Muhammad Osimi


Muhammad Osimi, was a Tajik philosopher, soldier, poet, and academic, born in Khujand. Muhammad Osimi graduated from Samarkand State University. In 1990 he founded the Payvand Society, a cultural organization for scholarly relations between the Persian-speaking peoples, for which he was active until his death. He was killed in Dushanbe on 29 July 1996 during the Tajik civil war. A documentary was released in 2018, by Emmy award winner Chris Schueler, covering his life and accomplishments.

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