Emzar Kvitsiani (Georgian: ????? ????????, [?mz?r k'vits?i?ni] ; born April 25, 1961) is a former Georgian military commander and warlord active in Abkhazia's Kodori valley, which he ran de facto through his militia from 1992 until being ousted by the Georgian government forces in 2006.
He fled to Russia, but, in 2014, he was arrested on his return to Georgia, initially sentenced to 16 years in jail, and then released under a plea bargain in early 2015.
He is now one of the leaders of the Alliance of Patriots of Georgia.