A Crimean Tatar by birth, Aziz Izmailov devoted all his life to scientific and teacher-training activities. He isknownas a distinguishedscholar — an expert in thefieldofpedagogicshistory, historyofcultureandeducationofthepeoplesofthe East; forhisworks in thisfieldthesavant was awarded a goldmedalby UNESCO. Izmailov’steaching was appreciatedfarbeyondKirgizstan, hislectureswerelistenedtowithpleasureandinterest at universities in Great Britainandthe United States.