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

Mayor of Tbilisi
Kakha Kaladze
President of Georgia
Salome Zurabishvili
Minister of Justice of Georgia
Rati Bregadze
Aleksandre Darakhvelidze explains whether the legislative amendments that provide for the expulsion of foreign convicts and a ban on entering the country before the expiration of their sentence will affect Mikheil Saakashvili
Nika Gvaramia – I don’t care if they'll arrest me or not - as for Mikheil Saakashvili's statement, I'm tired of hearing things about the Gilauri, let him take care of the National Movement and what's happening inside himself
Mikheil Saakashvili - Nanuka said “Misha is in prison and his opinion may not matter because of this” - dear Nanuka, Nelson Mandela was in prison for 30 years, but his opinion was regularly read by the African National Congress
Irakli Kirtskhalia: In the United National Movement, we are watching yet another season, yet another episode - ‘From the Chronicles of Mikheil Saakashvili: The Clash of Brilliant Nana and Tinatin’
Nika Gvaramia: Friends, nobody cares about you - there are six of you and seven factions among you - Why do you need additional interference to bring yourselves down? We will not help you survive, and we will not follow you. Do it yourselves if you can - otherwise, Georgia will survive without you
Lelo - Strong Georgia: Saakashvili’s statement is nothing more than an attempt to fuel tension and confrontation within the opposition
Petre Tsiskarishvili on Nanuka Zhorzholiani's statement: Accusing tens of thousands of party members of lacking dignity is politically incorrect - If she attacks the team from the very first statement, I don't think that reflects farsightedness
Tazo Datunashvili on Mikheil Saakashvili’s statement: Throwing mud achieves nothing - it is very sad to see the architect of the Rose Revolution and one of the authors of independent Georgia fall this low
Nino Tsilosani: Renewing the United National Movement with new faces and young people is the greatest nonsense - the party is sustained by fundamentalist supporters who, in effect, love Saakashvili with a Stockholm syndrome-like devotion
Mikheil Saakashvili: How can an opposition that is a business project win? Lelo is Badri and Mamuka’s business project; Akhali was created from the outset as the Gilauri brothers’ project - We need internal pressure!
Tina Bokuchava: I was against joining the alliance, but President Saakashvili believed the UNM would become the target of attacks and be personally blamed for undermining unity, so I agreed with his decision
Mikheil Saakashvili - I experienced on myself exactly what Elene Khoshtaria is experiencing now - this is a group of sadists who take great pleasure in torturing other people and if we don't end it, they will commit great horrors
Mikheil Saakashvili - The party's political council has not been held for many months, there was no communication at all between the chairperson and the leadership - it would have been good for Tina to become a co-chair, but she took Nanuka's entry too painfully
Nanuka Zhorzholiani: From what I see, many in the party consider Khabeishvili to have been the best chairperson;I will meet with representatives from every region, convey their views to Mikheil Saakashvili, and only then will it be decided whether Nanuka or someone else will be the candidate for chairperson
Badri Japaridze on the so-called sabotage case: It is impossible to imagine a greater act of sabotage against the state than this case and the political persecution it represents – this process is fabricated and concocted
Tina Bokuchava: Of course, I remain in the United National Movement, and of course I will fight to the end! Georgia will win
Mikheil Saakashvili: Nanuka Zhorzholiani is already meeting party organizations at my request - Tika Bokuchava also remains in the party as one of its leaders, with strong experience and great potential
Prosecutor in the so-called sabotage case: Individuals involved in searches of party offices, as well as a parliamentary representative, will testify today - the case contains numerous pieces of evidence, including video recordings and public statements calling for certain actions
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