Staff

George Sanikidze – Director

Tamaz Abashidze – Deputy Director

Grigol Beradze – Senior Adviser

Department of Ancient Near Eastern Languages

• Academician Thomas V. Gamkrelidze - Head
• Zurab Kiknadze – Researcher

 Department of Semitic Studies

• Darejan Svani – Head
• Murman Kutelia – Researcher
• Mariam Nedospasova – Associate researcher
• Marine Meparishvili – Associate researcher
• Manana Gotsiridze – Associate researcher
• Aleksi Zhordania – Associate researcher
• Natela Zhvania  – Assistant researcher
• Tea Gagnidze – Assistant researcher

 Department of Indo-Iranian Languages

• Maya Sakhokia  - Head
• Jemshid Guinashvili – Researcher
• Teo Chkheidze  – Researcher
• Mary Chikobava  –  Associate researcher
• Eleonora Chubinidze  –  Assistant researcher
• Tamaz Revia –  Assistant researcher
• Tamar Demetrashvili –  Assistant researcher

 Department of Persian Literature

• Magali Todua – Head
• Inga Kaladze – Associate researcher
• Marine Alexidze – Associate researcher
• Tea Shurgaia  – Associate researcher
• Tamta Parulava –  Associate researcher

 Department of Turkish Studies

• Giorgi Antelava – Head
• Giorgi Shakulashvili  –  Researcher
• Helen Javelidze –  Assistant researcher
• Nunu Gurgenidze  –  Assistant researcher
• Luiza Rukhadze  –  Assistant researcher
• Marine Shonia  –  Assistant researcher

 Department of Byzantine studies

• Neli Makharadze - Head
• Nodar Lomouri –  Researcher
• Liana Kvirikashvili – Associate researcher
• Anna Kharanauli – Associate researcher
• Tamar Meskhi – Associate researcher
• Eliso Elizbarashvili –  Assistant researcher
• Julieta Shoshiashvili –  Assistant researcher
• Olga Beridze –  Assistant researcher 

Department of Modern History and Politics of the Middle East

• Irene Natchkebia  – Head
• Gia Jorjoliani – Associate researcher
• Luiza Shengelia – Associate researcher
• Nodar Khonelidze – Associate researcher
• Nikoloz Kenchoshvili – Assistant researcher
• Irakli Topuridze – Assistant researcher

 Department of Medieval History of the Middle East

• Nana Gelashvili – Head
• Mikhail Svanidze – Researcher
• Karlo Kutsia – Researcher
• Nani Gelovani – Associate researcher
• Manana Gabashvili – Associate researcher
• Pavle Topuria – Associate researcher
• Roland Burchuladze – Associate researcher
• Kakhaber Demetrashvili – Assistant researcher

Laboratory of General Phonetics and of Typology of Oriental languages

• Eter Soselia – Head
• Marine Jiqia – Researcher
• Irine Melikishvili – Researcher
• Rusudan Asatiani – Associate researcher
• Vladimir Lekiashvili – Associate researcher
• Marine Ivanishvili – Associate researcher
• Teona Apkhazava – Assistant researcher