Mikheil Makharadze
Mikheil Makharadze | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Supreme Council of Adjara | |
| In office July 20, 2004 – October 28, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Aslan Abashidze |
| Succeeded by | Avtandil Beridze |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 13, 1946 Batumi, Adjara |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Political party | United National Movement |
| Residence(s) | Batumi, Adjara |
| Alma mater | Tbilisi State University |
| Occupation | Politician, historian of philosophy |
| Website | www.sca.ge |
Mikheil Makharadze (Georgian: მიხეილ მახარაძე) (born November 13, 1946) is a Georgian politician and historian of philosophy, who was the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara from July 20, 2004, to October 28, 2012.
Education and academic career
Born in a teacher's family in the
Soviet Georgia, Makharadze graduated from the Tbilisi State University with a degree in philosophy in 1970. Since then he has been working for the Tbilisi-based Institute of Philosophy, now part of the Ilia State University. In 2000, he became a professor at the Tbilisi State University. He has published several works on the history of philosophy, particularly focusing on the Areopagite, medieval Georgian, and Renaissance philosophy. From 1986 to 2010, Makharadze oversaw the publication of a 4-volume history of the Georgian philosophical thought, for which he received the National Prize of Georgia (2011).[1]
Political career
Makharadze was a regular contributor to the Georgian political press since the 1990s. In 2003, shortly after the
October 1, 2012 election, he was succeeded by Avtandil Beridze on October 28, 2012.[4] Makharadze himself was elected to the Parliament of Georgia on a United National Movement
ticket.
Personal life
Makharadze is married, with 4 children and 6 grandchildren. He has received several civil and academic awards, including the State Prize of Georgia (2004), Order of Honor of Georgia (2004), Order of Vakhtang Gorgasali, 1st Rank (2007), Shalva Nutsubidze Prize (2009), and Presidential Order of Excellence (2012).[1]
References
- ^ a b c (in Georgian) The Chairman's Biography. Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. Accessed April 15, 2012.
- ^ Chairman of Adjarian Parliament Elected. Civil Georgia. July 20, 2004.
- ^ Adjara's Local Parliament Convened. Civil Georgia. December 2, 2008.
- ^ Avtandil Beradze elected Chairman of Supreme Council of Adjara. Trend. October 28, 2012.