Academic Staff
- Giorgi Sanikidze: Director, Full Professor at the Ilia State University
- Tamaz AbashidzeL Researcher and Senior Consultant
- Grigol Beradze: Researcher and Senior Consultant
- Nino Karkuzashvili: Head of the Chancellery
Department of Ancient Oriental Languages:
- Academician Tamaz Gamkrelidze: Head of the Department, Chairman of the Scientific Board of the Institute
- Elene Giunashvili: Research Associate
Department of Semitic Studies:
- Daredjan Svani: Researcher
- Murman Kutelia: Researcher
- Marine Mefarishvili: Researcher
- Manana Gotsiridze: Researcher
- Alex Jordania: Researcher
- Natela Zhvania: Research Associate
- Eter Ghviniashvili: Research Associate
Department of Indian and Iranian Languages:
- Maya Sakhokia: Head of the Department, Researcher
- Jemshid Giunashvili: Researcher
- Nikoloz Nakhutsrishvili: Researcher
- Meri Chikobava: Research Associate
- Eleonora Chubinidze: Research Associate
- Tamar Demetrashvili: Research Associate
- Tamaz Revia: Research Associate at the Ilia State University
Department of Persian Philology:
- Magali Todua: Head of the Department and Researcher
- Inga Kaladze: Researcher
- Tamta Parulava: Research Associate
Department of Turkish Studies:
- Elene Javelidze: Head of the Department, Researcher
- Giorgi Shakulashvili: Researcher
- Nunu Gurgenidze: Research Associate
- Marine Shonia: Research Associate
- Luiza Rukhadze: Research Associate
Department of Byzantine Studies:
- Neli Makharadze: Head of the Department, Researcher
- Nodar Lomouri: Researcher
- Liana Kvirikashvili: Researcher
- Tamar Meskhi: Researcher
- Eliso Elizbarashvili: Research Associate
- Julieta Shoshiashvili: Research Associate
- Olga Beridze: Research Associate
Department of Modern and Contemporary History of the Near East and the Middle East:
- Irine Nachkhebia: Head of the Department, Researcher
- Luisa Shengelia: Researcher
- Nikoloz Kenchoshvili: Research Associate
- Irakli Topuridze: Research Associate
- Inga Inasaridze: Assistant researcher
- Miranda Basheleishvili: Assistant researcher
- Simon Gureshidze: Assistant researcher
- Mariam Gureshidze: Assistant researcher
- Tinatin Kupatadze: Assistant researcher
- Tamta Bokuchava: Assistant researcher
Department of Medieval History of the Middle East:
- Manana Gabashvili: Head of Department, Researcher
- Pavle Topuria: Researcher
- Kakhaber Demetrashvili: Research Associate
- Laboratory of General Phonetics and Typology of Oriental Languages:
- Vladimer Lekiashvili: Research Associate
Associate members of the Institute (Involved in research projects of the Institute):
- Eter Soselia
- Marine Jiqia
- Rusudan Asatiani
- Marine Ivanishvili
- Tea Gagnidze
- Ana Kharanauli
- Tea Shurgaia
- Marine Aleksidze
International associate members of the Institute:
- Jason Stakes
- Nugzar Ter-Oganov
- Nana Mirashvili
- Hirotake Maeda
- Nino Amiridze
- Marika Butskhrikidze
- Ketevan Gadilia