Malikov Kadyr Kurmanbekovich

Professor of the Department of International Relations and Law of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Biography

Malikov Kadyr Kurmanbekovich is a professor in the Department of International Relations and Law at the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic.

He studied Islamic law and the fundamentals of fiqh at the University of Jordan, and continued his studies in Spain at the Autonomous University of Madrid and the Complutense University of Madrid, where he defended his doctoral dissertation on religious and ideological transformations in the context of political Islam in the Fergana Valley.

For more than 20 years, his professional work has focused on research into issues of religion, law, politics, and security. He is the director of the “Religion, Law, and Politics” analytical research center, a member of the Expert Council of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, and an advisor to the director of the State Commission on Religious Affairs.

K.K. Malikov has been Deputy Mufti of Kyrgyzstan, a member of the Council of Ulemas, and a public advisor to the Minister of Internal Affairs on issues of extremism and terrorism, expert for UN and OSCE programs, and also led research projects at the American University of Central Asia and the Institute for Strategic Analysis and Forecasting of the Kyrgyz Research and Strategic University.

He is the author of a number of monographs, books, and specialized manuals for government and law enforcement agencies on topics such as Islam, political Islam, religious security, information warfare, and the prevention of extremism. He has authored a significant number of academic publications and analytical studies.

Subjects taught:

• - Cybersecurity in international relations
• - Regional Specifics of International Terrorism