Bidzina Ivanishvili
Bidzina Ivanishvili
Bidzina Ivanishviliis a Georgian businessman and politician who was Prime Minister of Georgia from 25 October 2012 to 20 November 2013. He founded and led the Georgian Dream coalition, which won the 2012 parliamentary election. After the 2013 presidential election, he voluntarily resigned both his government and party positions, naming his long-time associate Irakli Gharibashvili as his successor...
NationalityGeorgian
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth18 February 1956
CountryGeorgia
There are eight different breeds of peacock. I have them all.
I had to choose: Either leave the country, where it's become dangerous for me, or go on the offensive.
All the therapists would tell me was that I was the only healthy person they knew.
Our policy is European and Euro-Atlantic integration. There is no substitute for NATO.
I travel as much as I can and meet people.
With respect to Euro-Atlantic integration, we have to realize that we need to normalize the relationships with our neighbors, and especially with Russia.
The economy is governed through cartel agreements and monopoly. The attorney general is the one who's controlling funds. There is no free business in Georgia.
In Georgia, people had already understood that communism couldn't survive, and I came to the institute in Moscow, and people still believed in it. They were completely different people, and I found it very difficult psychologically.
If you come to Georgia, you can open up a company in a day. You yourself can come tomorrow and establish a company in a day, and you're not halted by paperwork.
I do yoga every day, some sport, have a meal once a day, eat some fruit, and drink one glass of wine. And once a month I gather together my close friends. But my wife and I do not like conspicuous luxury.
America has chosen Georgia as a junior partner. The United States believes that Saakashvili is creating a democratic Georgia, but these are merely facades.
My only hobby is going for walks outdoors.
My main capital isn't the money. I respect myself; I respect my country.
Any private security is a joke in a country where you're up against your own government.