Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 January 2020
Preceded by
Aleksandr Lentsov
4th Plenipotentiary Representative of the North Caucasus Federal District
In office 26 June 2018 – 22 January 2020
Preceded by
Oleg Belaventsev
Succeeded by
Yury Chaika
Personal details
Born
Aleksandr Anatolyevich Matovnikov
(1965-09-19) 19 September 1965 (age 58) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater
FSB Academy
Aleksandr Anatolyevich Matovnikov (Russian: Александр Анатольевич Матовников; born on 19 September 1965), is a Russian statesman and military leader, who is a Lieutenant General as of 2018, and currently the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation since 22 January 2020. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2017.
Matovnikov was the 4th Plenipotentiary Representative in the North Caucasus Federal District from 2018 to 2020.
In his military career, he was the Deputy Commander of the Special Operations Forces of the Main (Intelligence) Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian armed forces from 2013 to 2015, and Commander of the MTR and Deputy Head of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces 2015 to 2018.
Matovnikov was also a member of the Russian Security Council from 2018 to 2020.
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