Levan Mgaloblishvili

Levan Mgaloblishvili
ლევან მგალობლიშვილი
Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia
In office
September 18, 2024 – June 2, 2025
Preceded byRuslan Abashidze
Succeeded byGiorgi Jincharadze
Member of the Parliament of Georgia of the 10th convocation
In office
January 5, 2021 – September 17, 2024
PresidentSalome Zurabishvili
Prime MinisterGiorgi Gakharia
Irakli Gharibashvili
Member of the Parliament of Georgia of the 9th convocation
In office
10 September 2019 – 11 December 2020
PresidentSalome Zurabishvili
Prime MinisterGiorgi Gakharia
Personal details
Born (1977-08-16) 16 August 1977
Sukhumi,Abkhazian ASSR, Georgian SSR
CitizenshipGeorgia (country) Georgia
PartyGeorgian Dream
Children3
EducationTbilisi State University

Levan Mgaloblishvili (Georgian: ლევან მგალობლიშვილი; born 16 August 1977) is a Georgian politician who has served in the Parliament of Georgia and as Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.[1]

Early life

Levan Mgaloblishvili was born on August 16, 1977, in Sukhumi, Abkhazia, Georgian SSR.[2][3][4]

He earned his degree in international economic relations from Tbilisi State University.[5]

From 2003 to 2005, and again from 2010 to 2013, Mgaloblishvili worked in Tbilisi City Hall and the Tbilisi City Council.[2] From 2005 to 2006, he served as the head of Shuknishnebi LLC, a company that operated under the Tbilisi City Hall. From 2008 to 2009, he worked at the state publishing house Samshoblo.[2]

Political career

Levan Mgaloblishvili was a member of Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia. He was a member of the 9th and 10th convocations of the Parliament of Georgia.[1] On 10 September 2019, Mgaloblishvili replaced Shota Shalelashvili in the 9th convocation. he was selected from the Georgian Dream party list.[6]

He replaced Giorgi Gakharia in the tenth convocation of the Parliament.[7][8] He was an MP from 2019 to 2024.[9] During his tenure as MP, he supported the draft law "Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence".[10]

Mgaloblishvili also served as the executive secretary of the Georgian Dream's Abasha Municipality regional office from 2016 to 2019.[2][11]

On 18 September 2024, he replaced Ruslan Abashidze and was appointed as the Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia.[4][1] Following this appointment, his parliamentary mandate was terminated in accordance with Georgian law.[12] He served as the chairman until his resignation on 2 June 2025.[11] He was replaced by Giorgi Jincharadze.[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 IliaTugushi. "ლევან მგალობლიშვილი აფხაზეთის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკის მთავრობის თავმჯდომარედ დაინიშნა". abkhazia.gov.ge. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Georgian Dream Deputy Levan Mgaloblishvili Becomes Chairman of Government of Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia". www.sakartvelosambebi.ge. 2024-09-18. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  3. ↑ "ლევან მგალობლიშვილი - საქართველოს პარლამენტი". parliament.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  4. 1 2 "აფხაზეთის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკის მთავრობის თავმჯდომარე გადადგა". რადიო თავისუფლება (in Georgian). 2025-06-02. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  5. ↑ "Levan Mgaloblishvili - Parliament of Georgia". parliament.ge. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  6. ↑ "Majority Lawmaker Renounces MP Mandate". Civil Georgia. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  7. ↑ "Levan Mgaloblishvili to replace Giorgi Gakharia in the Parliament | Rustavi2". rustavi2.ge. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  8. ↑ "საპროცედურო საკითხთა კომიტეტმა პარლამენტში გიორგი გახარიას ადგილმონაცვლის, ლევან მგალობლიშვილის უფლებამოსილების ცნობას უყარა კენჭი". 1TV (in Georgian). Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  9. ↑ "Georgian Dream Resignation Streak: Who Left and Why". Civil Georgia. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  10. ↑ "სია: ვინ დაუჭირა „აგენტების კანონს" მხარი პირველი მოსმენით". რადიო თავისუფლება (in Georgian). 2024-04-17. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  11. 1 2 "Head of Abkhazia's Government-in-Exile Resigns". Civil Georgia. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  12. ↑ "The Procedural Issues and Rules Committee discussing the pre-term termination of the Powers of the Member of Parliament for Levan Mgaloblishvili - Parliament of Georgia". parliament.ge. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
  13. ↑ "Giorgi Jincharadze Approved as Head of Abkhazia's Government-in-Exile". Civil Georgia. Retrieved 2026-04-07.
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