History of the found of department of folklore of the Institute of Language and Literature named after Alisher Navoi of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, is doing today a great job of collecting, publication and research of the Uzbek oral folklore begins with a research office in ethnography, folklore and archeology of the Committee studying the Uzbeks of the Scientific Council of the People's Commissariat of Education of the Republic Uzbekistan, formed in 1928 under the head of H.T.Zarifov. In December 1929, the Cabinet, the head of which was H.T.Zarifov, placed at the disposal of the restructured State Research Institute of Uzbekistan as independent (separate) departments.
Mirzayev To‘ra
Doctor of Philological sciences, Professor
E-mail: uzlit@uzsci.net
Tel.: (99871) 233-79-13
Jorayev Mamatqul
Doctor of Philological sciences (1996), professor (2006)
Position: Senior Scientific Researcher
Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan (2011)
Tel.: (+99871) 233 79 13
Faks: (+99871) 233 71 44
E-mail: mamatqul@yandex.ru, mamatqul56@mail.ru
Turdimov Shomirza
Doctor of Philological Sciences
E-mail: uzlit@uzsci.net
Tel.: (99871) 233-79-13
Position: leading scientific researcher
Scientific degree: Dr.
Research interest: Uzbek epos, Uzbek myths, folk songs, ethnography.
Eshonqulov Jappor Salievich
Doctor of Philological Sciences
Email: jabbores@yandex.ru
Education: Tashkent State University ( (1991).
Khudaykulova Latifa Avazovna
Doctor of Philosophy in Philological sciences
Tel.: (99871) 233-79-13
E-mail: latifa7070@mail.ru
Position: senior scientific researcher
Scientific degree: PhD
Nazarova Shahnoza Ibodullaevna
Position: PhD student
Education: O‘zMU
Research interest: literature, translation, folklore.