List of Tajik people
This is a list of notable people from the Tajik ethnic group.
Politics[]
- Ahmed Shah Massoud, commander and mujahideen in Afghanistan, assassinated by al Qaeda
- Rustam Emomali, Mayor of Dushanbe and the eldest son of president Emomali Rahmon
- Emomali Rahmon, current President of Tajikistan
- Rahmon Nabiyev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan and two time President of Tajikistan
- Jamshed Karimov, former Prime Minister of Tajikistan and a cousin of former President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov
- Kokhir Rasulzoda, current Prime Minister of Tajikistan
- Henri Weber (1944–2020), French politician, born in a Soviet labor camp
Military[]
- Sherali Mirzo, Minister of Defense since November 2013
- Emomali Sobirzoda, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan
- Negmatullo Kurbanov, Commanding Officer of the Tajik Internal Troops
- Abduhalim Nazarzoda, former Deputy Minister of Defense
- Latif Fayziyev, Commander of the Tajik Mobile Forces
- Saimumin Yatimov, Chairman of the State Committee for National Security
- Ramazon Rahimov, Minister of Internal Affairs
- Gulmurod Khalimov, A lieutenant-colonel when commander of the police special forces of the Interior Ministry of Tajikistan until 2015, he then defected to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Sports[]
- Sharif Nazarov, football coach
- Sherali Dostiev, male boxer
- Andrei Drygin, Tajik alpine skier who was the only representative of Tajikistan at the 2002 and 2006 Winter Olympics
- Alisher Chingizov, Tajik swimmer
Business[]
- Rus Yusupov, co-founder of Vine and the co-founder and CEO of HQ Trivia
Entertainment[]
- Malika Kalontarova, Tajik-American actress
- Mayram Isoeva
- Gulchehra Baqoeva
- Bozgul Isoeva, ballet dancer
- Katerina Izmailova, 3-time Olympic swimmer
Arts and culture[]
Science[]
- Salizhan Sharipov, Cosmonaut
See also[]
Categories:
- Lists of people by nationality
- Ethnic Tajik people