Obid Sodyqov

Obid Sodyqov 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]

• Hero of Socialist Labour (1973)
• Order of Outstanding Merit (2002, posthumous)
• Order of Lenin (five times)
• Order of the October Revolution
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour
• Order of Friendship of Peoples
• Order of the Badge of Honour
• Biruni State Prize

• National University of Uzbekistan
• Hero of Socialist Labour