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

Tengiz Tevzadze: They are frightened and alarmed and they know many people will come out, while allegedly attempting to ban or restrict the rally, the march will definitely take place and Kakhi Kaladze’s letter will not be able to stop it
Mikheil Saakashvili: Russian intelligence was in my circle - there was one person who constantly told me to come back, and when I arrived, they were supposed to meet me but instead, within 2 hours, they passed on my information
Levan Bezhashvili - Today is the day of another political execution of Ivanishvili's court - today Ivanishvili's obedient judge will announce a political verdict against Levan Khabeishvili
Gigi Tsereteli - The silence of the Georgian Dream on Russia's steps tells us that Georgia is practically in a capitulating position, while with the new German ambassador who will arrive after Peter Fischer, nothing will change - this is nonsense
Mikheil Saakashvili - A resistance movement is needed to be prepared, not a cry that something will happen on its own  - this requires people with a strategic vision and great courage
Khatia Dekanoidze - If we look at what is happening in Armenia, we will see that the function that Georgia had, to be the leader of the region, no longer exists - due to Ivanishvili's crimes and the "anti-Georgian Dream", Georgia is losing this function
Shalva Papuashvili - It is symbolic that a few days before May 9, Juknevičienė, who is distinguished by her fascist statements, is the author of the resolution - the European Parliament presents itself as the successor to the People's Congress of the Soviet Union
Mikheil Saakashvili – The US President's security and my former security were trained by the same people, in both cases the security acted the same way - no one reproaches Donald Trump, while for many years I hae been criticized “for crawling on the ground in Gori”
Mikheil Saakashvili - I am angry with the dictatorship and the invaders, and I am simply disappointed with some members of the opposition - those in our ranks who cannot speak to people and radiate hatred towards ordinary Georgians should be left behind
Mikheil Saakashvili - They say that Saakashvili was crawling on the ground, yet when Trump was crawling, it was considered nothing, and maybe Salome Zurabishvili should say that her past positions were wrong - I'm not asking for an apology, this is a matter of conscience
Irakli Melashvili: Saakashvili knows that a significant part of the population is not interested in a coalition - What Mikheil Saakashvili wrote about the coalition reflects his mentality - for him, there are no partners - the main thing is that others must obey him
Mikheil Saakashvili to the opposition: Who stopped you from becoming leaders? Did Saakashvili lock you up and prevent you from reaching the people? You’ve turned into talking heads filling TV airtime, detached from reality - maybe it’s time to reset your rhetoric
Nika Gvaramia: The ‘Opposition Alliance’ is the same as it has been - I cannot deny there was a disagreement - I remind everyone: when a party leader is in prison, sensitivity is always high - We had a moral obligation to defend Nika Melia
Tamar Chergoleishvili on Mikheil Saakashvili: He will still have to respect the agreement - otherwise, he cannot stay with us!
Petre Tsiskarishvili - I don't think there is a split in the Opposition Alliance, there are many different opinions and arguments, is something amazing happening? Everyone likes each other a lot - we are not going to go anywhere