Gulchihra Sulaymonova (Tajik: Гулчеҳра Сулаймонӣ) (1 January 1928 – 5 April 2003) was a Tajikistani poet.
In 1947, she graduated from the Bukhara Pedagogical Institute, and for a time taught at middle schools in the city.
As a writer, Sulaymonova was best known for her work for children; she is considered the foremost Tajik poet to have written for them.
[2] Selected publications include: Today is the New Year (1957); Two Cherry Trees (1962); Primrose (1966); The Apple of the Fair (1974); A String of Corals (1975); and The Days of Tulip Flowers (1982).
Among the awards which she received for her poetry were the Honorary Order of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of Tajikistan and a number of medals,[1] including the Order of Friendship of Peoples,[3] as well as the Rudaki State Prize from the government of the Tajik SSR,[2] in 1976; she was also named National Poet of Tajikistan for her work.