Background
She was born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, into the family of the national poet Mirsaid Mirshakar.
She was born in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, into the family of the national poet Mirsaid Mirshakar.
She studied at Dushanbe Music College under Yuri Ter-Osipov from 1963-1967 and at the Moscow Conservatory with Sergey Balasanian from 1967-1974.
After completing her studies, Mirshakar took a position in 1974 at the Mirzo Tursun-zade Institute of Art in Tajikistan, and in 1994 became a senior lecturer in orchestration and composition.