About Ibrohim Gʻafurov
Lived 1937 – 2026 (aged 88). Ibrohim Gʻafurov was an Uzbek writer, man of letters and translator.
Ibrohim Usmonovich Gʻafurov (27 December 1937 – 6 June 2026) was an Uzbek writer, translator, literary critic, and politician who was a member of the Oliy Majlis from 1999 to 2004.
Throughout his career, Gʻafurov translated the works of many different writers, including Chinghiz Aitmatov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ernest Hemingway, and Guy de Maupassant into the Uzbek language.
For his accomplishments Gʻafurov received many awards including the title Hero of Uzbekistan on 24 August 2021, the State Hamza Prize in 1989, and the Order of Friendship in 1995.
Life and work Gʻafurov was born in Tashkent on 27 December 1937.
His first article was published in O‘zbekistan Madaniyati in 1959. Afterwards his works were regularly published in major magazines.
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Who was Ibrohim Gʻafurov?
Uzbekistani writer
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Ibrohim Gʻafurov was born on 27 December 1937.
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Ibrohim Gʻafurov died on 6 June 2026.
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Ibrohim Gʻafurov was a writer, man of letters and translator.
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Ibrohim Gʻafurov was Uzbek.
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