Irakli Alasania ირაკლი ალასანია | |
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| First Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia | |
| In office 25 October 2012 – 23 January 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Bidzina Ivanishvili |
| Succeeded by | Giorgi Margvelashvili |
| Minister of Defense | |
| In office 25 October 2012 – 4 November 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Bidzina Ivanishvili Irakli Garibashvili |
| Preceded by | Dimitri Shashkin |
| Succeeded by | Mindia Janelidze |
| Chairman of the Free Democrats | |
| In office 16 July 2009 – 19 February 2017 | |
| Preceded by | party established |
| Succeeded by | Shalva Shavgulidze |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1973 Batumi, Soviet Union (Now Georgia) |
| Political party | Free Democrats (2009-2016) |
| Spouse | Natia Panjikidze |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Tbilisi State University |
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| Signature | .svg) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Georgia |
| Branch/service | Georgian Army |
| Years of service | 1994 – 2004 |
| Rank | Colonel |
Irakli Alasania (Georgian: ირაკლი ალასანია) (born 21 December 1973) is a Georgian politician, soldier and former diplomat who served as the Minister of Defense of Georgia from 2012 to 2014. He was Georgia's Ambassador to the United Nations from September 11, 2006, until December 4, 2008. His previous assignments include Chairman of the Government of Abkhazia(-in-exile) and the President of Georgia's aide in the Georgian-Abkhaz talks. Soon after his resignation, Alasania withdrew into opposition to the Mikheil Saakashvili administration, setting up the Our Georgia – Free Democrats party in July 2009. In 2012 Alasania was appointed Minister of Defense, a position he held until 2014.