List of Famous people born in Sughd Province, Tajikistan

Oqil Oqilov

First Name Oqil

Born on February 2, 1944 (age 80)

Born in Tajikistan, Sughd Province

Oqil Oqilov is a Tajikistani politician. He was the Prime Minister of Tajikistan from 20 December 1999 to 23 November 2013. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan.

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Abu-Mahmud Khojandi

First Name Abu-Mahmud

Born on November 30, 0939

Died on January 1, 1000 (aged 60)

Born in Tajikistan, Sughd Province

Abu Mahmud Hamid ibn Khidr Khojandi was a Muslim Central Asian astronomer and mathematician who lived in the late 10th century and helped build an observatory, near the city of Ray, in Iran. He was born in Khujand; a bronze bust of the astronomer is present in a park in modern-day Khujand, now part of Tajikistan.

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