Alexander Chikvaidze was born on January 19, 1932 in Tbilisi.

1955 - graduated from Moscow State University, majoring in Jurisprudence.
1963 - graduated from Tbilisi State Institute of Foreign languages.
1955 - graduated from Academy of Social Sciences.
1979 - graduated from Diplomatic Academy.
December 1, 1955 - April 1, 1956 - laboratory assistant, Chemical Technology Institute.
April 1, 1956 - May 1, 1956 - Secretary, Tbilisi Airport Union Commitee.
May 1, 1956 - June 1, 1956 - Secretary, Georgian Agricultural Institute Union Committee.
June 1, 1956 - March 1, 1957 - Head of Student Department of Orjonikidze District Committee in Tbilisi.
January 1, 1963 - September 1, 1964 - Instructor, Central Committee, Communistic Party of Georgia.
September 1, 1964 - September 1, 1966 - postgraduate student of USSR Academy of Social Sciences.
September 1, 1966 - September 1, 1967 - Inspector, Party Organization, Central Committee, Georgian Communistic Party.
September 1, 1967 - March 1, 1969 - Vice Consul of USSR Consulate in India.
March 1, 1969 - December 1, 1972 - First Secretary of USSR Embassy in England.
January 1, 1973 - April 1, 1973 - Head of Department of Administrative and Commercial Authority, Tbilisi Committee of Georgian Communistic Party.
April 1, 1973 - March 1, 1977 - I Secretary, Orjonikidze Regional Committee in Tbilisi.
March 1, 1977 - October 1, 1978 - Head of Publishing, Polytrophic and Book Trading Committee.
October 1, 1978 - August 1, 1979 - Student, Diplomatic Academy of USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
August 1, 1979 - May 1, 1983 - General Consul of USSR in San Francisco.
May 1, 1983 - May 1, 1985 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of USSR in Kenya.
May 1, 1985 - October 1, 1988 - Head of Section, Central Committee, Soviet Union Communist Party.
October 1, 1988 - March 1, 1992 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Soviet Union and afterwards of the Russian Federation to the Netherlands.
March 2, 1992 - December 21, 1995 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
Alexander Chikvaidze is ranked as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

Chikvaidze was a Doctor of Historical Sciences.

He spoke English, Russian, French and Dutch languages.