Abdylas Maldybaev

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Abdylas Maldybaev, as shown on the Kyrgyz 1 som note.
Abdylas Maldybaev, as shown on the Kyrgyz 1 som note.

Abdylas Maldybaev (Kyrgyz: Абдылас Малдыбаев) (19061978) was a Kyrgyz composer, actor, and operatic tenor singer. Maldybaev was one of the composers of the state anthem of the Kirghiz SSR and is still renowned for his operatic composition. He helped popularize Kyrgyz music by skillfully using Western European techniques. The Kyrgyz one som banknote pictures him.

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