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