 In 1947 she graduated from the Bukhara Pedagogical Institute, and for a time taught at middle schools in the city In 1948 she moved to Dushanbe to teach language and literature at the Pedagogical School there.She then moved into the field of publishing, working at varying management levels at the state publishing house.As a writer, Sulaymonova was best known for her work for children; she is considered the foremost Tajik poet to have written for them.