Farrukh Karimovich Zokirov (Uzbek: Фаррух Каримович (Карим ўғли) Зокиров, [fæˈrux kæˈrɯməvʲɪt͡ɕ (kæˈrɯm oˈɣlɯ) zɑˈkɯrəf], Russian: Фарру́х Кари́мович Заки́ров, born 16 April 1946)[1] is an Uzbek and Soviet singer, composer and actor.
From May 2002 to July 2004, he was deputy minister of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
His father, Karim Zokirov, was an opera singer, a baritone and People's Artist of Uzbek SSR in 1939, and the soloist of the Uzbek State Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Alisher Navoi.
[3] The family had five sons and a daughter: Batir, Louise, Naufal, Farrukh, Jamshid, Ravshan.
The children grew up in a house that was often visited by leading Uzbek artists and singers of the time.