Shamsuddinhon Bobokhonov
Shamsuddinhon Bobokhonov
Shamsuddinkhon Bobokhonov was known for his work in Islamic sciences, including theology, philosophy and history. He was also an active defender of human rights and democratic values in Uzbekistan. In 1992, he was elected a member of the Uzbek Parliament, where he advocated for religious freedom and human rights.
He was born in the city of Tashkent in 1937 in the family of Ziyovuddinkhan ibn Eshan Bobokhan. He graduated from high school with honors. He majors in English philology at the Tashkent Institute of Foreign Languages. Shamsiddinkhan enters the postgraduate course of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences of the former USSR. In October 1962, Shamsuddin Khan was accepted as senior referent in the department of international relations of Muslim organizations within the Religious Council under the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union. Taking into account that he is seriously engaged in Arabic philology, the leadership of the Council sends Shamsuddin Khan to Al-Azhar University in Cairo to improve his skills in Arabic language and husnikhat. He will spend four years in Cairo, and after returning to Moscow, he will continue to serve as a senior referent in the international department of Muslim organizations. He participates in international religious conferences as part of representatives of Muslims of the Union, gives lectures. He returned from several trips abroad to get acquainted with the life of our fellow believers abroad. Shamsuddin Khan, who took an active part in the establishment and development of international relations in these ways, is known in the Islamic world as the son of Mufti Ziyavuddin Khan and an oriental scholar.
In 1973, he completed postgraduate studies in Moscow and successfully defended his candidate’s thesis on the topic of “The category of binary numbers in the Arabic language”. Arab scholar, candidate of philological sciences Shamsuddin Khan Bobokhanov 1974-1975. Vice-rector of Imam al-Bukhari University, worked as rector in 1975-1982. In 1982, at the next Muslim congress, he was elected to the post of chairman and mufti of the religious office of Muslims of Central Asia and Kazakhstan.
In 1985, Mufti Shamsuddin Khan Bobokhanov headed the council for the publication of the Holy Qur’an in Kazan.
In 1985, Shamsuddin Khan Bobokhanov was elected as a full member of “Oli Bait” Royal Academy of Jordan.
A member of the World Peace Council, a member of the board of the Soviet Committee of the Unity of Asian and African Nations, a member of the board of the Soviet and Uzbek Peace Committees, the Soviet and Uzbek Peace Committee Being elected as a member of the board of the Chlik Foundations, a member of the board of the Soviet and Uzbek friendship and cultural relations societies is a sign of the high reputation of Mufti Shamsuddin Khan Bobokhanov, and his good services are widely recognized. is a clear proof that it has been done.
1994-2001. Actively served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan to the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Algeria, Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain.
Shamsiddinkhan Bokhanov is the author of a number of popular scientific books, pamphlets and articles, and was awarded the Abu Ali ibn Sina international award for his educational activities. For his contribution to strengthening peace and friendship between peoples, he was awarded the Order of “Friendship of Peoples” of the former Union. Awarded with honorary and commemorative badges of many countries of the world.
