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
Former President of Georgia
Giorgi Margvelashvili
Prime Minister of Georgia
Irakli Gharibashvili
Shalva Papuashvili: We see that we can no longer explain anything to Rasa Juknevičienė, she has her own personal attitude and history regarding Stalin, due to which she dislikes the entire nation
MEPs stage performance in support of Mzia Amaglobeli, arrested protesters and politicians
Akaki Bobokhidze: Even if Bidzina Ivanishvili schedules new elections tomorrow, we should not participate in them - Our task is to ensure fair elections that inspire trust
Mikheil Saakashvili: What was done yesterday to Tina Bokuchava’s husband and his family is no longer Russia – this is Kadyrov’s Chechnya. It is Kadyrov who abducts people like this
Tea Tsulukiani: It seems that the German ambassador has plenty of free time! He never misses the court hearings of an opposition representative! — Dear ambassadors! Come to our commission, listen, and only then make assessments about who Mikheil Saakashvili really was
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service: The United Kingdom is intensifying efforts to remove the “Georgian Dream” government from power in Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili: Gorbachev’s fellow fighter Rasa Juknevičienė speaks to us in English with a Russian accent, wagging her finger at us, saying that if we don’t behave the way the center wants, we’ll be punished – this is how absurd Euro-bureaucracy has become
Mikheil Saakashvili: This guy, who was appointed as the so-called minister of internal affairs yesterday, could not go beyond the position of an ordinary investigator during the time of the National Movement
Rasa Juknevičienė: Georgians, you are heroes! Your fight is our common fight, the fight for Europe. Dictators fear their own people – there is one person who fears “debidzination,” which is inevitable because the regime and Georgia’s European future are incompatible
Ana Tsitlidze: Salome Zurabishvili failed as an opposition leader, this is a fact
Lawyer: Mikheil Saakashvili was effectively denied the right to an appeal hearing – Court of Appeals upholds first instance ruling without oral hearing in border crossing case
According to the United National Movement, the International Democrat Union has adopted a resolution concerning Georgia
Mikheil Saakashvili on Irakli Kobakhidze's letter: The letter is written for Moscow - preparations are being made to restore diplomatic relations
Shalva Papuashvili: What would have happened if the “yogurt revolution” had succeeded and the war was met by those so-called “sincere citizens” in power? We would have spiraled into escalation ending in war
Petre Tsiskarishvili: It is important for people in Washington to know that, in addition to the “Russian-Dream” Georgia, a pro-Western, American-oriented Georgia has not disappeared anywhere, it still exists
Irakli Kobakhidze addresses Donald Trump and J.D. Vance with open letter
Shalva Papuashvili: Today, the relationship between Georgia and Brussels is a hostage of the political context that has emerged in our region – as soon as this context is removed, the relationship will be freed from this captivity
Tazo Datunashvili: Holding meetings in the regions does not mean that “Lelo” is preparing for the local self-government elections
Oleksii Reznikov - Russia, in reality, is a paper tiger
A Korean tamada: Opening of the Korean Embassy in Tbilisi
Israeli Ambassador to Georgia - Our strategy is not to have Hamas controlling the Gaza Strip - Unfortunately, the UN cooperates with Hamas, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch work in favor of Hamas