Qahhor Mahkamov (Russian: Кахар Махкамович Махкамов, romanized: Kakhar Makhkamovich Makhkamov, Tajik: Қаҳҳор Маҳкамов; alternative spelling Kahar Mahkamov; 16 April 1932 – 8 June 2016) was a Tajik politician who served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan from 1985 to 1991 and was the first President of Tajikistan from November 1990 until his fall in the August 1991 coup.

[1] In 1985, Rahmon Nabiyev was ousted in a corruption scandal as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Tajikistan and Mahkamov was chosen to succeed him.

Tajik youths clashed with non-Tajiks and battles were fought in the streets of Dushanbe between rioters and police and soldiers, resulting in dozens of deaths.

[1] As the oldest member of the assembly, he often opened and managed the first session until a chairman was elected, serving as the de facto "Father of the House".

Rahmon send a telegram of condolences to his family, saying he will "forever remain in the memory of the people of Tajikistan as a modest person, a qualified specialist and a caring leader.”[4][5] The funeral took place the following day, at the Khoja Yakub Central Cathedral Mosque of Dushanbe.

Amir is a civil engineer living in the United States, Rinat works in St. Petersburg and while Rano is a graduate from the Moscow Conservatory.