title: Supreme Soviet of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
text: # Supreme Soviet of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
  
  The Supreme Soviet of the Tajik SSR (Tajik: Совети Олии РСС Тоҷикистон, romanized: Soveti Olii RSS Tojikiston; Russian: Верховный Совет Таджикской ССР) was the supreme soviet (main legislative institution) of the Tajik SSR, one of the republics comprising the Soviet Union. The Supreme Soviet had very little power and carried out orders given by the Communist Party of Tajikistan (CPT), until democratic elections held during glasnost and perestroika.
  
  ## Chairman
  
  * Nigmat Ashurov (July 13, 1938 -?)
  * Tahir Pulatov (1945-1952)
  * Abduvahid Khasanov (? - August 17, 1961)
  * Mirsaid Mirshakar (August 17, 1961 - July 3, 1975)
  * Juraev Kandil (July 3, 1975 - March 25, 1980)
  * Usman Hasanov (March 25, 1980 - March 29, 1985)
  * Talbak Nazarov (March 29, 1985 - November 18, 1988)
  * Muratali Tabarov (November 18, 1988 - April 12, 1990)
  