Zurab Pataradze
Chairman of the Government of Ajara Autonomous Republic- Bith date: February 12, 1973
- Marital status: Married; has four children.
Education
1999 – Graduated from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, majoring in Finance and Credit;
2007 – Graduated from Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, majoring in Law.
Professional Experience
Since April 28, 2026 – Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara;
2018–2026 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Republic of Azerbaijan;
2016–2018 – Chairman of the Government of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara;
2013–2016 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Republic of Kazakhstan;
2012–2013 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Republic of Türkiye;
2011–2012 – Consul General of Georgia in Istanbul, Republic of Türkiye;
2009–2010 – Consul of Georgia in Thessaloniki, Greece;
2009 – Consul at the Section of Interests of Georgia at the Embassy of the Swiss Confederation in the Russian Federation;
2007–2009 – Consul at the Embassy of Georgia in the Russian Federation;
2004–2007 – Head of the Consular Service at the Embassy of Georgia in the Russian Federation;
2000–2004 – Employee of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia;
2000 – Employee of the Center for Foreign Policy Research and Analysis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia;
1996–2000 – Employee of the Central Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Autonomous Republic of Ajara;
1994–1996 – Employee of banking institutions in Batumi.
Diplomatic Rank
2012 – Awarded the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
Foreign Languages
English, Turkish, Russian