Temur Umarov is a fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center. His research focuses on Central Asian countries’ domestic and foreign policies and China’s relations with Russia and its Central Asian neighbors.
A native of Uzbekistan, Temur Umarov has degrees in Chinese studies and international relations from the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). He holds an MA in world economics from the University of International Business and Economics (Beijing). He is also an alumnus of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center’s Young Ambassadors and the Carnegie Endowment’s Central Asian Futures programs.
Prior to joining Carnegie, Umarov worked as an assistant to a deputy director in the Chinese automobile manufacturer Lifan Group's CIS representative office, where he was responsible for the development of business in Central Asia and the South Caucasus.
