Bacho Akhalaia | |
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.jpg) Bacho Akhalaia in August 2011 | |
| Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia | |
| In office July 4, 2012 – September 20, 2012 | |
| President | Mikheil Saakashvili |
| Preceded by | Vano Merabishvili |
| Succeeded by | Ekaterine Zguladze (acting) |
| Minister of Defense of Georgia | |
| In office August 27, 2009 – July 4, 2012 | |
| President | Mikheil Saakashvili |
| Preceded by | Vasil Sikharulidze |
| Succeeded by | Dimitri Shashkin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 24, 1980 Zugdidi, Georgian SSR, USSR |
| Spouse | Anna Nadareishvili |
Bachana "Bacho" Akhalaia (Georgian: ბაჩანა "ბაჩო" ახალაია; born October 24, 1980, in Zugdidi) is a Georgian politician who was Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia from July 4, 2012, to September 20, 2012. He had previously served as Head of Penitentiary Department of Ministry of Justice of Georgia (2005–2008) and Minister of Defense (August 27, 2009 – July 4, 2012).
On September 20, 2012, amid protests against torture and rapes in Georgian prisons, the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced Akhalaia had resigned from office.[citation needed]