also had a significant role in preserving Tajik identity.

Awards and honors
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References
  1. "Academician Muhammadjon Shakuri dies | Tajikistan News-NA "Asia-Plus"". News.tj. Archived from the original on 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  2. E. Grassi and H. Borjian, "ŠOKUROV, MOḤAMMADJĀN" http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/shokurov-mohammadjan
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