Irakli Menagarishvili

Irakli Menagarishvili (ირაკლი მენაღარიშვილი) (born May 18, 1951) is a Georgian politician and diplomat. Menagarishvili was born in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia (then the Georgian SSR, Soviet Union). Menagarishvili graduated from Tbilisi State Medical Institute in 1974. During the presidency of Eduard Shevardnadze, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, from 1995 to 2003. Past positions have included Deputy Prime Minister (1993-1995), Minister of Public Health (1986-1991, 1992-1993) and Coordinator of the International Humanitarian Assistance at the State Council of the Republic of Georgia (1992).