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

Former President of Georgia
Giorgi Margvelashvili
Public Defender of Georgia
Nino Lomjaria
Mayor of Tbilisi
Kakha Kaladze
Lasha Parulava: Ivanishvili’s oligarchic regime is planning to impose yet another new tax on the people: mandatory insurance for vehicle owners! We demand that this process be halted
Mikheil Saakashvili - Gharibashvili is hysterically afraid of being poisoned, afraid of going for a walk, because it is easy to suddenly found himself hung, he does not take the drugs given in prison - even Gharibashvili cannot be treated like this
Mikheil Saakashvili: I was poisoned in prison during Garibashvili’s time as prime minister - apparently, the Russians didn’t have time to supply the "Novichok", so the people here used the most common method of poisoning, in the form of heavy metals
The Penitentiary Service has issued a statement regarding information released by Mikheil Saakashvili concerning Irakli Nadiradze and the inmates placed in his cell
Mikheil Saakashvili: Georgia is in immediate mortal danger, and at this time a large part of the opposition is asleep and occupied with its favourite activity - fighting against me
Nika Gvaramia: Two parties have emerged - the traitorous “Kotsis” who are handing over Abkhazia, and the irresponsible populist “Natsis” who preach war rhetoric; while I say - we will become members of the European Union, Georgia will be united, there will be no war
Irakli Pavlenishvili: It is very unfortunate that instead of fighting Ivanishvili, people continue fighting Saakashvili; they think that by bringing Saakashvili down, they will become the main opposition figures
Nika Gvaramia: Rolling in the mud is Saakashvili’s choice, and together with him I do not intend to stir this dirt, entertain the spectators of the show, or make the “Kotsi” happy
Mikheil Saakashvili: Georgia’s real rapid development and progress is linked to the city of Lazika and the construction of the Lazika port - Ivanishvili cannot kill this idea and it will be fully implemented after the dictatorship is overthrown
Mikheil Saakashvili - Ivanishvili is preparing to restore diplomatic relations with Russia, sign an agreement on the non-use of force with the puppet governments of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali, and declare neutrality
Mikheil Saakashvili - Dear Nika Gvaramia, you could write directly that sacrificing oneself for the homeland is complete nonsense
Mikheil Saakashvili: The “Treaty of Georgievsk” put an end to Georgian statehood, and by invoking it they are preparing the abolition of the present-day Georgian state created with great difficulty - “Kotspack” is preparing a great betrayal
Lasha Parulava: Against the background of the fuel shortage, “Georgian Dream” appears as the main rescue link for the occupation regime - this is not only collaboration with the enemy, but a direct betrayal of national interests
Mikheil Saakashvili on Salome Zurabishvili - The excitement of those "oppositionists" who called this shameful woman, the real enemy of Georgia, the unconditional leader and the savior of the Georgian people, is more incomprehensible - hypocrisy has its limits
Mikheil Saakashvili - The opposition, with some exceptions, is not active, is afraid of going to prison, or has been sold out, or is simply lying on the beach, or is vacationing abroad and has not had time to say anything
So-called foreign ministry of occupied Tskhinvali - The political leadership of Georgia,  namely Irakli Kobakhidze, officially recognized Mikheil Saakashvili as the culprit of military aggression - the country must be held responsible for the August 2008 war
Mikheil Saakashvili - Giorgi Baramidze formulated something incorrectly, but he certainly does not deserve a kick from the servants of Ivanishvili's dictatorship - I have not even heard a hint of Georgians shooting prisoners of war
Dmitry Medvedev - The West used Georgia as a foolish weapon in a geopolitical struggle against us at a moment when it was convenient for them
Touring Georgia with young Georgians as Partners