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

Minister of Justice of Georgia
Rati Bregadze
Prime Minister of Georgia
Irakli Gharibashvili
Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
The European Parliament comes out with a call to consider the sanctions for Ivanishvili, the release of Saakashvili, to assess the impact of the "foreign agent" law on the fulfillment of visa liberalization criteria, to repeal the law that restricts the rights of "LGBTQ+"
Levan Khabeishvili: Ivanishvili and his government are forcing our partners and friends to take the hardest steps - the time of sitting at home with remotes in front of the TV is over, Ivanishvili "cancels" Georgia
Giuli Alasania: The resolution adopted today is very important - the European Parliament proves once again that they first support our country, the state and my son, which makes me very happy
Zurab Chiaberashvili: instead of the MEPs talking about the successful reforms of Georgia, they have to deal with the problems that the "Georgian Dream" creates for the people
Mikheil Saakashvili: This is not an ordinary election and we cannot act in an ordinary way - we need a unified list, everything should be postponed
The draft resolution regarding the draft law on "foreign agents" in Georgia is being voted on in the European Parliament today
Levan Khabeishvili: Unfortunately, the government is doing everything to take away the European future from the Georgian people - we will go to big cities and we will have a discussion about why this law is Russian
Shalva Papuashvili on MEPs’ briefing: It turns out that the European value for this group is standing by the side of the criminal and conducting briefings, the release of Mikheil Saakashvili and an attack on the policeman
Mikheil Saakashvili: I am asking the "National Movement" to create a party board in the next few days and to consider my candidacy as the chairman of the board, and to elect Sofo Japaridze as my deputy
Mikheil Saakashvili: We should be very impatient with the events, but we should understand that this is an important battle in which the one who gets tired first will lose - we were not threatened with such a threat in 2008 either
Discussion of draft law "On transparency of foreign influence" to continue in first reading tomorrow
Mikheil Saakashvili: Ivanishvili declared war against the Georgian people - the main thing is not to get tired and not to be afraid! Staying at home is a crime
Mikheil Saakashvili: The results of yesterday's sociological survey were the anecdote of the century
Shalva Papuashvili: It has been proven that Lazare Grigoriadis is guilty – I wonder if the groups that attacked the justice system are going to apologize
Irakli Pavlenishvili: The only wall that separates Georgia from Europe is the Russian dream, the Russian government and the Russian law, which we will certainly defeat
Shalva Papuashvili on MEPs: Mikheil Saakashvili's friend cannot be Georgia's friend
Mikheil Saakashvili: By introducing the Russian law, Ivanishvili wants to mess up the situation - we must be united, firm and not allow the law to be passed
Statement by the Parliamentary Majority as the public is aware, the civil sector remains the most non-transparent sector in Georgia
George Katcharava - The events of April 2024 determine future trends of global pollical and security architecture