Yuri Filimonovich Ponosov ( Tajik/; 24 March 1941 – 20 April 2024) was a Tajikistani of Russian descent who was a

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politician.

Early life and education

Ponosov was born to a working-class family in the

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in 1941. He graduated from a college in Chita in 1961 and later graduated from the

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in the

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in 1974.

Career

From 1961 to 1962, Ponosov worked as a machine operator of a construction department in the

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. He then became a mechanic of a house building plant in the Ordzhonikidzeabad District in the Tajik SSR. He served in the

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from 1963 to 1966. In 1966, he became the chief technologist of the same house building plant and was promoted to Deputy Director of the plant in 1972. Ponosov joined the

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in 1967. From 1973 to 1975, Ponosov served as the Deputy Chairman of the Ordzhonikidzeabad District Executive Committee. From 1975 to 1982, he served as the Second Secretary of the Ordzhonikidzeabad District Committee of the

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; the

branch of the

. He served as the Head of the Department of Organization and Party Work for the

Kulob City Committee Kulob or Khatlon is a city in Khatlon Region in southern Tajikistan. Located southeast of the capital Dushanbe on the river Yakhsu (a right tributary of Panj), it is one of the largest cities in the country. Its population is estimated at 106 ...

of the

. From 1983 to 1985, he served as the First Secretary of the Kulob City Committee of the

. He served as the Second Secretary of the

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Regional Committee of the

from 1985 to 1988. He served as the First Deputy Chairman of the

Dushanbe Dushanbe is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 1,564,700, with this population being largely Tajiks, Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe, and from 1929 to 1961 as St ...

City Executive Committee from 1988 to 1990. He was also appointed to the post of Minister of Construction of the

in 1990. He retained his post of Minister of Construction after the

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although the ministry was dissolved by the

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in 1992. Ponosov was the third mayor of

and served from 1994 to 1996. He assumed the position of First Deputy Prime Minister of Tajikistan on 28 March 1996, but was relieved on 18 February 1998 and left for

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. He served as the Head of the Department of

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from 1998 to 2001.

Personal life and death

Ponosov lived in Russia from 1998. He died on 20 April 2024, at the age of 83.

Awards

Order of the Badge of Honour The Order of the Badge of Honour () was a civilian award of the Soviet Union. It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and socia ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ponosov, Yuri 1941 births 2024 deaths Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Mayors of Dushanbe Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour Tajikistani people of Russian descent

Early life and education

Career

Personal life and death

Awards

See also

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