Former President of Georgia
Mikheil Saakashvili

Place of birth

Tbilisi

Biography

Graduated from Kyiv University, Faculty of International Law in 1992; In 1993 he received a diploma from the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Worked at the Norwegian Institute of Human Rights in Oslo, then at the Human Rights Committee of the Provisional State Council of Georgia, and then at the New York Law Firm "Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler"; He graduated from Columbia University School of Law in 1994 with a Master’s degree, and the following year attended lectures at George Washington University School of Law. He studied at the European Academy of Law in Florence and the Academy of International Law in The Hague; 2000-2001 he was the Minister of Justice of Georgia; 2002-2003 Chairman of Tbilisi City Council; On February 13, 2015, he was appointed Chairman of the International Advisory Board for Reforms in Ukraine.

United National Movement Party, Founder and Leader (2001-);

Parliament of the 4th convocation of Georgia, Member (1995-1999);

Committee on Constitutional and Legal Issues and Lawfulness of the Parliament of Georgia of the 4th convocation, Chairman (1995-1998);

Union of Citizens of Georgia parliamentary faction (4th convocation), Chairman (1998-1999);

Parliament of Georgia of the 5th convocation, Member (1999-2000);

Union of Citizens of Georgia, member (1995-);

President of Georgia (2004-2013)

Awards, prizes

2009 - Order of Honor of the Republic of Armenia;

2008 - Medal of Honor "10 years in Astana";

2006 - Honorary Doctor of the University of Haifa;

2005 - Man of the Year in Ukraine;

2005 - American Bar Association Award for Fighting for Law and Order;

2004 - Annual European of the Year Award from non-EU countries;

Gold Medal and Honorary Doctor of Yerevan State University

Mayor of Tbilisi
Kakha Kaladze
Minister of Justice of Georgia
Rati Bregadze
Public Defender of Georgia
Nino Lomjaria
Mikheil Saakashvili to JD Vance - We, the political prisoners in Georgia, have a ray of hope after your administration released political prisoners in Belarus, I would like to ask you to pay attention to our situation
Levan Ioseliani on visit to the 12th Penitentiary Institution: Most inmates I visited, except Mikheil Saakashvili, have restricted communication with the outside world - this concerns many and needs to be resolved
Human Rights Watch: “Georgian Dream” adopted broad legislation aimed at dismantling civil society and silencing critical media
Mikheil Saakashvili - Nothing but fighting the regime with all methods and personal sacrifice will save us
Shalva Papuashvili on “Moscow Mechanism” - This is an example of how such organizations are used to intimidate people - as for the investigation into the use of chemical weapons, they should come, see and say: “We were wrong”
Giorgi Vashadze - My name, surname and 15-year sentence are written in the case materials, there is nothing, not even falsified evidence - they are asking for 30,000 GEL as bail, I will pay it
Giorgi Vashadze’s trial scheduled in court on the so-called sabotage case
Irakli Pavlenishvili: Public debate can only happen if political repression ends
Tina Bokuchava - Georgia had always been represented with dignity in Davos when it had a decent, national government - under this regime, the country is in danger of becoming a geographical dead end
Mikheil Saakashvili - Today the country is much more ready for changes than it was in 2003! - If I were outside, I would finish these in a week! I am ready to take part in pulling Georgia out of the crisis again!
Mikheil Saakashvili at the trial - There is hopelessness, despair, but I have come to tell you: there is hope, freedom and happiness just a hand's reach
Mikheil Saakashvili's trial underway in Tbilisi City Court - Saakashvili attending the session
Levan Sanikidze - Georgian Dream is trying to show that Kavelashvili has power: “We have power and here we are, treating you like this” – as for the National Movement, it is not heading towards the end, but rather towards change, we are at a new stage of transformation
Mikheil Saakashvili: They said what Garibashvili did was not an abuse of office, while I was sentenced in an embezzlement case - this distinction was made so that I would not fall under the amnesty; many find it hard to admit that much revolves around me for Ivanishvili
Mikheil Saakashvili - Ivanishvili and the Dream are a peculiar cultural phenomenon, they are dragging us to a place, a path of return to which I have blown up long ago, and the only thing left for them is personal revenge on me
Shalva Papuashvili: Where there is violence, the EU flag flies; where there is hatred, the EU flag flies - Brussels must change its policy, otherwise it will collapse itself
Mikheil Saakashvili - "Trump, under the influence of the Deep State", has captured and thrown your spiritual brother Maduro into prison - this is what  follows the mockery and disobedience of America's legitimate demands
Mikheil Saakashvili: After being transferred to the prison next to the cement plant, I developed rashes on my body and swelling of my limbs, almost completely lost my hair, and developed breathing problems - I requested toxic substance tests, but was refused
Five years of Sadyr Japarov’s Presidency: The main test is still ahead
Ambassador of Korea Hyon Du KIM - Korea’s strength lies in high-tech manufacturing while Georgia’s strength is in logistics and service areas - Georgia should not be just considered as a single market but as a market that can encompass the region and beyond
Oleksii Reznikov - Russia, in reality, is a paper tiger