After he finished primary and secondary school, he studied at the department of philology at the University of Central Asia from 1950 until 1955.
He worked for a time as a newspaper journalist, including at Toshkent haqiqati and Qizil Oʻzbekiston, and he was the editor of the monthly magazine Guliston.
His writing was popular throughout Uzbekistan, and many children read his books as part of their school studies.
[5] Other works include Besh bolali yigitcha,[6] Qasoskorning oltin boshi,[7] Yillar and yoʻllar (1983), and Sehrgarlar jangi.
For his contribution to literature, Toʻxtaboyev received the State Hamza Prize in 1989[8] and became a National Writer of Uzbekistan in 1991, when the country gained its independence from the Soviet Union.