Rakhat Achylova in Kyrgyz: Рахат Ачылова (30 May 1941 – 5 March 2015) was a sociologist from Kyrgyzstan, who studied the roles of women and the family, as well as Islam in her country.

Achylova was born on 30 May 1941 in the village of Govsubar, in Batken region of the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic.

[7][5] Her civil funeral was held on 7 March at the Kyrgyz National Academic Theatre named after T.

[citation needed] Ala-Too International University has named an annual prize after Achylova.

The prize is awarded to researchers working in the fields of sociology, economics and philosophy.