Muhammadjon Shakuri

Muhammadjon Shakuri (Tajik: Муҳаммадҷон Шакурӣ, Persian: محمدجان شکوری‎‎; February, 1925, Bukhara – September 16, 2012, Dushanbe), also known as Muhammad Sharifovich Shukurov, was a prominent Tajik intellectual and one of the notable literary figures of the Persian language of the 20th century.

Among his main works is a Tajiki-Persian dictionary. He also had a significant role in preserving Tajik identity.