Guram Odisharia გურამ ოდიშარია | |
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| Minister of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia | |
| In office 25 October 2012 – 21 July 2014 | |
| President | Mikhail Saakashvili Giorgi Margvelashvili |
| Prime Minister | Bidzina Ivanishvili Irakli Garibashvili |
| Preceded by | Nikoloz Rurua |
| Succeeded by | Mikhail Giorgadze |
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| Born | 24 September 1951 Sukhumi, Abkhaz ASSR, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality |  Georgia |
| Political party | Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia |
| Alma mater | Sukhumi State University |
| Occupation | Poet, prose writer, playwright, screenwriter, artist |
Miriane (Guram) Odisharia (Georgian: მირიანე (გურამ) ოდიშარია; born 24 September 1951) is a Georgian poet, writer, playwright, and public figure. He was won more than ten national and international literary awards. From 2012 to 2014, he served as the Minister of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia.
Odisharia's works have been translated into more than 20 languages. A native of Abkhazia, Odisharia has been involved Georgian-Abkhazian and Georgian-Ossetian as well as other regional and international meetings dedicated to pressing issues of the conflicts in the Caucasus. He is opposed to wars and has voiced his opinions that all conflicts should be resolved through peace negotiations and direct dialogue.[1]
- ^ Chkadua, Malkhaz (17 May 2011). "Guram Odisharia: "Georgian and Abkhazian Society is Feed by the False Stereotypes"". Human Rights Center. Interpressnews. Retrieved 14 November 2020.