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of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan
Mr. Hamrokhon
Zarifi
Mr. Hamrokhon Zarifi was born on December 25, 1948 in Tajikistan.
In 1971 he graduated from Physical and Mathematical faculty
of Kulyab State University in Tajikistan.
From 1971 till 1974 Mr. Zarifi worked as lecturer in the
Kulyab State University and did scientific work at the Physical
and Technical Scientific-Research Institute in Dushanbe.
From 1974 till 1993 held various posts in National Comity
of security Republic of Tajikistan.
In 1993 Hamrokhon Zarifi joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of Tajikistan as Deputy Chief of Personnel Department and
later in 1994 as Chief of the Department. Since 1995 till
1996 he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
From 1996 until 2003 Ambassador Zarifi served as Permanent
Representative of the Republic of Tajikistan to the United
Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna and
Head of the Delegation of the Republic of Tajikistan to the
OSCE (1996-2003), Head of Mission of the Republic of Tajikistan
to European Communities (1997-2001).
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic
of Tajikistan to the Austrian Republic (1997-2003), Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan
to Switzerland (1998-2003), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of Republic of Tajikistan to the Republic of Hungary (1999-2002),
with residence in Vienna.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic
of Tajikistan to the United States of America (2002-2006)
On December 2006, Ambassador Hamrokhon Zarifi was appointed
as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan.
Mr. Zarifi is fluent in Persian, Russian and English languages.
He is married and has two children.
YATIMOV
Saymumin Sattorovich
Date of birth: July 23, 1955
Place of birth: Khatlon region of the Republic of Tajikistan
Nationality: Tajik
Education: - Graduated from the Kulyab State Pedagogical
Institute, Department of Tajik language and literature, in
1976
- Graduated from the Tajik State National University, Jurisprudence
Department, in 2003
- Doctor of Political sciences with specialization in "Political
problems of international relations and global development"
1972 - 1976 Student of Kulyab State Pedagogical Institute;
1976 - 1980 Teacher of Tajik language and literature of the
secondary schools of Farkhor region, Khatlon Oblast, with
two years Army Service in between;
1980 - 1996 Head of the Department of Executive committee
of Farkhor region, Khatlon Oblast, Head of the Department
of Khatlon regional Government;
1996 - 1997 Special Envoy of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
of Republic Tajikistan;
1997 - 2000 Chancellor of the Embassy of the Republic of
Tajikistan in Islamic Republic of Iran;
2000 - 2005 Deputy Minister of Security of the Republic of
Tajikistan;
2005 - 2007 First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the
Republic of Tajikistan;
Since May 2nd 2007- Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador
of the Republic of Tajikistan to the Kingdom of Belgium and
the Head of Mission of the Republic of Tajikistan to European
Union, Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Tajikistan to
UNESCO;
Since 2003 Lecturer on "World Policy" and "Modern
Diplomacy" by the invitation of the Russian-Tajik Slavonic
University.
Author of the monographs:
"Ideological Factors in Geopolitics of Islamic Republic
of Iran" (1999)
"Iran and International Organizations" (2000)
"Iran: Khomeinism and International policy" (2003)
Speaks fluent English, Russian and Persian.
Married, has five children.
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