Zarif Sharifzoda ( Zarif Tairovich Bobokalonov ) (11/03/1970 - 01/18/2017) - Tajik military leader, major general.
| Zarif Sharifzoda (Zarif Tairovich Bobokalonov) | |
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| Date of Birth | November 3, 1970 (48 years old) |
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| Affiliation |  Tajikistan |
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| Commanded | 8.01.2014 - 09.2015 - Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces - First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Tatarstan |
Biography
Education: graduated from two military universities.
- 2001 deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan.
- 2010–2012 First Deputy Chief of the General Staff - Head of the Operations Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the RT.
- 2012-01.2014 - Student of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia (recalled from studies).
- 01/18/2014 - 09.2015 - Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces - First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Tatarstan;
- Until 01.2017 - Advisor to the Minister of Defense of the RT.
In 2014, he changed his name Zarif Tairovich Bobokalonov to Zarif Sharifzoda .
He was removed from the post of chief of the General Staff after an attempted military rebellion organized by another deputy defense minister - Abdukhalim Nazarzoda .
He died in a car accident in the center of Dushanbe (he himself was driving, returned home after work, made a collision with another car).