Sulkhan Tamazashvili
Sanctioned entityBorn 10 Jan 1983 (43 years old),Georgia. Named in 3 sanctions listings. Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia since 22 Apr 2026.
Summary
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Georgian politician and former senior police official; Minister of Internal Affairs since 2026
Sanctions and listings3
- Effective
- 1 Jan 2018
- Ended
- 22 Jul 2030
Official designation
Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of LithuaniaLithuania Designated Persons Under Magnitsky AmendmentsLithuania
UTPĮ 133 str. 4 d., galiojanti nuo 2018-01-01
- Effective
- 19 Dec 2024
UK sanctions relating to global human rights - The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Director Disqualification Sanction, travel ban and asset freeze
Sulkhan Tamazashvili is an involved person within the meaning of the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis of the following ground: Sulkhan Tamazashvili is and/or has been responsible for activity which amounts to a serious violation of the right of individuals not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Specifically, during the protests that occurred after the passage of the foreign influence law, security forces from the Ministry of Internal Affairs Special Task Department (Special Task Department), and Tbilisi Police Department, violently targeted Georgian citizens, political opposition leaders, journalists, and youth activists. In their role as Head of the Tbilisi Police Department, this violence was overseen by Sulkhan Tamazashvili .
Sulkhan Tamazashvili is an involved person within the meaning of the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis of the following ground: Sulkhan Tamazashvili is and/or has been responsible for activity which amounts to a serious violation of the right of individuals not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Specifically, during the protests that occurred after the passage of the foreign influence law, security forces from the Ministry of Internal Affairs Special Task Department (Special Task Department), and Tbilisi Police Department, violently targeted Georgian citizens, political opposition leaders, journalists, and youth activists. In their role as Head of the Tbilisi Police Department, this violence was overseen by Sulkhan Tamazashvili .
Programme GB-HRReference 16715Reference GHR0147Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk
Positions held4
Since 22 Apr 2026
Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia
CurrentGeorgia
Current
Minister of Internal Affairs
Georgia
2021 to 2025
Director of the Tbilisi Police Department
2025 to 2026
Chairman of the Government of Adjara
Other names7
Also known as7
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