Kadir Zakirovič Zakirov

Kadir Zakirovič Zakirov (July 25, 1906 – August 9, 1992) was a Soviet and Uzbek scientist, botanist,[1] educator and a member of Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.

Kadir Zakirovič Zakirov
Born(1906-07-25)25 July 1906
Jalolobod, Andijon, Ferghana Valley
Died9 August 1992(1992-08-09) (aged 86)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
NationalitySoviet
Alma materTashkent State University of Pedagogy
Known forClassification of Central Asian flora
AwardsOrder of Biruni (1968)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Pedagogy
InstitutionsCentral Asian University
Tashkent State University of Pedagogy
Institute of Botany of Uzbekistan

Biography

Zakirov was born on July 25, 1906 in Jalolobod, Ferghana to the handicraftsman's family. In 1920, he entered a Soviet youth organization, and joined a Likbez campaign.

In 1932, Zakirov graduated from the Pedagogy Academy. In 1937-1941, worked at the Central Asian University, where in 1937 he was appointed as an assistant professor and acting head of the department of botany of Samarkand State University. From 1943 to 1952 he was the head of botany department of the Tashkent State University of Pedagogy. In 1952, he was appointed as Director of the Institute of Botany. He also served as a member of Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union (1959–63).

Zakirov died on August 9, 1992 in Tashkent, aged 86.

References
  1. "Zakirov, Kadyr Zakirovich". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. International Plant Names Index. Zakirov  Zakirov.


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