Obid Sodiqov | |
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Абид Садыков (Russian) Obid Sodiqov (Uzbek) | |
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President of the Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR | |
In office 1966–1984 | |
Preceded by | Ubay Orifov |
Succeeded by | Po‘lat Habibullayev |
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR | |
In office 1963–1967 | |
Preceded by | Mirzamahmud Musakhanov |
Succeeded by | Sagdy Sirzahdinov |
Personal details | |
Born | Obid Sodiqovich Sodiqov 15 November 1913 Tashkent, Russian Turkestan, Russian Empire |
Died | 21 July 1987 Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union | (aged 73)
Buried | Chigatai Cemetery |
Citizenship | ![]() |
Political party | CPSU |
Alma mater | Central Asian University of Tashkent |
Awards | Hero of Socialist Labour |
Obid Sodiqovich Sodiqov (Uzbek: Obid Sodiqovich Sodiqov; Russian: Абид Садыкович Садыков; 15 November 1913 – 21 July 1987) was a Soviet Uzbek organic chemist, academician, and politician.[1]
Obid Sodiqov was born in Tashkent, Russian Turkestan, Russian Empire on November 15, 1913.[2] He graduated from the Central Asian University of Tashkent in 1937 with a Doktor nauk (Doctor of Sciences).
After graduating, he taught at the Tashkent Institute of Textile and Light Industry from 1937 to 1939.[3] From 1941, he worked at the Central Asian University of Tashkent and became a Rector at the university in 1958. He simultaneously worked as the Director of the Institute of Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR.[4] From 1963 to 1967, he served as the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR.[5] From 1966 to 1984, Sadykov served as the President of the Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR.[6] He became a full member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union on November 28, 1972.[7] In 1973, Sadykov became the Head of the Department of Bio organic Chemistry of the Academy of Sciences of the Uzbek SSR. He was awarded the Hero of Socialist Labour in 1973.[8]
Sadykov was a member of the 9th Convocation of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.[9]
Sadykov passed away in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union on July 21, 1987. He was buried at the Chigatai Cemetery.[10]