DUSHANBE, April 21, 2009,, Asia-Plus — Mr. Tojir Abdujabbor, founder of open the first informal public movements of Tajikistan, Rastokhez (Revival) also author of the alternative version of Declaration of Independence of Tajikistan, died in Khujand today afternoon, aged 64 after a long illness, Asia-Plus has learned from the Sughd journalist Najmiddin Shohinbod.
Tohir Abdujabbor had scientific degree of Candidate of Science in Economics and in the 1980’s he had worked with the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Academy of Sciences. From 1990 to 1992, Tohir Abdujabbor was member of the Shuroi Oli (Tajikistan’s parliament in 1990-1992). He was one of founders of the public movement Rastokhez (Revival).
The Rastokhez movement was founded on September 14, 1989, by representatives of the Tajik intelligentsia, among them Tohir Abdujabbor, with a moderate nationalist and democratic program. The movement ceased to exist at the same time as the United Tajik Opposition (UTO) and its members mostly joined the Democratic Party at the time of peace treaty (June 1997).
When the civil war started in Tajikistan in 1992, Tohir Abdujabbor left for Iran and then to Kyrgyzstan. In Bishkek, he worked as head of the Department of International Economy at Bishkek Diplomatic University.
He returned to Tajikistan n 2005. Over the past two years, Tohir Abdujabbor had worked with Tajik University of Innovative Technologies and Communications in Dushanbe. In 2008, Tohir Abdujabbor also worked with the News Agency Asia-Plus as an expert in economic issues.
The New Agency expresses condolences to the family and relatives of Tohir Abdujabbor.
