Notable scholars

Azizkhon Qayumov (1927-2018) was a prominent academician, literary critic, and philologist from Uzbekistan. Known as a leading figure in Uzbek literary criticism, his work made significant contributions to the fields of literary science and source studies.

Buriboy Ahmedov (1924–2002) was an Uzbek orientalist, historian, and academician who specialized in the history and culture of Central Asia. His research focused on the history of peoples and cultures in Uzbekistan, and the history of Temur and the Timurid era.

Abdukhodir Hojimetovich Hayitmetov (1926-2005) – literary scholar. Honored Scientist of Uzbekistan (1978), Doctor of Philological Sciences (1965), Professor (1970). Graduated from the Faculty of Oriental Studies of the Central Asian State University (1949).