WAF governance structure: Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Honorary Members leading the World Alpagut Federation across 50+ countries.
Governance Structure
The leadership and organizational framework governing the global expansion of Alpagut martial arts.
Board of Directors
The independent deliberative and supervisory body of the World Alpagut Federation
- VASIF NAMAZOV — Chairman of the Board, Founder of the Alpagut Turan Martial Art & Co-Founder of the WAF
- FARID ALIZADA — Member of the Board, Co-Founder, Honorary President & 1st President of WAF, President of International Turan Games Committee
- EMIL RAHIMOV — Member of the Board
- TURAL ABASGULUYEV — Member of the Board
- GUDRAT NURIYEV — Member of the Board
- RAFIG GASIMOV — Member of the Board
- GABIL HUSEYNOV — Member of the Board
- FARHAD ALIYEV — Member of the Board
- NURANA SHIKHALIYEVA — Member of the Board
Executive Committee
The executive leadership managing daily international operations
- EMIL RAHIMOV — Interim President
- TURAL ABASGULUYEV — Vice-President
- NURAN HUSEYNOV — Vice-President
- YUNUS ARABACI — Technical Director
- GUDRAT NURIYEV — Chairman of the Finance Department
- FARHAD ALIYEV — Chairman of the Professional League
- GABIL HUSEYNOV — Chairman of the Sports Department
- HASAN CHAGLAR — Chairman of PR and Marketing Department
- BETUL ALTINTASH — Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee
- SAAD MAAN — Official representative for Arabic countries
- RAFIG GASIMOV — Chairman of the Referees Committee
- AZIZ JURABAYEV — Official representative for Asian countries
- MUSTAFA GASIM — Deputy of the Disciplinary Committee
- NAIM BELGIN — Official representative for European countries
- Abdelghaffar Abdelbari — Official representative for African countries
- MARINA BELIAYEVA — Coordinator system A - Aycha
- MARİJUS TUMAS — Coordinator system B - Batur
- SERDAR AKSU — Coordinator system C - Caymaz
- AMANJOL TUBEROV — Coordinator system G - Gurshak
- BULENT BUYUK — Coordinator system K - Kachut
Honorary Members
Distinguished figures recognized for their contribution to Turkic culture and sports
- FIRUDIN AGASIOGLU — Turkologist, doctor of philological sciences, professor; Former Deputy Prime Minister
- AZER HASANSOY — Azerbaijan Honored Sportsman
- NIZAMI JAFAROV — Director of the Atatürk Center in Azerbaijan
- RAGIF ABBASOV — Head of the Baku City Youth and Sports Department
In Memoriam
Honorary Members we remember with gratitude and respect
- GANIRA PASHAYEVA — Azerbaijani politician, journalist, deputy
- MIRALI SEYIDOV — Founder of the Azerbaijani karate and ju-jitsu school, President of the Azerbaijan Ju-Jitsu Federation
World Alpagut Federation — international governing body for the sport of Alpagut, established 2014, present in 50+ countries.