Irakli Kokaia
Director of the company. Expert of International humanitarian law and international relations, experienced strategist and policy maker with 26-years-tenure in state institutions, including holding managerial positions for about 15 years in the field of asylum law, migration law, security, foreign relations, development, integration/inclusion of groups with diverse ethnic, cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds. Awarded with an Order of Honor by President of Georgia.
Dr. Kokaia is a leading counselor/adviser for foreign nationals regarding the issues related to asylum, residency and citizenship in Georgia.
Working experience:
2018 - till now - Director of MALC
03.2014 – 08.2018 – Head of Migration, Repatriation and Refugee Issues Department, Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees of Georgia
2012-2013 – Deputy Head of Migration, Repatriation and Refugee Issues Department, Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees of Georgia
11. 2005-2012 -Head of Refugee and Repatriation Division, Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Accommodation and Refugees of Georgia
06.2003-11.2005- Leading Specialist at Defense and Security Committee, Parliament of Georgia
09.2001-01.2002 – Leading Specialist at the Department of Russian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
01.1998 - 07.1999 – Attache at the Department of Foreign Policy Information and Public Relations
Education:
2001-2005 – Doctor of Laws of International Law, Department of International Law. Diplomatic Academy of Russian Foreign Ministry, Moscow, Russia.
1999-2001 – Specialist of International Relations, Faculty of International Relations. Diplomatic Academy of Russian Foreign Ministry, Moscow, Russia.
1992-1999 – Master of International Relations. Faculty of Foreign Economic Relations. Technical University of Georgia. Tbilisi, Georgia.
Having been intensively trained in defense & security,
