Hamroqul Tursunqulov

Hamroqul Tursunqulov
Born12 March [O.S. 29 February] 1892
Vuadil village, Margilan district, Fergana Oblast, Russian Turkestan, Russian Empire
Died9 August 1965 (aged 73)
CitizenshipRussian Empire
Soviet Union
AwardsHero of Socialist Labor (thrice)

Hamroqul Tursunqulov (Russian: Хамракул Турсункулович Турсункулов, Uzbek: Ҳамроқул Турсунқулов; 12 March [O.S. 29 February] 1892 – 9 August 1965) was the chairman of the prestigious "Sharqi Yulduz" kolkhoz in the Uzbek SSR and thrice Hero of Socialist Labor. A prominent leader of the collective farm movement in the Uzbek SSR, he held positions in politics in addition to his work in agriculture. He is the only thrice Hero of Socialist Labor who was not a senior party or military leader.