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

Public Defender of Georgia
Nino Lomjaria
Prime Minister of Georgia
Irakli Gharibashvili
Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
Mikheil Saakashvili - We saved Georgia because Russia failed to achieve any of the strategic goals of the war - we defended dignity and freedom
Mikheil Saakashvili - All attempts to divide and demotivate us have backfired badly on those trying to do so inside, have failed for the enemy and will not succeed in leaving us out of the game in the future - we are born to win
Levan Khabeishvili - I would like to ask you to be careful with our big family, the National Movement - everyone should refrain from publicly insulting our family, everyone should show patience, be reasonable and not harm our team
National Movement holding congress
Gia Volski - Mikheil Saakashvili did not have an order to strain relations with Russia, but on the contrary, to resolve, sort out relations and help Russia join international organizations - today it is a completely different order!
Mikheil Saakashvili - Consider that Penelope is the reins of governance in Georgia, and those who are asking for her hand are Georgian "oppositionists", who realize that I am more suitable for Penelope, but blame me for their own failures, not themselves
Ana Tsitlidze on Tina Bokuchava: When resting by the sea is a higher priority than political prisoners, the struggle, or a Political Council meeting, it says a lot about many things - I have seen such a pitiful attempt to retain a position for the first time
Giorgi Butikashvili: Mikheil Saakashvili's behavior is unfortunate - no single political party can defeat Bidzina Ivanishvili's regime on its own, and he knows that very well; he simply cannot come to terms with the fact that he is just one of the opposition's leaders - not the only one
Ana Tsitlidze does not rule out putting forward her own candidacy for the post of chairperson of the “National Movement”
Mikheil Saakashvili - I will get out of prison, like Nelson Mandela, who came directly to power - what elections are we talking about?! What insanity is this?! There are no elections in Georgia!
Mikheil Saakashvili – On the fifth anniversary of my captivity, three friends have returned to Georgia: criminals, power and water outages - the main thing is that Misha does not return, people!
Levan Machavariani: The only time I agree with Saakashvili’s assessment of NGOs is when he called them "grant-eaters" - I also agree with NGOs that Saakashvili is not a political prisoner; both are right
Mikheil Saakashvili - The arrest of Vakho concerns not only Vakho or journalism in general - we are at a very dangerous crossroads and here all other options except action are disastrous
Irakli Kobakhidze on Mikheil Saakashvili's statement about the list of political prisoners - Sometimes even the most illogical person's logic coincides with sound logic - the main thing is that the confrontation within the agents is deepening and this will heal democratic processes
National Movement on Transparency International - How can one manage to create a list of political prisoners without including the most famous political prisoner? - The "Anti-Misha" campaign damages the reputation of this organization
Nika Gvaramia: I have great respect for Transparency International, but there is no justification for not including Mikheil Saakashvili on the list of political prisoners - I believe it is a serious mistake and hope it will be corrected
EU Delegation, as well as the embassies of Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Poland, asked the judge presiding over the so-called “sabotage case” to allow their representatives to attend the court hearings, but their request was denied
Mikheil Saakashvili: To my utter shame, “Georgian Transparency International” did not include me on its list of political prisoners - you have no authority whatsoever; people consider you insincere grant-eaters
Touring Georgia with young Georgians as Partners