He received many awards and accolades for his work, including People's Artist of the Uzbek SSR (1950), Order of Lenin (1959), People's Artist of the USSR, (1966), USSR State Prize, (1967), and the Order of Outstanding Merit (2004).

Nabi Rahimov was born in Kokand, then the Russian Empire.

[2][3] Throughout his career, Rahimov acted in many plays and movies, playing roles ranging from tragic characters to heroes,[4] working with many other famous Uzbek actors and actresses, including Sora Eshontoʻrayeva, Mannon Uygʻur, and Abror Hidoyatov.

In particular, he played the roles of Iago in Othello, Laertes in Hamlet, and Duke of Albany in King Lear, in addition to playing key roles in Uzbek dramas such as Boʻriboy in Togʻa va jiyanlar, Bobo Kayfiy in Mirzo Ulugʻbek, and Shokir ota in Qutlugʻ qon.

[5] He also appeared in the celebrated Uzbek films Maftuningman (1958) and Kelinlar qoʻzgʻoloni (1984).