Mr. Abdujabbor Shirinov was born on June 20, 1953 in the Khatlon region of the Republic of Tajikistan. In 1974 he graduated from Tajik State National University with a specialty in mathematics.  Mr. Shirinov returned to Tajik State National University to obtain a degree in economics; graduating in 1999.
From 1974 until 1992, Mr. Abdujabbor Shirinov worked as a computer software programmer, eventually reaching the post of Head of the Department for designing automatic control systems in the data-processing center of Tajik State University.

During the six year period between 1992 to 1998, Mr. Shirinov went from the chief engineer, to the Director of the Settlement Department of the National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan.

From 1998 to 2000, Shirinov worked as the First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of the Joint-Stock Commerce Agro-Industrial Investment Bank.

The years 2000 to 2006 Mr. Shirinov was fulfilling his duties as the First Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Tajikistan.In 2006, Mr. Shirinov Chaired the Committee for State Financial Control of the Republic of Tajikistan.

From the end of 2006 until January 31, 2007, Mr. Shirinov was First Deputy Director of the Agency for State Finance Control and the Struggle Against Corruption.

On February 1, 2007 Mr. Shirinov was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentionary of the Republic of Tajikistan to the United States of America.

Mr. Shirinov speaks Persian, Russian and English fluently.  He is married and has five children.