Roin Metreveli ( ka, როინ მეტრეველი; born 7 December 1939) is a Georgian

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and

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. He was the first elected rector of the

Tbilisi State University Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი, tr; often shorten ...

, after

Petre Melikishvili Petre Melikishvili ( ka, პეტრე მელიქიშვილი; July 11, 1850 — March 23, 1927) was a Georgian chemist. He was the co-founder of Tbilisi State University (TSU), the first rector of TSU, head of the Department of Orga ...

and

Ivane Javakhishvili Ivane Alexandres dze Javakhishvili ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილი; 23 April 1876 – 18 November 1940) was a Georgian historian and linguist whose works heavily influenced the Kartvelian studies, modern scholarship of the ...

. Metreveli served as a secretary of the Central Committee of the Georgian Communist Party during the Soviet Union, from 1960 to 1972, and subsequently as its first secretary. From 1972, he was a major editor of the ''Georgian Encyclopedia''. He is the author of multiple scientific publications and books about Georgian history and Caucasiology. For several years, he was member of the

Georgian Parliament The Parliament of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს პარლამენტი, tr) is the supreme national legislature of Georgia (country), Georgia. It is a unicameral parliament, currently consisting of 150 members elected ...

. He was chairman of the board of rectors of all Georgian Universities. In June 2023, Roin Metreveli was appointed as President of the

Georgian National Academy of Sciences The Georgian National Academy of Sciences (GNAS) ( ka, საქართველოს მეცნიერებათა ეროვნული აკადემია, tr) is the main learned society of Georgia. It was named the Georgia ...

. In his first days in office, Roin Metreveli promised a prank caller that he would award membership in the academy to

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Irakli Garibashvili Irakli Garibashvili ( ka, ირაკლი ღარიბაშვილი, also transliterated as Gharibashvili; born 28 June 1982) is a Georgian politician and former business executive who served as the 15th prime minister of Georgia betwe ...

, an incident that received major attention on media and social media.

Tbilisi State University

In 1991 Roin Metreveli was appointed as Rector of Tbilisi State University. In 1992 under his leadership, Tbilisi State University regained its status as an autonomous institution, which had been lost since 1926. Once the Tbilisi State University became autonomous, the Great Scientific Council was reinstated and this council had to choose a new executive. In April 1992 a new council elected Roin Metreveli as Rector of Tbilisi State University. He was the first elected rector after Petre Melikishvili and Ivane Javakhishvili. In 1997 Professor Roin Metreveli was elected for a second term as a rector. Metreveli resigned in 2004, amidst a campaign to reduce corruption and bribery in the higher education sector.

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Tbilisi State University
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