1932 Born in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
1953 Graduated with honors from the Benkov Art School in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Started studies at the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography (VGIK)
Moscow, Russia
1958 Started working as Production Designer at Uzbek Film studio
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
1959 Graduated from VGIK
Moscow, Russia
1959 Member of the USSR Union of Artists
1961 Member of the USSR Union of Cinematographers
1967 Awarded Best Art Direction at the All Union Film Festival, Alma-Ata, 1967
Film: Tashkent, a City of Plenty
1969 Received title of Honored Culture Worker of Uzbekistan
1970 Awarded Best Visual Concept by Russian Art Academy, Moscow, Russia, 1970
Awarded Best Art Direction at the All Union Film Festival, Minsk, Belarus, 1970
Film: Extraordinary Commissar
1971 Started teaching at the State University of Theater and Art
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Awarded the Khamza State Prize for contributions to the arts
1972 Member of the Presidium of the Union of Artists of Uzbekistan
1973 Awarded Best Art Direction at the International Film Festival in Tehran, 1973
Best Art Direction at the Silver Peacock International Film Festival in Delhi, 1973
Best Art Direction at the All Union Film Festival in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, 1973
Film: Abu Raykhan Beruni
1975 Awarded the Miklosh Kaplar Medal at the International Symposium of Artists
from Socialist Countries in Budapest, Hungary
Awarded Best Art Direction at the All-Union Film Festival in Frunze, Kyrgyzstan
Best Art Direction at the Silver Peacock International Film Festival in Delhi, 1976
Film: The Man Follows Birds
1979 Received the title of People’s Artist of Uzbekistan
1980 Founded the Stage and Film Design department
at the State University of Theater and Art
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Awarded Best Art Direction at the All Union Film Festival in
Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 1980
Grand Prize at the International Film Festival in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 1981
Film: Ali Baba and Forty Thieves
1981 Professor at the State University of Theater and Art
1982 Member of the Presidium of the Union of Artists of USSR
Chairman of the Stage Design and Film Designers Guild for Uzbekistan
Head of Production Design at Uzbekfilm Studio
1984 Died in Tashkent, Uzbekistan