Sozar Subari was born on November 4,1964 and is a Georgian politician, journalist, and former human rights activist.
12 Facts About Sozar Subari
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Sozar Subari was formerly Georgia's Minister for IDPs, Accommodation and Refugees from 26 July 2014 to 13 June 2018.
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Sozar Subari served as a Public Defender of Georgia from 2004 to 2009 and Minister of Corrections and Legal Assistance from 2012 to 2014.
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Sozar Subari studied history at the Tbilisi State University and theology at the Tbilisi Theological Academy.
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Sozar Subari was involved with the influential NGO Liberty Institute from 2000 to 2004.
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Sozar Subari worked as a journalist, including being a correspondent for Radio Liberty, and an editor of the Tbilisi-based Kavkasioni newspaper.
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Sozar Subari emerged as a prominent critic of the Mikheil Saakashvili government.
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Sozar Subari was succeeded by Giorgi Tughushi, a ruling United National Movement party nominee, who was approved by the parliament in July 2009.
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Sozar Subari himself joined the opposition Alliance for Georgia led by Georgia's former UN envoy, Irakli Alasania.
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Sozar Subari later became one of the leaders of the Georgian Party, a culturally conservative group which promised to normalize relations with Russia.
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In 2012, Sozar Subari became a member of the Georgian Dream party, founded by the billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, whose coalition won the 2012 parliamentary election.
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On 2 August 2022, Sozar Subari co-founded the People's Power, a sovereignist offshoot of the ruling Georgian Dream party.