Turgʻun Azizov (30 November 1934 – 22 January 2024) was an Uzbek actor and director. He was awarded the People's Artist of Uzbekistan in 1974 and the USSR State Prize in 1977. Azizov's credits include ''

Maftuningman ''Maftuningman'' (; ) is a 1958 black-and-white Uzbek musical/comedy produced by Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov. ''Maftuningman'' is the first Uzbek comedy and is considered to be one of the greatest Uzbek films of all time. ''Maftuningman'' depicts many in ...

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Fiery Roads ''Fiery Roads'' (, ) was an Uzbek television series running from 1977 to 1984 based on the life of Uzbek enlightener Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi. Plot The series was closely based on the novel "Hamza" by Kamil Yashin, who was also the screenwriter, a ...

.'' He died on 22 January 2024, at the age of 89.

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1934 births 2024 deaths Soviet actors Uzbekistani actors Soviet directors Uzbekistani directors People's Artists of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts and Culture alumni {{Uzbekistan-stub