Hafiz Muminjanov is native of Tajikistan and has a background on plant breeding, biotechnology, seed technology, plant protection and crop management. He holds Doctor of Agricultural Science on plant breeding and seed technology (Moscow, 2000) and is Professor of plant physiology and biotechnology (Moscow, 2004). He has more than 30 years’ experience in training young professionals and implementing development projects. Currently he works as an Agricultural Officer at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. He is a co-author for more than 12 wheat varieties released in Tajikistan. He supervised more than 15 PhD and MSc students.