Muhabbat Sharapova

Muhabbat Arapovna Sharapova is a mathematician from Uzbekistan.[1][2] She has received the title O‘zbekiston Qahramoni (Hero of Uzbekistan).[3]

Muhabbat Sharapova
Born1949
Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan
OccupationMathematician
HonoursHero of Uzbekistan

Biography

Sharapova has a page on the Uzbekistani government's Republican Center of Spirituality and Enlightenment (Respublika Ma'naviyat va Ma'rifat Markazi).[4] According to the page, which provides most of the information for her early life, Sharapova was born in 1949 in Shahrisabz as one of eight children. Her mother had dreamed of teaching and pushed Sharapova to become a math teacher. In 1971, she graduated from Samarkand State University and began to teach at a school in Karshi, which became known for its mathematics.[4]

In 2000, Sharapova started teaching mathematics at a specialized boarding school in Karshi, Kashkadarya region.[3][4] In 2007, she received a national award as an Honored Worker in Public Education.[2] In 2016, she was made a Hero of Uzbekistan. According to the Uzbekistani embassy in Ukraine, this award is given to honor "significant achievements before the state and the people."[3]

Recognition

Sharapova was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 Women of 2017, which called her "one of the best mathematicians in Uzbekistan."[5]

References

  1. "The maths genius who chose to be a teacher". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  2. "O'qituvchilar va murabbiylar kuni munosabati bilan mamlakatimiz ta'lim-tarbiya tizimida alohida o'rnak ko'rsatgan xodimlardan bir guruhini mukofotlash to'g'risida". lex.uz. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  3. "President awards Hero of Uzbekistan titles". www.uzbekistan.org.ua. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  4. oyina.uz. "Muhabbat Sharapova". Oyina.uz (in Uzbek). Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  5. "BBC 100 Women 2017: Who is on the list?". BBC News. 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
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