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 PM of Georgia; For Georgia chairman
Giorgi Gakharia
Speaker of Parliament of Georgia
Shalva Papuashvili
Prime Minister of Georgia
Irakli Gharibashvili
Elene Khoshtaria on the so-called sabotage case - This is the prosecution of the West by the Russian regime, publicly and openly - I will only be happy if my contribution is at least 1% in the sanctioning of Ivanishvili
Zurab Japaridze on the so-called sabotage case: The case is nonsense, but why are they doing it? - To put all the prominent opposition leaders together in court, spread the photo, and show it to Ivanishvili’s voters
The case of 8 politicians accused in the so-called sabotage case - Mikheil Saakashvili, Nika Melia, Nika Gvaramia, Zurab “Girchi” Japaridze, Giorgi Vashadze, Zurab Japaridze, Mamuka Khazaradze, and Elene Khoshtaria - has been referred to court for full consideration
Giorgi Vashadze: What happened that everyone is on the defendant’s bench and the prosecution is accusing us under extraordinary articles? - There is no evidence of my dealings with Ukraine that I obtained or gave any military information
Mikheil Saakashvili at the hearing: I expect another 3 years - my sentence will be 16 years - that’s how much serial killers and pedophiles get
Nika Gvaramia at court: In a 40-volume case, there are only two sentences where I’m mentioned
Giorgi Vashadze at court: To defend yourself, you must know what you’re accused of
Mikheil Saakashvili: I plead not guilty to the “insulting the shark” charge
Pretrial hearing in the so-called sabotage case underway at Tbilisi City Court - Mikheil Saakashvili, Nika Gvaramia, Zurab Japaridze, Giorgi Vashadze, and Badri Japaridze Attend
Giorgi Vashadze on the so-called sabotage case: This case exists to stop our struggle and silence us
Zurab Japaridze on the sabotage case: In reality, we are being prosecuted because the U.S. sanctioned Bidzina Ivanishvili
Badri Japaridze on the so-called “sabotage” case: When something undermines our country, processes like this happen - it’s new to group politicians and try them collectively
Shalva Papuashvili - International platforms are increasingly being used as political instruments and weapons - the US administration is also saying this
Mikheil Saakashvili to JD Vance - We, the political prisoners in Georgia, have a ray of hope after your administration released political prisoners in Belarus, I would like to ask you to pay attention to our situation
Levan Ioseliani on visit to the 12th Penitentiary Institution: Most inmates I visited, except Mikheil Saakashvili, have restricted communication with the outside world - this concerns many and needs to be resolved
Human Rights Watch: “Georgian Dream” adopted broad legislation aimed at dismantling civil society and silencing critical media
Mikheil Saakashvili - Nothing but fighting the regime with all methods and personal sacrifice will save us
Shalva Papuashvili on “Moscow Mechanism” - This is an example of how such organizations are used to intimidate people - as for the investigation into the use of chemical weapons, they should come, see and say: “We were wrong”
Peter Fischer - We are not regime change agents, we don't care who governs Georgia