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« on: November 21, 2021, 01:13:44 PM »
People of Mktvartvelo



Historical Figures of Mktvartvelo
Brzdmtsveli (head of state)
Tamaz Japharidze
Ketevan Chakhava

Clergy / Religion
Sinatdedopali Tsiuri Kavsadze
High Priestess Elodeba Ketilgantshivili
High Priestess Eter Rachvelishvili
Irma Gordeli
Tariel Tavadze
Aka Salukvadze

Politicians
Gela Berdzenishvili
Levan Gamsakhurdia
Vakhtang Tsiskaridze
Zviad Ghoghoberidze
Ramaz Kintsurashvili
Bidzina Samkharadze
Zviad Alaverdashvili
Brdzeni Chavchavadze
Lasha Katsarava
Aka Goglidze
Veriko Kochladze
Tsiuri Mazniashvili
Eto Kvachantiradze
Veriko Gaprindashvili
Orivegza Mgaloblishvili
Zviad Kotrikadze
Eldar Baqiladze
Tinatin Chelnokidze
Mamuka Keburia
Otar Keburia
Anzor Papuashvili
Shalva Virsaladze
Vazha Virsaladze
Gulisa Paliashvili
Nino Shalikashvili
Zviad Maichadze
Tamaz Eksanishvili
Gocha Khoshtaria
Otar Nasidze
Merab Dekanozishvili
Gocha Mokleadze
Shota Samadashvili
Levan Makhateli
Irakli Bneladze
Brdzeni Kvirkvelia
Otar Gedevanishvili
Eter Vazhkania
Inga Ushkaladze
Levan Mikaberidze

Armed Forces
Kargi Nasaridze
Merab Dvalishvili


Businesspeople
Ketilshobili Shengelaia
Makvala Bendukidze
Okropir Djorbenadze
Zhuldyz Birinseli
Inzhu Birinseli
Viljo Alakharvadze
Givi Kartlishvili
Aigerim Dilrabat

Society
Baia Lasha Nioradze
Vardo Tsintsadze

Media
Nino Gamrekeli
Avtandil Gamrekeli
Irakli Helimishadze

Sports
Merab Arakishvili

Office of the Brzdmtsveli
Gocha Gvasalia
Nano Tsabaurashvili

Jugland
Burkhardt Kvalheim
Lars Midtvedt
Raymond Furuholmen
Takashi Hirano






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« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2021, 03:29:51 PM »

Okropir the Great

Not much it is known about the origins of Okropir the Great, besides that he belonged that the Pertiveli tribe. He gained prominence as a military commander in the late 3rd century. Around 301, he became the fifth Matskharebeli (the military leader of the Mtskhetistsikhe Confederation). According to the legend, he was elected by unanimity between the main tribal leaders, something that was considered rare in the time. He ruled for more that two decades, until 326 when death, according to the chronicles, death surprised him during a religious festivity. During his first decade as ruler, the Mtskhetistsikhe Confederation consolidated its rule over much of today central and western Mktvartvelo through a number of wars, but he was also able in his late years to assure the future of the confederation through diplomatic means with nearby states.

He is mentioned in many epic poems and he is considered as the first hero of the Mktvartvelian people.




Amiran the Wise

Amiran Machaidze, known as Amiran the Wise, belonged to the Permeri clan, from the Pertiveli tribe. He ruled as Matskharebeli from 639 to 668. He faced increasing internal turmoil and fought in several not exactly successful wars against nearby states, only being able to postpone the end of the Mtskhetistsikhe Confederation, which would eventually happen a few decades after his death. Nowadays, he is mostly known for his promotion of the arts and science, and for writting the Kargitserili Chronicle, considered the most important historical source on the Mtskhetistsikhe Confederation.




Ketevan of Mtsvumi

Her biography before becoming Sinatdedopali in 1187, including her year of birth, is unknown, besides that she is believed to be born in the Baghi tribe and being a priestess in a temple consacrated to Bortsvimaghalia before being elected Sinatdedopali.

She was accused of having taken a nobleman from the Mdidari tribe as a lover in 1201, and she stood in a trial in which she was sentenced to death. Her alleged lover was executed and quartered, while she, instead of being starved to death, chose to drink a poison. Her trial, which happened in the middle of a civil war, has often considered a political trial, as she was said to opposed the interests of the Pkhizladani tribe, which at the time controlled central Mktvartvelo.

Already in the 13th century, particularly after the establishment of the Kingdom of Sashuavelo -which was led by a tribe rival to the Pkhizladani-, she was considered a martyr of the Order of Simartlea, and she is often revered as a semi-deity.




Bedisa I the Sage

Besida Kvernadze, from the Damoukebedi tribe, became Queen of the Kingdom of Sashuavelo after the death of his brother, King Vazha III. Unlike the Mtskhetistsikhe Confederation or Unitary State of Mktvartvelo, the Kingdom of Sashuavelo had a hereditary monarch, in which the crowd was inherited between siblings, and once there was no other sibling available, to the most senior direct descendant of the next generation.

Under her reign, from 1226 to 1255, the Kingdom of Sashuavelo consolidated with several military campaigns against eastern and southern city-states. Besida is regarded as devout follower of the Order of Simartlean and, besides passing several administrative reforms, she also funded the construction of many temples, strengthened and reformed religious courts, and persecuted Christians and other minority religions.




Ramaz Abuladze

Ramaz Abuladze, from the Zghvis clan, was a military leader and politician. He had a leading role in the final defeat of the Abydians in the Battle of Kutatsqaro (1679), which witnessed the end of foreign domination in Mktvartvelo.

After his cousin Shalva becomes Brzdmtsveli of the Unitary State of Mktvartvelo in 1704, Ramaz became commander of the Mktvartvelian army, as well as other government roles, until his retirement in 1720. He remains one of the most popular military leaders in Mktvartvelo's history.




Shalva I

Shalva Rustavi (1665-1721), from the Zghvis clan, previously Prince of Abakha, became the first Brzdmtsveli in 1704, following the establishment of the Unitary State of Mktvartvelo. The title of Brzdmtsveli (meaning "sovereign guardian") has existed in ancient times as an unofficial title, became the main title of the head state of the Unitary State of Mktvartvelo since then.

The wars had left the country devastated, and although he was able to keep certain stability during most of his reign, he was forced to accept a treaty which would establish an eastern Ardian colony on the coast.




Gela III

Gela Sakandelidze (1694-1759), from the Mstiani clan, ruled Mktvartvelo as Brzdmtsveli from 1741 to 1759. He introduced many administrative reforms, increading the creation of the High Council, which since 1761, would officially elect the Brzdmtsveli.




Ramaz Maisuradze

He led the nation in the Northern War (1760-1766), in which the Unitary State of Mktvartvelo expanded their territory toward the west, after defeating a coalition led by Abydos. Despite this victory, he was forced to abdicate in 1769, as consequence of increasing prices and turmoil and several rebellions, particularly in the southwestern and northern provinces. As a result, General Levan Sagaradze would become Brzdmtsveli, returning the Mstiani clan to power. Levan’s reign would be short, however, as he died in 1774 during a cholera epidemy that affected the capital city, but the Mstiani clan would retain the office of the Brzdmtsveli until 1786.




Malkhaz IV

Malkhaz Kapanadze (1815-1881), who ruled as Malkhaz IV, belonged to the Gabedi clan, as most of Brzdmtsveli during the 19th century. He introduced many reforms, including a reorganization of the judicial system, a military reform, promoting higher education, as well as replacing the High Council for the Council of State, which allowed him to have a greater control and influence on his potential successor. He also established a national parliament, although only 20,000 electors had the right to vote in the election. He also promoted local elections and granted local government with more autonomy.

After the death of his first wife, he married Hagit Na'ava Mashiah, a Vanoran noblewoman. Malkhaz is said to have increasingly favoured the idea of a constitutional reform, which would establish a semi-constitutional monarchy under a hereditary monarch instead of an elected one. For that, he aimed to establish his own clan with her second wife. Although the reality of such plans is still controversial, there would fade away as death surprised him in 1881. But his supporters in both the government and the Council of State allowed his wife to be elected Brzdmtsveli, taking the name of Tamara Chakhava or Tamara I.




Hagit Na'ava Mashiah or Tamara I

Tamara I (1850-1892) was the only Brzdmstveli who was born abroad, as she was a Vanoran noble who married Malkhaz IV in 1876. She continued her husband’s policies, as well as other liberal-minded reforms including the decriminalization of religious proselytism, a reform of the military and the banking system, and more importantly, the final abolition of the serfdom in 1886. However, she would deposed in 1888 following a coup d’etat and she was sent into secret prison in Sighnaki, where she would die in 1892.





Levan Mikataudze

Levan Mikataudze (1838-1922) was elected Brzdmtsveli in 1886, following a coup d’etat which was led by his cousin Okropyr Beridze. Both belonged to the...clan. Levan’s rule was highly authoritarian, and a large number of ministers that served under both Malkhaz and Tamara, including several members of the Council of State, were imprisoned or executed. During his rule, tensions with Abydos increased, as the Muslim minority was persecuted, as well with Vanora, particularly after it was known about Tamara’s death in 1892.

His repressive policies, as well the disaffection of the eastern clans and the increasing in prices led to the Gvalvitsebi Revolt, which caused the start of the National War, which lasted from 1897 to 1906. In 1899, he was forced to flee the capital city, and despite a brief return in 1903, he finally fled the country. He would not return to Mktvartvelo until a second amnesty in 1919, dying in 1922.




Levan Mikataudze

Levan Mikataudze, from the Dasatsqise clan, was elected Brzdmtsveli in 1907, replacing  General Guram Ananidze, who had been ruling as acting head of state since 1904. His rule was marked by attemps of compromise and national reconciliation. In 1911, it was promulgated the Charter of  Khisjvari, which established the National Assembly as well some constitutional rights. However, the last years of his reign are mostly remembered for increasing political tensions and social protests.




Tsisana Lomidze 

Tsisana I was elected Brzdmtsveli in 1944. During her rule, the policies of national development and industrialization were continued and advanced, and it was implemented an opening of the economy to attract foreign investment. In foreign policy, it was negotiated the Treaty of Nordheim, which paved the way for a final settlement of the issue of the territory and Jugland, including the peaceful annexation of the preferecture of Nordansk into Mktvartvelo in 1951. She died in 1967.




Otar Zakhariadze

Following the brief rule of Vephkia Daushvili (1967-1971), Otar Zakhariadze was elected Brzdmtsveli as Otar II. Zakhariadze was an experienced politician, serving as Prime Minister three times (1952-1957, 1961-1962, and 1966-1969.

Although he was widely respected at the time, his rule would start a period of economic stagnation and political division, which led, one year after his death in 1977, to a failed coup d’etat.




Endzela Shengelaia

Ending the so-called “Parliamentary Dictatorship” period (1976-1978), Endzela Shegelaia was elected Brzdmtsveli as Endzela I. Endzela I opted for a more neutral approach than her predecessors, and she was rarely involved in partisan or domestic policy.  During her reign, many reforms were introduced, such as a new electoral, legislative and tax reforms, as well as reforms on education and healthcare. Since the 1990s, the country also experienced a considerably increase in economic growth, which helped to leave behind the political tensions of the 1970s.

She abdicated for health reasons in 2002, being replaced by Tamaz Japharidze, from the Pridoni clan.



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« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2021, 09:17:41 PM »


Tamaz Japharidze
Birth1944 (2021†)
ClanTskhenebi
TitleBrzdmtsveli, Tamaz IV (2002-2021)
EducationUniversity of Khashumi, degree in Law and State Administration (1968)
RolesChairman of the Federation of Commerce (1989-1994)
FamilyParents: Ramaz Berashvili (1908-1979) and Tinatin Japaharidze
Spouse(s): Eka Lomidze (1949-2017)
Issues: Mamuka Lomidze (1971), Lela Lomidze (1974), Avtandil Lomidze (1978), Ramaz Lomidze (1981), and Eka Lomidze (1982)
BiographySeveral of Tamaz Japahridze's relatives were high-ranking officials and politicians, including his father Ramaz Berashvili (Minister of Education, 1949-1954, and later member of the Council of the State), as well as his brother Imeda Japaharidze, who was a member of the National Assembly and served as Deputy Minister of Energy and Deputy Minister of Immigration Policy. Instead, Tamaz was involved and focused in the family business, becoming CEO of Okros Spilendzi Inc., an important mining company since 1978. Later, he joined the management of a state-owned industrial company and was appointed Chairman of the Federation of Commerce in 1989.

In 2002, following the abdication of Endzela Shengelaia, he was elected Brzdmtsveli (head of state) by the Council of State. His health started to decline in 2019, and he died in late 2021, following complications as consequence of a surgical intervention after suffering a stroke.






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« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2021, 09:44:04 PM »


Gela Berdzenishvili
Birth1960
ClanDasavleta
TitleIncumbent Prime Minister
EducationUniversity of Abakha, degree in International Law (1985); State University of Ktsatskuri, master's degree in Law (1988); University of Azavrelia, diploma on Administrative Law (1990)
Political affiliation        Conservative Party
RolesMember of the National Assembly,Minister of Administrative Law (2001-2005), Minister of the Treasury (2008-2011), Minister of State (2011-2014), Deputy Prime Minister for State Administration
(2012-2014) and Prime Minister (2014-2022)
FamilyParents: Bidzina Siprashvili (1924-1995) and Manana Berdzenhishvili (1928-2009)
Spouse(s): Tsiuri Iashvili (1963)
Issues: Okropir Iashvili (1989), Bizdina Iashvili (1994)
BiographyGela Berdzenishvili comes from a prominent political family. His late grandfather Givi Roinashvili was a diplomatic and Minister of Foreign Affairs, while his late father Bidzina Siprashvili was a member of the National Assembly for forty years, serving as Deputy Prime Minister for National Development from 1983 to 1989.

Gela started his political career in Azavrelia in the early 1990s, serving in the local council. Following the death of his father in 1995, he was elected three months later in his father's electoral district. He has been reelected every time since then. He served as Deputy Minister of Justice from 1999 to 2001, before being appointed Minister of Administrative Law the same year. He was dismissed in 2005, but rejoined the government as Ministry of Treasury from 2008 to 2011.

He was appointed Minister of the State in 2011, serving as well as Deputy Prime Minister for State Administration from 2012 to 2014. He became Prime Minister in 2014. In 2022, he was replaced as Prime Minister by Bidzina Samkharadze, following the 2022 legislative election. He was later appointed as a permanent member of the Council of State by Brzdmtsveli Ketevan.

He married Tsiuri Iashvili, from the Artsivi clan, in 1986. They have two sons, Okropir and Bidzina.




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« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2021, 02:14:43 PM »


Levan Gamsakhurdia
Birth1949
ClanAmpartavani
TitleGeneral of the Army / Deputy Prime Minister of Foreign Policy and National Defense
EducationAzavrelia Technical University, degree in civil engineering (1973); Tsagedia Military Academy (1974-1977)
Political affiliation        Conservative Party
RolesMinister of National Defense (2014-2022), Deputy Prime Minister of Foreign Policy and National Defense (2014-2022), First Deputy Prime Minister (2016-2020)
FamilyParents: Saghazri Bolkhadze  (1920-1998) and Besida Gamsakhurdia (1924-2001)
Spouse(s): Minda Maisuradze (1955)
Issues: Kargi Maisuradze (1979) and Imedi Maisuradze (1993)
BiographyUnlike other members of his family, who had prominent roles in politics or state administration, after finishing military service in 1974, Levan decided to continue in the armed forces, enrolling in the Tsagedia Military Academy.

His first political role was Secretary of Emergency Situations, under the Ministry of National Defense, from 1988 to 1996. Following the death of his uncle Shalva Gamsakhurdia, he was candidate to the National Assembly in his uncle's district, and elected in the 1999 election. He served as Minister of Public Works and Transport, from 2001 to 2003, and Minister of Public Order and Security from 2003 to 2008. He joined Gela Berdzenishvili's government as Minister of National Defense in 2014, becoming as well as Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Policy and National Defense. In 2016, he was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister, considered 5th highest-ranking office in Mktvartvelo.

However, he resigned as Deputy Prime Minister in 2020, following a corruption scandal in which was directly involed Anzor Gamsakhurdia, Levan's elder brother, governor of Gaqidvalisi, although he continued in his roles as Minister of National Defense and Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign Policy and National Defense until 2022.

He married Minda Maisuradze, from the Gadasakhadi clan, in 1976. They have two daughters. Levan Gamsakhurdia has the military rank of General of the Army.




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« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2021, 08:40:59 PM »


Tsiuri Kavsadze
Birth1974
ClanMdinare clan
TitleSinatdedopali (Head of the Order of Simartlea)
EducationOrdered priestess in 1996; State College of Tetritsori, degree on History and Doctrine of the Order of Simartlea (1998-2001),
RolesHigh Priestess of the Order of Simartlea (2010-2020); Head Priestess of the Shrine of Dalotsvili Shadrevani (since 2020); Supreme Priestess of the Order of Simartlea (since 2020)
FamilyParents: Merab Zakariadze (1946) and Nino Bardanashvili (1949)
Spouse(s): None
Issues: None
BiographyTsiuri Kavsadze was born in a family from Kutatsqaro which belonged to the Mdinare clan. She joined a religious school in her hometown at the age of 12, and was accepted as religious apprentice at the age of 14 in a temple in the same province. She became pristess in the same temple at the age of 22. She completed her theological studies in the State College of Tetritsori.

In 2010, she became High Priestess of the Order of Simartlea, moving to the Shrine of Dalotsvili Shadrevani. Following the death of her predecessor, she was elected Sinatdedopali -also known as Supreme Priestess-, in 2020, becoming head of the Order of Simartlea at the age of 46.




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« Reply #6 on: December 05, 2021, 10:13:12 PM »


Eter Rachvelishvili
Birth1983
ClanGhorini
TitleHigh Priestess
EducationHoly College of Martvilisi
RolesHigh Priestess of the Order of Simartlea; Priestess at the Shrine of Dalotsvili Shadrevani
FamilyParents: Tornike Tarishvili (1945) and Darejana Dolidze (1947) 
Spouse(s): None
Issues: None
BiographyEter Rachvelishvili was born in the town of Akhal. The second daughter of a family from the Ghorini clan, both of her parents were lawyers. She joined a religious school at age 13, one year later than usual. In 2006, she became a religious apprentice at a temple consacrated to Kariani, the Wind King, nearby Dushelisi, in northwestern Mktvartvelo. She was ordered priestess in the same temple in 2009.

She moved to Martvilisi in 2011, where she completed her religious education in the Holy College of Martvilisi. She took a second apprenticeship in a temple consacrated to Dalotsvili Dedopali in a nearby town. She moved to a temple associated to the Shrine of Dalotsvili Shadrevani in 2015. She became a representative in the General Assembly of the Order of Simartlea, a consulative body, in 2017. After Tsiuri Kavsadze became Sinatdedopali in 2020, she officially joined the Shrine of Dalotsvili Shadrevani, being appointed as High Priestess of the Order of Simartlea a few weeks later.

 




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Vakhtang Tsiskaridze
Birth1950
ClanIsari
TitleChairman of the Council of State
EducationUniversity of Lagotsminda, degree in Economics
Political affiliation        Conservative Party
RolesMinister of Trade, Science, and Industry, Chairman of the Council of State
FamilyParents: Zviad Abramishvili (1919-1985) and Lali Tsiskaridze (1926-2015)
Spouse(s): Manana Varazashvili (1957)
Issues: Nino Varazashvili (1979), Lasha Varazashvili (1981), Mamuka Varazashvili (1984), Ramaz Varazashvili (1986), Lela Varazashvili (1986), Givi Varazashvili (1991), Okropir Varazashvili (1998)
BiographyVakhtang Tsiskaridze was born in 1950 in Bolnomi, in southeastern Mktvartvelo. His father belonged to the Isari clan, and he held important positions in Otar Zakhariadze's administration in the 1960s, including serving as head of Laparaki Inc., Mktvartvelo's largest telecommunication state company. He married Manana Varazashvili, from the Gadasakhadi clan, in 1977. Her wife's grandfather was a high-ranking military officer in Mktvartvelo's armed forces, having served in the National War.

Vakhtang had joined Dazogali Bank, a commercial bank, in 1976, being appointed Deputy Director in 1996. In 2004, he was appointed to the Council of State by the National Assembly. He also served as Minister of Trade, Science, and Industry, from 2006 to 2009. In 2010, five months before the end of his term, he was appointed a permanent member of the Council of State by Brzdmtsveli Tamaz Japharidze, following the death of Zviad Gogibedashvili.

He became Chairman of the Council of State in 2017.

Vakhtang Tsiskaridze has seven children and eleven grandchildren.






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« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2021, 07:50:14 PM »


Makvala Bendukidze
Birth1970
ClanDasavleta
TitleNone
EducationAzavrelia State University, degree in Economics; Ktsatskuri National University, master's degree on Finance and Administration
Political affiliation        Moderate Alignment (since 2024)
RolesCEO of Mktvartvelian Airlines (2014-2023), Member of the Council of State
FamilyParents: Imeda Nikolaishvili (1941-2001) and Lali Bendukidze (1949)
Spouse(s): Anzor Abuladze (1966)
Issues: Nana Bendukidze (2001), Tornike Bendukidze (2004), and Lali Bendukidze (2009)
BiographyMakvala Bendukidze was born in a wealthy family from the Dasavleta clan. After finishing her studies, she joined an investment fund and lived in Achkaerin and Heyra from 1996 to 2002. She returned to Mktvartvelo and joined Ktsatskuri National University, where she completed a master's degree on Finance and Administration. In 2005, she joined Umaghlesi College, an elite business school in Ktsatskuri, as a visiting lecturer.

She joined the board of directors of Valutha Bank in 2008. A year later, she married politician Anzor Abuladze, with whom she has had three children. She became CEO of Mktvartvelian Airlines, the country's largest airline company, in 2014. She is also the Deputy Chairman of Tsyn Investment Fund since 2018.

Makvala Bendukidze is a distant relative of former Prime Minister Gela Berdzenishvili. She is considered one of the richest people in Mktvartvelo, according to independent rankings. Bendukidze was appointed to the Council of State by Brzdmtsveli Ketevan in 2022.





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« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2021, 09:26:03 PM »


Ketevan Chakhava
Birth1975
ClanTbagaqinuli
TitleBrzdmtsveli (since 2021)
EducationKtsatskuri National University, degree on Economics and Political Law; master's degree on State and International Finance
RolesPresident of Honour of Akhali Shansi Foundation (2014-2021), Brzdmtsveli of the Unitary State of Mktvartvelo (since 2021)
FamilyParents: Eldar Gabriadze (1943) and Tamara Chakhava (1946-2017)
Spouse(s): Vazha Chiaureli (1969)
Issues: Amiran Chakhava (2006), Malkhaz Chakhava (2009), Ramaz Chakhava (2014), Silamaze (2008) and Natela (2011)
BiographyKetevan Chakhava is the last surviving female member of the Tbagaqinuli clan. The clan was established following the marriage of Brzdmtsveli Malkhaz IV and Hagit Na'ava Mashiah (the latter ruled as Brzdmstveli Tamara I after her husband's death, from 1881 to 1888). Ketevan's great-grandmother Tsisana Tbagaqinulishvili and her sister Lela were smuggled out of the capital city hours after the coup d'etat that deposed their mother. During the National War, they lived in Vanora. While Lela remained in Vanora and married a Vanoran noble, Tsisana returned to Mktvartvelo in 1908, marrying Zviad Nasidze, a military officer from the Linkse clan. In 1911, before the birth of their first child, Tsisana officially renamed herself as Tsisana Chakhava.

Ketevan's father belonged to a northern family from the Mdinare clan. He married Ketevan's mother, Tamara Chakhava in 1969. They had three children: Ketevan, and other two sons. Following the death of her mother in 2017, Ketevan became the most senior female member of the Tbagaqinuli clan.

Ketevan was born in Ktsatskuri in 1975, and studied in Ktsatskuri National University. After finishing her studies 2003, she worked in a law firm until 2009. In 2010, she joined Momakhavali Management, a banking and industrial conglomerate, becoming Director of their International Department in 2013.  Ketevan is also known for her charity activities, being the President of Honour of Akhali Shansi Foundation, a non-profit charity organization particularly involved with orphans and children from marginalized families, since 2014.

Ketevan's husband, Vazha Chiaureli, belongs to the Mstiani clan, being late Brzdmtsveli Endzela Shengelaia's grandnephew. They have three sons as well as two girls they adopted in 2016. Following the death of Tamaz IV in 2021, she was elected Brzdmtsveli of the Unitary State of Mktvartvelo by the Council of State.





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« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2021, 09:05:37 PM »


Okropir Djorbenadze
Birth1956
ClanKurdgheli
TitleNone
EducationMaghalitsnobili College, degree on Business and Economics
Political affiliation        Conservative Party
RolesCEO of Msubuk
FamilyParents: Bidzina Sarakhisvili (1929-1996) and  Maia Djorbenadze (1933-2009)
Spouse(s): Natela Khmaladze (1961)
Issues: Shota Khmaladze (1984), Gocha Khmaladze (1987), Manana Khmaladze (1990), Bidzina Khmaladze (1992)
BiographyOkropir Djorbenadze was born in Azavrelia in 1956. His father Bidzina Sarakhisvili was an economist scholar, professor in the National University of Azavrelia and Chairman of the Central Bank, while her mother came from an important family from southeast Mktvartvelo. In 1986, Okropir joined Propilebi Insurance, where he worked until 1999. In 2001, he joined the board of directors of Msubuk, Mktvartvelo's largest mining corporation. In 2009, he replaced his uncle Vazha Djorbenadze as CEO of the company.

Okropir is married with Natela Khmaladze, from the Tskhvari clan. They have four children.




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« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2021, 10:32:55 AM »


Tariel Tavadze
Birth1964
ClanChakuchi
TitleJudge Tariel Tavadze
EducationUniversity of Baghdatsqaro, degree on Law and Administration; Boinomi State College, degree on Religious Jurisprudence, master's degree on Sacred Doctrine
Political affiliation        Conservative Party
RolesFormer Chairman of the High Court of Appeal
Minister of Religious Affairs (2022-2023)
FamilyParents: Tornike Gegelia (1933-2014) and Mzia Tavadze (1939)
Spouse(s): Eter Nanitashvili (1969)
Issues: Nino Nanitashvili (1995), Bedisa Nanitashvili (1998), and Ramaz Nanitashvili (2001)
BiographyTariel Tavadze is a religious scholar, jurist, and judge. He was born in Khoqaro, in southeast Mktvartvelo. In 1997, he joined the University of Zugdilisi as assistant professor on religious law. In 2004, he became a judge, joining a religious court in Tetrumi.

Tavidze joined the High Court of Appeal, Mktvartvelo's court of last resort for religious matters, with authority over all religious courts, in 2009. He became Chairman of the High Court of Appeal in 2015. He is also a member of the Supreme Committe of the Order,  which is considered the executive council of the Order of Simartlea, since 2011. Therefore, Tavidze is considered the highest-ranking male official in the Order of Simartlea. In 2022, he was appointed Minister of Religious Affairs by Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze.

He continued serving as Minister of Religious Affairs under Gocha Mokleadze's short-lived national government, leaving the government following Mokleadze's resignation on July 2023.

He married Eter Nanitashvili, from the Tskhvari clan, in 1967. They have three children.

Tavadze joined the Conservative Party in late 2023, becoming candidate to the National Assembly in the 2024 legislative election.






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« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2021, 05:53:09 PM »



Baia Lasha Nioradze
Birth1952
ClanMetevze
TitleNone
EducationNational University of Azavrelia, degree on Mktvartvelian Literature
RolesChairman of Akhali Shansi Foundation
FamilyParents: Lasha Gelovani (1918-1952) and Gulisa Nioaradze (1927-2001)
Spouse(s): Gocha Peradze (1948-2007)
Issues: Nana Nioadze (1977), Bedisa Nioaradze (1979), Tinatin Nioradze (1983), Lasha Nioradze (1987), Dzliera Gelovani (1989), Lali Nioardze (1993), and Levan Nioradze (1997)
BiographyBaia Lasha Nioradze, commonly known as Lasha Nioradze, is a prominent socialite from Azavrelia. She comes from an important political family. Her grandfather, Lasha Sabatsmindeli, a military officer and politician, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1911 to 1919, while his uncle Shalva Nioradze served as Prime Minister under Brzdmtsveli Goga Shengelia. Her father had been elected to the National Assembly at the age of 26, in 1944, and was appointed Deputy Minister of National Security. However, he was killed in a terrorist attack a few months before Baia Lasha Nioradze was born.

Baia Lasha Nioradze married Gocha Peradze, from the Mtsqemsi clan, who is well-known for being the owner of "Namdvili Dghiuri", one of the most important daily newspapers in Azavrelia. They have had seven children together, with Nioradze focusing in her role as mother as well as participating in many social activities. She participated in several charity telethons for Arkhi-4 television channel, from 1999 to 2012. She was also very prominent in charity and fundraising events in Azavrelia and Ktsatskuri since the 1990s. In 1998, along her aunt Sofiko Bagrationi, founded the Akhali Shansi Foundation, a non-profit charity organizations focused on children, particularly providing shelter to orphans and funds and grants to boys and girls from broken homes. In 2007, she became Chairman of the Akhali Shansi Foundation.

Her daughter Bedisa married Bidzina Chakhava, Ketevan Chakhava's brother, in 2006. Ketevan would become highly involved in Nioradze's foundation since them, becoming President of Honour of Akhali Shansi Foundation in 2017.








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« Reply #13 on: December 19, 2021, 07:37:19 PM »


Mamuka Keburia
Birth1959
ClanTskhvari
TitleNone
EducationUniversity of Sachkhumi, degree in Civil Engineering
Political affiliation        Conservative Party
RolesMember of the Council of State; former Chairman of Rvapekha Industries; First Deputy Prime Minister,  Deputy Prime Minister for State Administration, and Minister of State (2023)
FamilyParents: Revaz Vachnadze (1930-2008) and Nino Keburia (1933-2020)
Spouse(s): Lali Orbeladze (1967)
Issues: Mzia Orbeladze (1996), Gela Orbeladze (2002-2019), Lasha Orbeladze (2006)
BiographyMamuka Keburia was the son of Revaz Vachnadze, a prosecutor from Tsakha, and Nino Keburia, who came from a family with prominent member of the administration and religious judges, such as Shalva Keburia, Nino's uncle, who was prominent scholar on the Order of Simartlea, as well as magistrate for three decades.

The young Mamuka decided to pursue a different career, and joined the University of Sachkhumi. He started to work as a technician for a communication company in 1983. At the same time, he was involved in different projects until he founded KebuDaZak Inc., a telecommunication company. The company was reestructured and renamed as Rvapekha Industries in 1988, which would evolve to become the first semiconductor chip manufacturer in Mktvartvelo. By 1990, Mamuka became the third millonaire under 35.

In 1997, he married Lali Orbeladze, from the Gabedi clan. In 1999, he was appointed to the Council of State by Brzdmtsveli Endzela Shengelaia, for his reputation as entrepreneur.

He left Rvapekha Industries in 2011, although he remained a large shareholder in the company.

He was rumoured as a possible candidate to Prime Minister in 2014, shortly before the appointment of Gela Berdzenishvilii in that role. He has also being involed in the Directorate of National Education, along her wife Lali Orbeladze, who has being involved as donor to several private colleges.

His son Gela, who had been suffering from a nervous system disorder since the age of 10, died in 2019.

He joined Prime Minister Gocha Mokleadze's government as Minister of State in 2023, serving as First Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister for State Administration. However, the government barely survived ten days. He served as caretaker Prime Minister for several days on July 2023, following Prime Minister Gocha Mokladze's resignation. He was replaced by Shota Samadashvili, after Samadashvili was appointed as Prime Minister by Brzdmtsveli Ketevan.
 




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« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2021, 08:26:21 PM »


Vazha Virsaladze
Birth1989
ClanArtsivi
TitleNone
EducationNational University of Azavrelia, degree in International Relations; State University of Ktsatskuri, master's degree in International Law
Political affiliation        National Renovation
RolesDirector of the North-Western Region (2020-2021), Minister of International Trade and Cooperation (2023)
FamilyParents: Imeda Alagianishvili (1960) and Darejan Virsaladze (1964)
Spouse(s): Vardo Tsintsadze (1990)
Issues: None
BiographyVazha Virsaladze is the son of a high-ranking military officer. After finishing his studies in International Relations in 2011, he rejoined the military service, serving in the armed forces until 2015. In 2017, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2018 to 2020, he served in several consulates and embassies in Coft Aranye. He was appointed Director of the North-Western Region in 2020. In 2021, he joined the Ministry of Defense.

He married Vardo Tsintsadze, from the Mezghvauri clan, in 2020.

Virsaladze served as Minister of International Trade and Cooperation, in Prime Minister Bidzina Samkharadze's government, from March to July 2023. He was again appointed as Minister of International Trade and Cooperation in 2024 in Prime Minister Brdzeni Kvirkvelia's government.




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« Reply #15 on: December 21, 2021, 06:17:57 PM »


Shalva Virsaladze
Birth1978
ClanArtsivi
TitleNone
EducationNational University of Azarelia, degree on Law and master's degree on Administrative Law
Political affiliation        National Renovation
RolesDeputy Mayor of Azavrelia (2014-2022)
Mayor of Azavrelia (2022-2024)
Member of the Council of State
FamilyParents: Imeda Alagianishvili (1960) and Darejan Virsaladze (1964)
Spouse(s): Gulisa Paliashvili (1981)
Issues: Levan Paliashvili (2009), Gela Paliashvili (2013), and Natela Paliashvili (2015)
BiographyShalva Virsaladze is Imeda Alagianishvili's elder son. Unlike his father, a prominent military officer, he became a state lawyer, in the Ministry of Justice, in 2004.

In 2009, he was elected as councillor to Akhlotsertili, a town nearby Azavrelia, being elected to Azavrelia provincial assembly. In 2012, he run to Azavrelia local council election. In 2014, he was appointed Deputy Mayor of Azavrelia. He became Mayor of Azavrelia in 2022. He run to the Council of State as National Renovation in the 2024 legislative election.

He is married with Gulisa Paliashvili, whom he has three children, two sons and a daughter. He is Vazha Virsaladze's brother.




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« Reply #16 on: December 22, 2021, 05:00:54 PM »


Gulisa Paliashvili
Birth1981
ClanMezghvauri
TitleNone
EducationUniversity of Tsnumi, degree on Geography and History
Political affiliation        National Renovation
Roles General Director of Akhali Leksebi (2017-2024)
Minister of Education
FamilyParents: Levan Zakariadze (1949-2016) and Bedna Paliashvili (1954)
Spouse(s): Shalva Virsaladze (1978)
Issues: Levan Paliashvili (2009), Gela Paliashvili (2013), and Natela Paliashvili (2015)
BiographyGulisa Paliashvili is the daughter of writer and filmmaker Levan Zakariadze, who also served as representative in the Council of State from 1997 until his death. Her uncle was also a prominent military officer who served in the armed forces' General Staff from 1994 to 2008.

Gulisa Paliashvili was a teacher in a high school in Tsnumi from 2005 to 2008, where she moved to Azavrelia after marrying Shalva Virsaladze, from the Artvisi clan, with whom she would have three children.

She was briefly assistant professor in the University of Azavrelia from 2012 to 2013. She became General Director of Akhali Leksebi, a publishing house based in Azavrelia, in 2017. She lives between Azavrelia and Ktsatskuri, as Akhali Leksebi sponsored a bookshop in the capital city in late 2019. She also joined the Directorate of National Education in 2020.

She was appointed Minister of Education in 2024.



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« Reply #17 on: December 22, 2021, 05:39:03 PM »


Vardo Tsintsadze
Birth1990
ClanMezghvauri
TitleNone
EducationUniversity of Abakha, degree on Mktvartvelian Studies
RolesNone
FamilyParents: Orivegza Paliashvili (1951) and Manana Tsintsadze (1959)
Spouse(s): Vazha Virsaladze (1989)
Issues: Irakli Paliashvili (2022)
BiographyAfter finishing university, Vardo worked in several high schools in Dasavleteba province from 2014 to 2018. In 2019, she started to work as freelance translator. In 2020, she married Vazha Virsaladze, from the Artsivi clan. She moved to Azavrelia in 2020, as his husband was appointed Director of North-Western Region in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, although she returned to her hometown for a few months in 2021 after her husband was involved in several diplomatic initiatives abroad for a few months. She would move to Ktsatskuri in 2021.

Vardo Tsintsadze is Gulisa Paliashvili's cousin. Her cousin Gulisa is also married to Vardo's brother-in-law, Shalva Virsaladze.




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« Reply #18 on: December 22, 2021, 07:10:47 PM »


Nino Shalikashvili
Birth1978
ClanMezghvauri
TitleNone
EducationUniversity of Khashumi, degree on Social Law; State University of Azavrelia, master of Advanced Studies on Urban Anthropology
Political affiliation        Radical Democratic Party
RolesMember of the National Assembly, Deputy Minister of Housing and Social Policy (2020-2022)
Parliamentary spokesperson of the Radical Democratic Party in the National Assembly
FamilyParents: Malkhaz Burchuladze (1950) and Amaqa Shalikashvili (1955-2020)
Spouse(s): Avtandil Gabashvili (1973)
Issues: Lela Shalikashvili (2009) and Tariel Shalikashvili (2013)
BiographyNino Shalikashvili was born in Gorani, in 1978. At the time, her grandfather was governor in the province. She moved to Khashumi, in northern Mktvartvelo, in 1996, where she enrolled in the local university. She moved to Azavrelia in 2004. She became assistant professor in the University of Azavrelia in 2007. In 2008, she married Avtandil Gabashvili, from the Mkhedari clan.

Her father, Malkhaz Burchuladze, was a member of the National Assembly from 1992 to 2008, and has been mayor of Azavrelia, Mktvartvelo's largest city, from 2010 to 2014.

In 2019, Nino was elected to the National Assembly. In 2020, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Housing and Social Policy.

She and her husband have two children, born in 2009 and 2013, respectively.

She joined the Radical Democratic Party, and became the Radical Democratic Party parliamentary spokesperson in the National Assembly in 2024.



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« Reply #19 on: December 29, 2021, 09:19:00 PM »


Avtandil Gamrekeli
Birth1977
ClanDamiralebi
TitleNone
EducationUniversity of Khashumi, degree on Journalism
RolesDirector of ERK (2018-2022)
FamilyParents: Shalva Koberidze (1946) and Salimaze Gamrekeli (1951)
Spouse(s): Mzia Tsiskaridze
Issues: Levan Tsiskaridze (2016) and Bedisa Tsiskaridze (2020)
BiographyAvtandil Gamrekeli joined Akhali Khashumi, a daily newspaper in Khaskhumi, in 2000. In 2005, he lived abroad, where he completed a degree in Communication Studies. He returned to Mktvartvelo in 2014, joining ERK, a state-owned radio network. He married Mzia Tsiskaridze, from the Isari clan, in 2015. They have had two children since then. He was appointed Director of ERK in 2018. He served in that role until September 2022.

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Irma Gordeli
Birth1959
ClanMela
TitleKanonisarabeli
EducationOrdered priestess in 1980; State College of Kutatsqaro, degree on Simartlean Doctrine (1988); Holy College of Azavrelia, title on Religious Jurisprudence (2010)
RolesChairman of the High Court of Appeal
FamilyParents: Gaiktsa Gegelia (1928-2007) and Nano Gokieli (1933-2001)
Spouse(s): None
Issues: None
BiographyIrma Gordeli was born in Avispopeli, a small town nearby Ktsatskuri, in 1959, in a family belonging to the Mela clan. She joined a religious residence at age 12, and became a priestess in 1980, in a temple consacrated to Mamtsvari. A member of the General Assembly of the Order of Simartlea, a consultive body, since 1990, she was appointed to the Supreme Committee of the Order in 2001.

In 2009, she retired from priesthood, becoming a religious magistrate in 2014. She has been a judge in a religious court in Azavrelia, from 2014 to 2019, until she was appointed to the High Court of Appeal, the highest religious court, in 2019. In 2020, she was granted the title of Kanonisarabeli (meaning "bearer of law"), which is considered to have a status of nobility title. In 2022, she became Chairman of the High Court of Appeal.

After leaving the priesthood, Gordeli has remained single and she has no children.







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Elodeba Ketilgantshivili
Birth1978
ClanChakuchi
TitleHigh Priestess of the Order of Simartlea
EducationOrdered priestess in 2000; Holy College of Tsakha, degree on Simartlean Rites (2011)
RolesHigh Priestess of the Order of Simartlea (since 2014)
FamilyParents: Shalva Balguridze (1950) and Natela Abuladze (1956)
Spouse(s): none
Issues: none
BiographyElodeba Ketilgantshivili (born Elodeba Abuladze) was ordered priestess in 2000, after she joined a temple consacrated to the Shavrinveli goddess. She moved to another temple consacrated to the same goddess in 2008. She completed her theological studies in 2011. In 2012, she joined the Shrine of Dalotsvili Shadrevani, being appointed High Priestess of the Order of Simartlea in 2014. She became senior High Priestess following the election of High Priestess Tsiuri as Sinatdedopali in 2020.

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Nino Gamrekeli
Birth1982
ClanDamiralebi
TitleNone
EducationUniversity of Khashumi, degreee on Midanye Languages; State University of Azavrelia, master's degree on Communication
RolesTV host for "Bolo Pikrebi" (ERT), 2017-2024
FamilyParents: Shalva Koberidze (1946) and Salimaze Gamrekeli (1951)
Spouse(s): Amiran Gongadze (1977)
Issues: Tornike Gamrekeli (2010), Mzia Gamrekeli (2014), Natela Gamrekeli (2016)
BiographyNino Gamrekeli is a journalist and TV presenter. She is Avtandil Gamrekeli's sister.

Nino started her career on TV in 2008, working as a reporter for ERT, the national radio and television broadcaster. She was the morning news presenter from 2011 to 2014. She was in a leave of absence from 2014 to 2017. That year, she returned as TV presenter in a sport show. Six month later, she would start as TV presenter in a new show, "Bolo Pikrebi", which combined entertainment and interviews with well-known guests such as celebrities, artists, and politicians. Although it started with mixed ratings, the show would consolidate and becoming most viewed show in ERT. It was revealed in 2021 that her salary was $1.4 million under her new contract, making her the most paid journalist in Mktvartvelo.

She has received several prizes for her role as journalist in the last years. Nino has also had guest appearances in several TV series and movies. She is married and has three children.

Gamrekeli left ERT in 2024, starting a new program in Channel 7 in early 2024.




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Merab Arakishvili
Birth1980
ClanLinkse
TitleNone
EducationRegional College of Martvila
RolesMinister of Sports and Civic Education (2022-2023)
FamilyParents: Bidzina Metrishvili (1959) and Gulisa Arakishvili (1960)
Spouse(s): Tsiuri Bakradze (1987)
Issues:  Lasha Bakradze (2018) and Lela Bakradze (2021)
BiographyMerab Arakishvili is a former tennis player and politician. As a tennis player, he has won the Mktvartvelian National Tennis Championship four times, in 2004, 2007, 2008, and 2012.

He retired in 2014. He worked as a coach from 2014 to 2016. In 2015, he obtained a 2-month degree on Business and Administration in the Regional College of Martvila, a private university. He was deputy president of the Mktvartvelian Tennis Federation from 2016 to 2020. Arakishvili strongly advocated for the professionalization of tennis in Mktvartvelo during his tenure. He run as candidate to become president of the tennis federation but was defeated in a close election.

In 2017, he founded, along a group of businessmen and investors, Momavali Investment, a sports and media investment company, which has invested in sports events in Coft Arayne, as well as offering legal advice to sportpeople and clubs.

In early 2022, Arakishvili was appointed Minister of Sports and Civic Education, declaring that his efforts as minister will be focused in the promotion of sports in the youth and the professionalization and consolidation of sports in Mktvartvelo. He left the government on July 2023.



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Gocha Gvasalia
Birth1959
ClanMetevze
TitleNone
EducationUniversity of Tsumi, degree on Law
RolesSecretary of the Office of the Brzdmtsveli (1999-2002, and 2022-)
FamilyParents: Gela Khoshtaria (1926-1981) and Eter Gvasalia (1937-2008)
Spouse(s): Gulisa Nikuradze (1966-2013)
Issues: Eloda Nikuradze (1989), Imeda Nikuradze (1993), Shalva Nikuradze (1996), Tsminda Nikuradze (1999), and Kvan Nikuradze (2002)
BiographyGocha Gvasalia is a Mktvartvelian civil servant. He studied Law in the University of Tsnumi. He joined the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information in 1989. In 1994, he was appointed as General Administrator of the National Heritage. From 1999 to 2002, he served as Secretary for the Office of the Brzdmtsveli, under Brzdmtsveli Endzela Shengelaia. In 2004, he was appointed as head administrator of the Shoreuli Sakhli Palace, one of the official residences of the Brzdmtsveli.

He would be appointed Secretary of the Office of the Brzdmtsveli for a second time by Brzdmtsveli Ketevan Chakhava in 2022. Gvasalia has six children.






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Nano Tsabaurashvili
Birth1987
ClanNaviskhalkhi
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EducationPolytechnic School of Azvrelia
RolesAssistant for the Office of the Brzdmtsveli
FamilyParents: Imeda Meladze (1957-1991) and Lali Tsabaurashvili (1963)
Spouse(s): Shalva Paliashvili (1981)
Issues: Mzia Tsabaurashvili (2013) and Nino Tsabaurashvili (2015)
BiographyNano Tsabaurashvili's parents served as employees for the Nioradze family, particularly for Darejan Nioradze. From 2007 to 2010, she joined a trade school in Azavrelia. She married Shalva Paliashvili in 2011. From 2012 to 2016, the couple lived in Tsnumi.

She worked for Dakhmareba Group, a service company associated to the Mtsqemsi clan, from 2017 to 2021. She became assistant in the Office of the Brzdmtsveli in 2022.




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« Reply #26 on: February 25, 2022, 09:53:51 PM »


Zviad Maichadze
Birth1981
ClanMeglebi
TitleNone
EducationState University of Ktsatskuri, degree on Political Science
Political affiliation        Coalition of the True Right
RolesMember of the National Assembly
FamilyParents: Brdzeni Vardashvili (1955) and Lela Maichadze (1959)
Spouse(s): Eto Dzhibladze (1984)
Issues: Okropir Dzhibladze (2011) and Imedia Dzhibladze (2016)
BiographyZviad Maichadze was born in a residential town nearby Ktsatskuri. After finishing the university, he worked in Ktsatskuri as minor assistant in the local government, until 2010. From 2012 to 2017, he worked for a lobbying firm. In 2020, he run as candidate in the legislative assembly, being elected to the National Assembly. He joined the Coalition of the True Right parliamentary group in 2024.

Her mother, Lela Maichadze, is a lawyer, member of the National Assembly from 1997 to 2019, and member of the Council of State from 2019. Zviad is married and has two children.




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« Reply #27 on: February 26, 2022, 05:43:07 PM »


Tamaz Eksanishvili
Birth1978
ClanMdinare
TitleNone
EducationState University of Ktsatskuri, degree on Law
Political affiliation        Coalition of the True Right
RolesMember of the National Assembly
President of the National Assembly
FamilyParents: Givi Burjanadze (1949-2009) and Manana Eksanishvili (1954)
Spouse(s): Nino Murtazashvili (1982)
Issues: Natela Murtazashvili (2009) and Givi Murtazashvili (2014)
BiographyAfter finishing the military service, he enlisted in the armed forces, serving until 2008. He worked for a security firm until he graduated in 2012. From 2012 to 2015, he joined a corporate law firm and became an investor, particularly involved in technology and information companies. He would be elected to the National Assembly in 2017. He was reelected in the 2022 legislative election.

Eksanishvili is a descendant of Tamaz Kakadze, an influential Mktvartvelian politician in early 20th century. Eksanishvili is also known for being allegedly a member of the Mktvartvelian Brotherhood, a controversial cultural and political organization. He is married and has two children.

He joined the Coalition of the True Right in early 2024. He was appointed President of the National Assembly following the 2024 legislative election.




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Bidzina Samkharadze
Birth1967
ClanLinkse
TitleHis Excellency Prime Minister
EducationState University of Azavrelia, degree on History, master's degree on Modern Economic History
Political affiliationLiberal Democratic Party
RolesMember of the National Assembly; Prime Minister (2022-2023)
FamilyParents: Gocha Kikabidze (1936-2001) and Tsiuri Samkharadze (1944-2018)
Spouse(s): Lali Nakashidze (1974)
Issues: Lasha Nakashidze (2000), Mzia Nakashidze (2004), and Lela Nakashidze (2007)
BiographyBefore entering politics, Samkharadze was known as a scholar. He has published several books, on national development, regional history, and economic history, and has taught in several higher education centers in Mktvartvelo. He would be elected to the National Assembly for first time in 2008. He was reelected in 2013 and 2018.

As a lawmaker, Samkharadze was consider one with a reformist and liberal record, being associated with the so-called "Liberal Wing" of the National Assembly. He has expressed support for electoral and political reforms, although after 2016 his initiatives were mostly focused on the fields of economic policy, administrative reform, and industrial development.

On early 2022, Brzdmtsveli Ketevan, following the resignation of Prime Minister Gela Berdzenishvili, announced the appointment of Samkharadze as Prime Minister, despite the latter lack of political experience in government positions. Samkharadze's first administration has been described as a "liberal-nationalist coalition". His government introduced several social and liberal policies,  increasing both social and defense spending. After a setback of legislative defeats and in the middle of a wave of violent student protests, Samkharadze resigned as Prime Minister on July 2023, barely one year and a half after his appointment.



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Zviad Ghoghoberidze
Birth1952
ClanItsavsi
TitleNone
EducationUniversity of Lagotsminda, degree on Finance and Accounting; University of Azavrelia, master's degree in Administrative Law
Political affiliation        Conservative Party
RolesPresident of the National Assembly (2012-2022)
Member of the Council of State
FamilyParents: Mamuka Dodisi (1929-1993) and Nano Chubinashvili (1937-2008)
Spouse(s): Mesame Alasania (1962)
Issues: Nino Alasania (1986), Ramaz Alasania (1989), Okropir Alasania (1992), and Amiran Alasania (1996)
BiographyZviad Ghoghoberidze was elected to the National Assembly for first time in 1990, he would be reelected in 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020. Ghoghoberidze has served as Minister of Economic Development from 2002 to 2006, Minister of Public Works and Transport from 2006 to 2009, and Minister of Energy from 2010 to 2011.

He was elected President of the National Assembly in 2012, serving until 2022.

He was appointed to the Council of State by Brzdmtsveli Ketevan a few months after being replaced as President of the National Assembly by Ramaz Kintsurashvili.



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