Our team
Hamza Muratbayevich Boltaev
Cofounder and Director of CAPIF
Hamza Muratbayevich Boltaev is a lawyer and systems analyst with a multidisciplinary academic and operational background in law, strategic analysis, and security studies. He completed his foundational legal education at the Academy of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, earning a Bachelor’s degree in 2010. He subsequently obtained his first Master’s degree from the Higher School for Strategic Analysis and Prognosis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, specialising in analytical methodologies and strategic forecasting. In 2021, he further advanced his expertise by completing a second Master’s degree in Art from the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, United Kingdom.
Professionally, Mr. Boltaev has held a series of senior and managerial roles within the law enforcement and security sectors of Uzbekistan. His career includes significant service within the Ministry of Internal Affairs, where he contributed to counterterrorism and counter-extremism operations while serving in the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Tashkent City. Beyond operational roles, he has applied his analytical acumen as a Senior Analyst at the Center for Mass Communications within the Agency for Information and Mass Communications under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Additionally, he has served as a Leading Researcher at the Center for Scientific and Applied Research of the University of Public Safety of the Republic of Uzbekistan, engaging in scholarly and policy-oriented research related to public security and safety.
Akmal Muzaffarov
Legal expert
Graduate from Tashkent State University of Law. Experienced in Administrative Law and Criminal Law e.g. An attorney with more than 8 years' experience and a coordinator on projects in CAPIF (Central Asian Progress and Integration Forum). Well-versed in presentation skills, communicative and analyzing the law from the comparative perspective.
Lutfullah Amini
Head of the NGO Representative Office in Afghanistan
Lutfullah Amini is an experienced leader and project manager with a proven track record of overseeing high-impact humanitarian, development, and investment projects in Afghanistan. His Afghanistan office supports education, health, crisis response, and sustainable agriculture.
Shakhnoza Almosova
Expert in international law
Shakhnoza Almosova holds a PhD in international law. She is also an experienced expert in human rights and gender law. She teaches and conducts research at the Tashkent State Law University. She regularly participates in international conferences on human rights
Bakhrom Boymurodov
Political expert
Bakhrom Boymurodov is a practicing attorney in the field of criminal law. He also has a master's degree in systems analysis and political science. He has experience working with persons who have returned from conflict zones.
Shakhmar Kuliyev
Founder of the NGO
Shahmar Kuliyev has been studying the history and culture of the peoples of Central Asia, the South Caucasus and Turkey for a considerable period of time. Being a historian by education, he is one of the experts on geopolitics and geoeconomics.
Odilbek Manabov
Political analyst
Odilbek Manabov is a policy analyst and researcher specializing in sustainable and economic development, water governance, and Middle Eastern politics. Odilbek's professional experience spans from private sector, academia, research to development projects with the World Bank Group, Asian Development Bank, and the International Organization for Migration UN.