13 Notable alumni of National Institute of Arts and Culture of Uzbekistan
Updated: June 10, 2026 EliteDegrees
National Institute of Arts and Culture of Uzbekistan is ranked #10,142 in the world and #30 in Uzbekistan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from National Institute of Arts and Culture of Uzbekistan sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with National Institute of Arts and Culture of Uzbekistan won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Dinara Yuldasheva
1952-. (aged 74)
theatrical director
playwright
writer
Dinara Yuldasheva is an Uzbek playwright and theatre director.
2. Yoqub Ahmedov
1938-2025 (aged 87)
actor
drama teacher
Yoqub Ahmedov was an Uzbek theatre and film actor. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1991 and People's artist of Uzbekistan. He was awarded the USSR state prize in 1977.
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3. Zinoviy Royzman
1941-2022 (aged 81)
film director
screenwriter
Zinovy Aleksandrovich Roizman was a Russian film and animation director and screenwriter. He is well-known for directing the miniseries Snipers: Love under the Crosshairs and Empire Under Attack.
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4. Yadgar Saʼdiyev
1946-. (aged 80)
film producer
actor
director
Yodgor Habibovich Saʼdiyev is an Uzbek-Soviet actor and director, People's Artist of Uzbekistan (1998) and laureate of the Uzbek State Prize named after Hamza (1989). In 2024, he was awarded the title of People's Artist of Tajikistan.
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5. Galiya Izmaylova
1923-2010 (aged 87)
ballet dancer
ballet teacher
ballerina
ballet master
choreographer
Galiya Bayazit gizi Izmaylova was an Uzbek and Soviet ballerina of Tatar origin, ballet master, choreographer, teacher, People's Artist of the USSR (1962), and laureate of the Stalin Prize II degree (1950).
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6. Janysh Kulmambetov
1955-. (aged 71)
screenwriter
film director
theatrical director
journalist
theatre critic
Janysh Osmonovich Kulmambetov is a Kyrgyz writer-screenwriter, playwright, stage and film director, screenwriter, producer, editor, journalist, and theater critic.
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7. Sitora Farmonova
1984-. (aged 42)
singer
actor
Sitora Farmonova is an Uzbek film actress, singer, and comedian. She rose to prominence within the Uzbek film industry with her roles in several Uzbek comedy films, such as Xavfli burilish (A Dangerous Turn) (2004), Mening akam boʻydoq! (My Brother is a Bachelor!) (2011), and Endi dadam boʻydoq? (Now My Father is a Bachelor?) (2013). Farmonova is also known for...
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8. Tattybübü Tursunbayeva
1944-1981 (aged 37)
stage actor
film actor
Tattybübü Tursunbayeva was a well-known artist of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR, and a member of the Soviet cinematographer's union and Kyrgyzstan's theatre guild.
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9. Viktor Verzhbitsky
1959-. (aged 67)
television presenter
actor
presenter
Viktor Alexandrovich Verzhbitsky is an Uzbekistani-Russian film and stage actor. He is well known for playing mobsters, businessmen, and villains and he is well known for playing the role of Zavulon in the 2004 film Night Watch and its 2006 sequel Day Watch.
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10. Batir Zakirov
1936-1985 (aged 49)
translator
painter
singer
actor
Botir Zokirov was a Soviet–Uzbek singer, writer, poet, painter and actor. A People's artist of Uzbekistan, Zokirov is considered to be the founder of Uzbek pop music.
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11. Sherali Joʻrayev
1947-2023 (aged 76)
singer
screenwriter
composer
actor
poet
Sherali Joʻrayev was an Uzbek singer, songwriter, poet, author, and actor. He was an influential figure in Uzbek cultural life for nearly five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1980s and 1990s.
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12. Timur Bekmambetov
1961-. (aged 65)
film director
theatrical producer
director
writer
film producer
Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov is a Kazakh-Russian filmmaker and tech entrepreneur. He is best known for the fantasy epic Night Watch (2004), the action thriller Wanted (2008), and the historical horror film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), as well as for the screenlife films Unfriended (2015), Searching (2018), Profile (2018), and War of the Worlds (2025).
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13. Leonid Bronevoy
1928-2017 (aged 89)
actor
Leonid Sergeyevich Bronevoy was a Soviet and Russian actor. Though primarily a stage actor in the Lenkom Theatre, Bronevoy also made occasional appearances in films. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1987 and won the Nika Award in March 2008.
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