List of heads of state of Georgia

Heads of State of Georgia :

Georgia in antiquity, the Middle Ages, early modern times

Parnawasid dynasty (299 BC-30 BC and 1 AD-189 AD)

Term of office	Surname	comment
299-234 BC Chr.	Parnawas I.
234-159 BC Chr.	Saurmag I.
159-109 BC Chr.	Mirian I.	Son-in-law of Saurmag I.
109-90 BC Chr.	Parnayom
90-78 BC Chr.	Arshak I.
78-63 BC Chr.	Artag
63-30 BC Chr.	Bartom (P'arnawas II.)
30-20 BC Chr.	Mirian II	Nimrodid dynasty
20 BC Chr. – 1	Arshak II.	Nimrodid dynasty
1-58	Parsman I. (Aderk)
58-106	Mirdat I.
106-116	Amazasp I.
116-132	Parsmen II. (Parsman) the good	visits Emperor Hadrian in Rome (monument)
132-135	Radamist (Adam)
135-185	Parsmen II.
185-189	Amazasp II.

Dynasty Arsakiden (189-284)

Term of office	Surname	comment
189-216	Rev I. , the righteous
216-234	Vač'e	Son of Revs
234-249	Bakur I.	Son of Vač'es
249-269	Mirdat II.	Son of Bakur
260-265	Amazasp III.	Against king
265-284	Asp'agur I.	Son of Mirdat

Chosroids dynasty (284 – after 807)

Term of office	Surname	comment
284-361	Mirian III	Son of the Persian Great King 337 Acceptance of Christianity
345-361	Rew II.	Co-regent of his father
361-363	Saurmag II.	Diarch
363-365	Aspacur II.	(Waraz Bakur I.)
365-380	Mirdat III.	(370/78 Diarch); Division of the country
380-394	Aspacur III.	(Waraz Bakur II.)
394-406	Tirdat I.
406-409	Parsman IV
409-411	Mirdat IV.
411-435	Artschil I.
435-452	Mirdat V.
452-522	Vakhtang I. Gorgassali
522-534	Dachi	possible Partial rulers: 522? -526 Gurgenes
534-547	Bakur II
547-561	Parsman V.
561–?	Parsman VI.
? -580	Bakur III.	The kingship in Kartlien-Iberia is abolished

The princes of Kartlien-Iberia (Chosroids and Bagratids)

Term of office	Surname	comment
at 575 - approx. 590	Guaram I. Kuropalat	Prince of Tao-Klardschetien , grandson of Wachtang I, Bagratids
at 590-627	Stefanos I.	Prince of Tao-Klardschetien , Bagratiden
627-637 / 42	Adarnase I. Patrikios	Prince of Kakheti
637/42 - approx. 650	Stefanos II Patrikios	Prince of Kakheti
approx. 650-684 / 85	Adarnase II. Patrikios	Prince of Kakheti
684/85 – before 693	Guaram II. Kuropalat	Prince of Tao-Klardschetien
before 693 - approx. 748	Guaram III. Kuropalat the boy	Prince of Tao-Klardschetien
approx. 748 – approx. 760	Adarnase III. Kuropalat
approx. 760-779 / 80	Nerse I.	(772/75 prisoner of the caliph)
780-786	Stefanos III.	Prince of Tao-Klardschetien
786-809	Ashot I.	Prince of Tao-Klardschetien

The princes of Kakheti (Chosroids)

Term of office	Surname	comment
at 580–637 / 42	Adarnase I. Patrikios	Son of King Bakur III.
637/42 - approx. 650	Stefanos I. Patrikios
approx. 650-684 / 85	Adarnase II. Patrikios
685-736	Mirian IV
736-786	Artschil the Martyr
786 – after 807	Juanscher

Kuropalate (Bagrationi Dynasty)

High Byzantine honorary title

Term of office	Surname	comment
809-830	Ashot I , king	Son of Adarnase III.
830-876	Bagrat I. Kuropalat	842 Prince of Kartlien-Iberia
876-881	David I.
881-891	Gurgen I. of Tao	(other line)

The Eristawt of the Eristawis (Grand Dukes) of the Upper Tao

Term of office	Surname	comment
830-941 1st line
830 – after 867	Adarnase II. The Elder	Son of Ashot I (died between 867/881)
before 881-891	Gurgen I.	becomes Kuropalat from Kartlien-Iberia (881–891)
891-896	Adarnase III.
891-918	Ashot II.
918-941	Gurgen II. The great
941-1000 2nd line
941-954	Ashot IV. (II.) Kuropalat	Son of King Adarnase IV.
954-961	Adarnase V. Kuropalat (958/61)
961-966	Bagrat I. Eristav the Eristavis	oldest brother of David III.
961-1000	David III the great Magistros	from 989 Kuropalat
1000 Tao is occupied by the Byzantine emperor

Kings (Bagrationi dynasty)

Term of office	Surname	comment
888-923	Adarnase IV.	King Kuropalat (891)
923-937	David II	king
923-954	Ashot II.	Kuropalat (not a king) inherits Tao-Klardschetien in 941
923-945	Bagrat I.	923 Magistros, 937 King
945-961	Adarnase V.	945 Magistros, 958 Kuropalat
961-1000	David III Magistros	989 Kuropalat
923-958	Sumbat I.	923 Anthypatrikios, King 945, 954 Kuropalat
958-994	Bagrat II.
994-1008	Gurgen
1008-1014	Bagrat III.	since 978 king of Abkhazia
1014-1027	Giorgi I.
1027-1072	Bagrat IV.
1072-1089	Giorgi II
1089-1125	Dawit IV. The builder
1125-1156	Dimitri I.
1155	David V.
1156-1184	Giorgi III.
1184-1213	Tamar	from 1178 co-regent
1213-1223	Giorgi IV. Lascha
1223-1245	Rusudan
1243-1259	David VI. Narin	goes to West Georgia (Kutaisi) in 1259, ruled there until 1293
1246-1270	David VII Ulu	1259 only king of East Georgia (Tbilisi)
1270-1289	Dimitri II the self-sacrifice
1289-1292	Wachtang II.
1292-1297	David VIII	asserted himself as an anti-king against the Mongols until 1311
1297-1298	Giorgi V. the radiant	1. Government
1298-1308	Wachtang III.
1310-1314	Giorgi VI. the small
1314-1346	Giorgi V. the radiant	2. Government → 1330 reunification of Georgia
1346-1360	David IX.
1360-1395	Bagrat V.
1395-1405	Giorgi VII.
1405-1412	Constantine I.
1412-1442	Alexandre I the Great
1442-1446	Wachtang IV.
1446-1465	Giorgi VIII.	becomes king of Kakheti as Giorgi I (1466–1476)
1465-1478	Bagrat VI.
1478-1505	Constantine II	1491 only King of Kartlien

1490/91 official division of the kingdom into Kartlien , Imeretien and Kaketien

Kings of Kartlien (Bagrationi dynasty) (1505–1801)

Term of office	Surname	comment
1505-1525	David X.	1513/20 Occupation of Kakheti
1525-1535	Giorgi IX.
1535-1558	Luarsab I.
1558-1569	Simon I.	1. Government
1569-1578	David XI.	(= Daud Khan)
1578-1600	Simon I.	2. Government
1600-1605	Giorgi X.
1605-1616	Luarsab II.
1616-1619	Bagrat VII.
1619-1629	Simon II
1629-1634	Teimuras I of Kakheti
1634-1658	Rostom
1658-1675	Wachtang V.
1675-1688	Giorgi XI.	1. Government
1688-1703	Erakle I.
1703-1709	Giorgi XI.	2. Government of Persian Governor of Kandahar (1703/09)
1709-1711	Kaichosro	Persian governor of Kandahar (1709/11)
1711-1714	Watchtang VI.	1. Government already (1703/11) governor of Georgia
1714-1716	Read
1717-1719	Bakar
1719-1724	Watchtang VI.	2. Government leaves the country in 1724
1724–1735 Turkish occupation of the country (1724/44 no king)
1724-1727	Read	Governor
Persian occupation of the country
1744-1762	Teimuras II
1762-1798	Irakli II	since 1744 king of Kakheti
1798-1801	Giorgi XII.

Kings of Kakheti (Bagrationi dynasty) (1466–1801)

Term of office	Surname	comment
1466-1476	Giorgi I.
1476-1511	Alexander I.
1511-1513	Giorgi II the Evil
1513–1520 the country is occupied by the Kingdom of Kartlien
1520-1574	Levan I.
1574-1603	Alexander II	1. Government
1603	David I.	briefly interrupts his father's government
1603-1605	Alexander II	2. Government
1605	Constantine I.
1605-1614	Teimuras I.	1. Government
1614-1615	'Isa Khan	Persian governor grandson of King Alexander II
1615-1616	Teimuras I.	2. Government
1616	'Ali Quli Khan	Persian governor
1616-1623	Peykar Khan	Persian governor
1623-1633	Teimuras I.	3. Government
1633-1636	Selim Khan	Persian governor
1636-1648	Taimuras I.	4. Government
1648-1656	Rustam from Kartli	at the same time king of Kakheti
1656–1664 Persian governors administer the country directly
1664-1675	Artschil II.	Son of King Wachtang V of Kartlien
1675-1676	Irakli I.	King of Kartli (1688–1703)
1676–1703 Persian governors administer the country directly
1703-1722	David II
1722-1729	Constantine II	Murdered in 1732
1729-1736	Teimuras II	1. Government
1736-1738	Alexander III	(Ali Mirza)
1738-1744	Taimuras II	2. Government
1744-1798	Irakli II	becomes king of Kartlien in 1762, thus uniting Eastern Georgia
1798-1801	Giorgi III. (XII.)

The Persian governors in Kakheti (1648–1703)

Term of office	Surname	comment
1648-1659	Selim Khan
1659-1665	Murtaz 'Ali Khan
1665-1675	Shahnawaz-Khan	(= King Wachtang V of Kartlien)
1675-1683	Bezan Khan
1683-1688	Fulan Khan
1688-1695	Abbas Quli Khan
1695-1703	Qalb 'Ali Khan

Kings of Imereti (Western Georgia) (Bagrationi dynasties) (1259–1810)

Term of office	Surname	comment
1259-1293	David I. Narin
1293-1327	Constantine I.
1327-1329	Michael I.
1329-1372	Bagrat I. the little one	from 1330 only prince
1372-1389	Alexander I.	reassumes the title of king in 1387
1389-1395	Giorgi I.	king
1395-1401	Constantine II
1401-1455	Demetre I.	Prince -> last male descendant of David Narin
1455-1478	Bagrat II.	Grandson of Constantine I of Georgia and Demetres of Imeretiens as Bagrat VI. King of Georgia 1465–1478
1478-1510	Alexander II
1510-1565	Bagrat III.
1565-1585	Giorgi II
1585-1588	Levan I.
1588-1589	Rostom I.
1589-1590	Bagrat IV.
1590-1605	Rostom I.
1605-1639	Giorgi III.
1639-1660	Alexander III
1660	Bagrat V.	1. Government
1660-1661	Vakhtang I. Chuchunashvili	1. Government
1661	Wamiq Dadiani of Mingrelia
1661-1663	Artschil	1. Government
1663-1664	Dimitri Guriel
1664-1668	Bagrat V.	2. Government
1668	Vakhtang I. Chuchunashvili	2. Government
1668-1678	Bagrat V.	3. Government
1678-1679	Artschil	2. Government
1679-1681	Bagrat V.	4. Government
1681-1683	Giorgi IV of Guria
1683-1690	Alexander IV	1. Government
1690-1691	Artschil	3. Government
1691-1695	Alexander IV	2. Government
1695-1696	Artschil	4. Government
1696-1698	Giorgi V. Gotschia
1698-1699	Artschil	5. Government
1699-1700	Simon
1701-1702	Mamia Gurieli
1702-1707	Giorgi VI. Abashidze
1707-1711	Giorgi VII.	1. Government
1711	Mamia (III.) Of Guria	1. Government
1711-1713	Giorgi VII.	2. Government
1713	Mamia (III.) Of Guria	2. Government
1713-1716	Giorgi VII.	3. Government
1716	Giorgi VIII. Guriel
1716-1720	Giorgi VII.	4. Government
1720-1751	Alexander V.
1751	Giorgi IX.
1751-1765	Solomon I.	1. Government
1765-1768	Teimuras I.
1768-1784	Solomon I.	2. Government
1784-1792	David II
1792-1810	Solomon II.
1810 West Georgia falls to Russia

Georgia in the Russian Empire (1801-1918)

Governors

Term of office	Surname	comment
1801-1803	Baron Carl Heinrich von Knorring
1803-1806	Prince Pavel Dmitrievich Zizianow
1806-1809	Count Ivan Vasilyevich Gudowitsch
1809-1811	Alexander Petrovich Tormassow	In 1810 Imereti fell to Russia
1811-1812	Marquese Filippo Paulucci
1812-1817	Nikolai Fyodorovich Rtishchev
1817-1827	Alexei Petrovich Yermolov
1827-1830	Count Ivan Fyodorowitsch Paskewitsch Paskewitsch-Eriwanski
1830-1837	Grigory Vladimirovich Rosen
1837-1842	Yevgeny Alexandrovich Golovin
1842-1844	Alexander Iwanowitsch Neidhart

Viceroys (1844–1882)

Term of office	Surname	comment
1844-1854	Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
1854-1856	Nikolai Nikolayevich Muravyov
1856-1862	Prince Alexander Ivanovich Baryatinsky
1862-1882	Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolayevich Romanov

Governors General and Commander in Chief of the Caucasus (1882–1905)

Term of office	Surname	comment
1882-1890	Prince Alexander Michailowitsch Dondukow-Korsakow
1890-1896	Sergei Alexandrovich Sheremetev
1896-1904	Prince Grigory Sergeyevich Golitsyn
1904-1905	Yakov Dmitrievich Malama

Viceroys (1905-1917)

Term of office	Surname	comment
1905-1915	Adjutant General Illarion Ivanovich Voronzow-Daschkow
1915-1917	Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolayevich Romanov

The first republic (1918–1921)

Heads of state

Term of office	Surname	comment
1917-1918	Yevgeny Gegenchkori	Transcaucasian Federation
1918-1918	Akaki I. Chchenkeli	Transcaucasian Democratic Federal Republic
1918-1921	Noe Schordania	prime minister

Georgia in the Soviet Union (1921–1991)

First Secretaries of the Communist Party of the Georgian SSR

Term of office	Surname	comment
1922-1924	Bessarion Lominadze
1924-1930	Lavrenti Kartvelishvili
1930-1930	Levan Ghoghoberidze
1930-1931	Samson Mamulia
1931-1938	Lavrenti Beria
1938-1952	Candidate Tscharkwiani
1952-1953	Akaki Mgeladze
1953-1953	Aleksandre Mirzchulawa
1953-1972	Vasil Mshavanadze
1972-1985	Eduard Shevardnadze
1985-1989	Jumber Patiashvili
1989-1990	Giwi Gumbaridze
1990-1991	Awtandil Margiani
1991-1991	Emal Mikeladze

Chairwoman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Georgian SSR

Term of office	Surname	comment
1938-1941	Pilipe Macharadze
1942-1948	Giorgi Sturua
1948-1952	Wassil Gogua
1952-1953	Sachari Chchubianishvili
1953-1953	Vladimir Tskhovrebashvili
1953-1959	Miron Chubinidze
1959-1975	Giorgi Dsozenidze
1976-1989	Pavel Gilschwili
1989-1989	Otar Cherkesia
1989-1990	Giwi Gumbaridze
1990-1991	Swiad Gamsachurdia

The second republic (from 1991)

president

Term of office	Surname	comment
1991-1992	Swiad Gamsachurdia

State Council Chairman

Term of office	Surname	comment
1992-1992	Djaba Iosseliani , Tengis Kitowani
1992-1995	Eduard Shevardnadze

President

Term of office	Surname	comment
1995-2003	Eduard Shevardnadze
2003-2004	Nino Burjanadze	interim
2004-2007	Mikheil Saakashvili
November 2007 – January 2008	Nino Burjanadze	interim
2008-2013	Mikheil Saakashvili
2013-2018	Giorgi Margwelashvili
2018– officiating	Salome Zurabishvili	Term of office extended to 6 years, thereafter no more direct election of the president