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

Prime Minister of Georgia
Irakli Gharibashvili
Former PM of Georgia; For Georgia chairman
Giorgi Gakharia
Public Defender of Georgia
Nino Lomjaria
Zurab Girchi Japaridze on “sabotage case” – There is no evidence in the case, it is simply a collection of various public speeches, false testimonies of about 20 police officers, where they tell some fairy tales
Gia Volski – As always, Saakashvili is raving
Tina Bokuchava - I wanted to be represented on behalf of the United Movement in the Trinity Cathedral - the Patriarchate was ready for this, unfortunately, the so-called State Commission was against it
Mikheil Saakashvili - The Patriarch's funeral was a rare chance for Ivanishvili to take a state step at least once – letting me attend his funeral would have been an act aimed at unity, but Ivanishvili acted like Ivanishvili, i.e. as an enemy of statehood
Special Penitentiary Service – The request of Mikheil Saakashvili to bring him to the funeral of Patriarch Ilia II does not comply with the norms provided for by the Code
Mikheil Saakashvili – I am asking that I be taken to the funeral of the Patriarch, as his friend, the third president of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili: We have nothing to discuss with “Lelo,” and they have nothing to discuss with us - let them talk to the Constitutional Court, and some of their members to the criminal court, where cases related to them are pending
Nika Gvaramia: The "Moscow Mechanism" report is the most severe for "Georgian Dream" and it shows on their faces too - if "Dream" has not completely lost its vision for its own future, it must take some rational steps
The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Georgia
David Matikashvili on the debates in the European Parliament: Non-professional, ignorant people are speaking about what is happening in Georgia - what else can society hear from Ms. Rasa, who is madly in love with Saakashvili
Shalva Papuashvili: For us, what matters is not the "Moscow Mechanism" and Brussels' instrument, but the truth - the person was in Georgia for only 2 days and already prepared the document, do you doubt that this is a pre-written text and the rest was just packaging?
Appellate Court upholds decision ordering Mikheil Saakashvili and Teimuraz Janashia to pay 8,392,827 GEL
Mikheil Saakashvili: It is very important to have opposition unity - the opposition must block every path for this regime
Mikheil Saakashvili - Ivanishvili's puppet government's statement on Iran is imbued with an anti-American spirit, clearly pointing the finger at America and Israel
Sophia Khorguani to the majority: I have déjà vu! - It feels like the last days of the “National Movement” government - just as Mikheil Saakashvili wore the Constitution and laws like a suit, you are doing the same!
Mikheil Saakashvili - Today the opposition is showing unity, now it must show strength and one of the directions should be to demand sectoral sanctions against the dictatorship - the opposition truly has the competence for this
Guram Macharashvili on the opposition - Zurabishvili is missing as the driver of the car created from the dismantled parts - I would like to see her in this car, but after moving a few meters, they will find themselves back where they supposedly came from
Gia Khukhashvili: Britain has been accused of Patarkatsishvili's murder - they say "it has no price," but British sanctions do have a serious price; I doubt they even know how to react - they will have to switch entirely to "black accounting"
The South Caucasus: Strategic Autonomy Needed
Estonian Ambassador: I will be leaving Tbilisi later this week - Does my departure reflect the current state of relations between Georgia and Estonia? Of course it does - I cannot hide that
UAE’s Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al Hashimy - “We will leave no stone unturned to make sure that we do defend ourselves”