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

Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
Prime Minister of Georgia
Irakli Gharibashvili
Former PM of Georgia; For Georgia chairman
Giorgi Gakharia
Mikheil Saakashvili - The superficiality of the investigation opens the way for international actors - we are dealing with barbarians, look at the pleasure with which this so-called Minister of Health was talking about how they poisoned citizens
Mikheil Kavelashvili on BBC film - They are creating a background that will further aggravate attitudes towards our country - this only stems from the fact that we refused to carry out the tasks of the "deep state"
Archil Gorduladze - It turns out that the BBC is accusing Israel of selling banned substances to Georgia, which is absolute nonsense
Nino Tsilosani: I even feel sorry for Chakhunashvili - he has a damaged psyche and grew up in the wrong environment; his father likely has a picture of Saakashvili at home, so the leader’s influence shows in his so-called medical report
Mikheil Saakashvili - Let's not give in to self-consolation, that the West will save us and when help does not come in time, we may fall into despair, let's act here
Shalva Papuashvili: It has been proven that no World War I chemicals were used - will the European Commission spokesperson, MEPs, and hired NGOs, who swarmed the country like fleas, apologize?
“Georgian Dream” plans to address BBC investigation with UK Communications Regulatory Commission
Mikheil Saakashvili: Regimes usually plant provocateurs inside protest movements who will do anything for money – the Elisashvili case looks like a pre-staged performance - I am sure people are not “buying it”
Mikheil Saakashvili - Today in Ukraine, the apartment of the head of the president's office was searched, this is how a real, transparent democracy works – meanwhile, here even the imitation of the anti-corruption service has been abolished
Tinatin Bolokadze, member of “Coalition for Change”: We have been dissidents for a year already - as for Melia and Saakashvili, the ‘National Movement’ should be part of the unity - the ‘red lines’ exist only with Gakharia’s party
Mikheil Saakashvili - Sanakoev's administration was an unmistakable symbol that we are dealing not with an ethnic conflict, but with an external aggressor, therefore, the legitimate administration was abolished 100% at the behest of the Russians
Mikheil Saakashvili: Nika Melia was neither mentioned nor implied in my post, the same applies to my other friend Nika Gvaramia — my Nika, we are separated not by a hectare but by just one prison cell, and we could have resolved any misunderstanding here too
Irakli Kobakhidze - It is very good that the truth has been established regarding the Credit Suisse case - it was a robbery case that began in 2008 and had clear political grounds
Kakha Kaladze - 99% of business sector representatives are donors to the Georgian Dream, why are you surprised? What's wrong with that? This is a normal process in the USA
Mikheil Saakashvili: We are at a historic crossroads - If we do not want them to destroy our memory, change our mentality, and ultimately annihilate us, we must defeat Ivanishvili – just as we once defeated Shevardnadze
Mikheil Saakashvili: What we are seeing today is called "Безпредел" in slang — Ivanishvili has cut off one-third of Georgia in the form of emigrants, and when he finishes this butcher’s work, he will shut down the TV channels as well – the good news is that "Bezpredel" never lasts long
Mikheil Saakashvili - Part of the money transferred to Georgia by Georgians ends up in the government's pockets, and now this government has taken away their right to vote – I can no longer find cultural words to respond to this
Reuters publishes article titled “Five minutes from autocracy: How Georgia U-turned from its Western path”
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