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A solution is presented to Problem 7.30 posed by \textit{V.~D.~Mazurov} [in The Kourovka notebook. Unsolved problems in group theory, Novosibirsk (1995; Zbl 0838.20001)]: Which finite nonabelian simple groups can be generated by three involutions such that two of them commute? Solutions to this problem are known if \(G\) is (i) an alternating group [see the author, Mat. Zametki 51, No. 4, 91-95 (1992; Zbl 0822.20036)]; (ii) a finite group of Lie type over a field of characteristic 2 [see the author, Algebra Logika 29, No. 2, 192-206 (1990; Zbl 0725.20015)], or (iii) a finite group of Lie type over a field of odd characteristic of rank greater than 3 [see part I, Algebra Logika 36, No. 1, 77-96 (1997)]. In the article under review, a solution is presented to this problem for finite groups of Lie type over a field of odd characteristic of rank less than 4.