Ramaz Nikolaishvili
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Ramaz Nikolaishvili (born June 17, 1965) is a Georgian politician who serves as the State Minister for Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia
Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure (Georgia)
The Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Georgia in charge of regional and infrastructure development, regulation of activities in sector of Georgia...

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Early years

Nikolaishvili was born on June 17, 1965 in Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...

, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...

. From 1983 to 1990, he studied at Georgian Technical University
Georgian Technical University
Georgian Technical University – GTU , now Technical University of Georgia is main and largest technical university of Georgia, it is located in the capital city of Tbilisi.- History :...

 graduating with a degree in Civil Engineering. He later studied at and graduated from Tbilisi State University
Tbilisi State University
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University , better known as Tbilisi State University , is a university established on 8 February 1918 in Tbilisi, Georgia. TSU is the oldest university in the whole Caucasus region...

 with Master's degrees in Finance and Credit, Economics and Law in 1997 and 2003, respectively. In 1994-2000, he worked in managerial positions at Operative Division of the Tax Inspection of Georgia. In 2000-2003, he was the Deputy Head of Special Task Division of Special Legion. From 2003 through 2004, Nikolaishvili was the Deputy Chief of Information and Analysis Department of Financial Police of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia
Ministry of Finance (Georgia)
The Ministry of Finance is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Georgia in charge of regulating the financial sector in the Republic of Georgia...

 and in 2004-2005, head of its Statistics and Information Services. In 2005-2007, he worked as the head of Main Division of Investigation Department of Financial Police, in 2007-2008, as head of Main Division of Investigation Department of Revenue Service.

Political career

In 2008, Nikolaishvili briefly served as the governor of Lanchkhuti
Lanchkhuti District
Lanchkhuti is a district of Georgia, in the region of Guria. Its main town is Lanchkhuti.Population: 40,507 Area: 533 km²- External links :* , Statoids.com...

, Ozurgeti
Ozurgeti District
Ozurgeti is a district of Georgia, in the region of Guria. Its main town is Ozurgeti.Population: 78,760 Area: 675 km²-External links:* , Statoids.com...

, Chokhatauri districts and then as Deputy Minister of Defense. From 2008 through mid 2010, he was the Chairman of Roads Department. On June 30, 2010, he was appointed Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia.

Awards

Nikolaishvili holds several titles and awards, among them Engineer of the Year (conferred on May 20, 2010 by Union Scientific and Engineering Association of Georgia) for achievements in successful road construction projects in 2009; Presidential Order of Excellence (May 24, 2010), Order of Honour (December 4, 2009), Medal of Honour (September 17, 2007).
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