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Zaza Okuashvili
Zaza Okuashvili ( ka, ზაზა ოქუაშვილი;, born 31 May 1963 in Tbilisi), is a UK Citizen and businessman. Founder and owner of the Omega Group of companies and the national television station, Iberia (television station), Iberia. He has the Reserve military rank of Major. Early life Okuashvili was born and raised in Tbilisi’s Vera district, his father an engineer and his mother a doctor. After schooling at Tbilisi Public School no. 55, he graduated from Tbilisi State Medical University in 1989 and went on to practice anaesthesia and emergency care at Tbilisi’s Republican Hospital and the Khashuri Regional Hospital. Business life In 1991, he founded Omega group, one of the largest employers in the country and the largest taxpayer. It comprises Omega Motors (representing BMW, Mini, Iveco, Opel, Chevrolet, Maserati and Bentley); OGT (cigarette manufacturing, developed from partnerships with Philip Morris International, Philip Morris, Rothmans International, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tbilisi
Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura (Caspian Sea), Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million people. Tbilisi was founded in the 5th century Anno Domini, AD by Vakhtang I of Iberia, and since then has served as the capital of various Georgian kingdoms and republics. Between 1801 and 1917, then part of the Russian Empire, Tiflis was the seat of the Caucasus Viceroyalty (1801–1917), Caucasus Viceroyalty, governing both the North Caucasus, northern and the Transcaucasia, southern parts of the Caucasus. Because of its location on the crossroads between Europe and Asia, and its proximity to the lucrative Silk Road, throughout history Tbilisi was a point of contention among various global powers. The city's location to this day ensures its p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
