Background
He was born in Kutaisi on 2 February 1967.
He was born in Kutaisi on 2 February 1967.
He graduated from Tbilisi State University where he studied to be an orientalist (arabist).
His political career started in the Traditionalists Union in 1990.
In 2006, he founded the political party the National Forum with Kakhaber Shartava and other veteran politicians.
He was a member of Parliament of Georgia between 1990–1991 and 1999–2003.