Abdugani Abdullayev (born June 25, 1953,

Fergana Region Fergana Region is one of the regions of Uzbekistan, located in the southern part of the Fergana Valley in the far east of the country. It borders the Namangan and Andijan Regions of Uzbekistan, as well as Kyrgyzstan (Batken and Osh Regions) and ...

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''–'' December 18, 2017,

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) was a master woodcarver at the

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Artistic Production Enterprise of the Republican Creative Association "Usto". He was awarded the title of People's Master of Uzbekistan in 1999 and was honored as a

Hero of Uzbekistan Hero of Uzbekistan (, Cyrillic Ўзбекистон қаҳрамони) is the highest national award in the Republic of Uzbekistan. It is awarded to citizens of Uzbekistan and non-citizens for merit to the country. The title "Hero of Uzbekistan" a ...

in 2006.

Biography

He was born in 1953 in the

. Abdugani Abdullaev's parents were craftsmen. His first major project involved crafting over 20 carved doors, gates, and fences for the Olim Khodjaev Theater building. Since 1973, he participated in international exhibitions showcasing his artworks both in

and abroad. From 1983, he worked as a

woodcarver Wood carving (or woodcarving) is a form of woodworking by means of a cutting tool (knife) in one hand or a chisel by two hands or with one hand on a chisel and one hand on a mallet, resulting in a wooden figure or figurine, or in the sculpture, ...

, creating columns, doors, gates, and fences adorned with intricate Islamic carvings for various public buildings, such as the Mubarak Restaurant, Karshi Theater, and others. He led woodcarving work in the Imam al-Bukhari complex and, together with his students, created ivans and hauzes, skillfully decorating them in accordance with Uzbek traditions. He was involved in woodcarving during the restoration of the mausoleums of

Bahauddin Naqshband Baha' al-Din Naqshband (; 1318–1389) was the eponymous founder of what became one of the largest Sufi Sunni orders, the Naqshbandi. Early life Baha al-Din was born in March 1318 in the village of Qasr-i Hinduvan, near Bukhara. Like the maj ...

(

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) and

Imam Bukhari Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl ibn Ibrāhīm al-Juʿfī al-Bukhārī (; 21 July 810 – 1 September 870) was a 9th-century Persian Muslim ''muhaddith'' who is widely regarded as the most important ''hadith'' scholar in the history ...

(

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), as well as in the construction of the Museum of Repression Victims (

), the Memory Alley complex, and the Burkhaniddin Margiloni complex (

Fergana region Fergana Region is one of the regions of Uzbekistan, located in the southern part of the Fergana Valley in the far east of the country. It borders the Namangan and Andijan Regions of Uzbekistan, as well as Kyrgyzstan (Batken and Osh Regions) and ...

). Abdugani Abdullaev focused on restoring unique disappearing patterns and introduced new styles into practice. In 1999, he was awarded the title of People's Master of the

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. On August 25, 2006, he was honored with the title "

". Abdugani Abdullaev died on December 18, 2017, in

References

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