Mirza Davitaia

Mirza (Papuna) Davitaia მირზა (პაპუნა) დავითაია
State Minister of Georgia on Diaspora Issues
Incumbent
Assumed office December 21, 2009
President	Mikheil Saakashvili
Preceded by	Iulion Gagoshidze
Personal details
Born	August 30, 1975 (1975-08-30) (age 36) Tbilisi, Georgia
Religion	Christian

Mirza (Papuna) Davitaia (Georgian: მირზა (პაპუნა) დავითაია, born August 30, 1975) is a Georgian politician who serves as the State Minister of Georgia on Diaspora Issues.

Early years

Davitaia was born on August 30, 1975. He graduated from Nuremberg Academy of Fine Arts and Tbilisi State University. In 1993-1994, he worked as the artist-animator in Georgian State Film Production Studio, in 1994-1995 in Cartoon Film in Berlin. Throughout 1995, he worked for Penta TV in Hamburg, from 1996 through 1999, as Arts Director for Intermedien company in Nurenberg. From 1999 until 2002, he was Art and Design Director at Publicis MSD in Erlangen.^[1]

Political career

Davitaia, a member of United National Movement faction, was elected deputy to Parliament of Georgia during 2008 parliamentary elections.^[2] He was then elected a member to Parliamentary Committee for Relations with Compatriots Residing Abroad. From June 2004 until April 2008, he worked as first the Director of Regions Department, then as Deputy Minister of Ministry of Culture, Monument Protection and Sports.^[1] As the Deputy Minister of Culture, he played an important role in the production of the Hollywood made action drama 5 Days of War starring Andy Garcia, Val Kilmer, Heather Graham, Emmanuelle Chriqui.^[3][4]

On December 21, 2009 Davitaia was appointed State Minister of Georgia on Diaspora Issues.^[5]

Davitaia is married and has two children.^[1]

See also

• Cabinet of Georgia

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "The Office of the State Minister of Georgia for Diaspora Issues. State Minister Mirza (Papuna) Davitaia". http://www.diaspora.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=57. Retrieved 2011-02-22. 
2. ^ "Parliament of Georgia". http://www.parliament.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=2&cevri_id=1846. Retrieved 2011-02-22. 
3. ^ "5 Days of August". http://www.celebrity-mania.com/movie/5_days_of_august/. Retrieved 2011-02-22. 
4. ^ "New York Times. Movies". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/459302/Georgia/overview. Retrieved 2011-02-22. 
5. ^ "Papuna Davitaia Appointed State Minister for Diaspora Issues". Interpress News. 2009-12-21. http://www.interpressnews.ge/en/politics/13938-ppun-dt-apponted-stte-mnste-fo-dspo-issues.html. Retrieved 2011-02-22. 

See also

• List of Georgians
• Cabinet of Georgia

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Name	Davitaia, Mirza
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Date of birth	August 30, 1975
Place of birth	Tbilisi, Georgia
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