Uzbekistan’s first female lawyer

Diloro (also known as Dinara) Yusupova – Uzbekistan’s first female lawyer, assistant to the Prosecutor of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 1935. On October 28, 1937, Diloro Yusupova was formally charged under Article 68 of the Criminal Code of the Uzbek SSR. After her release, Diloro Yusupova took full responsibility for her family, rejoined the party, and was reinstated in the prosecutor’s office. In 1939, she worked in arbitration, and during World War II, she served as the chair of the commission responsible for the social welfare of military personnel and war-disabled families.