Aleksandr Vasilyevich Shlyakhturov (born February 14, 1947 ) - Russian military leader. Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - Chief of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (2009-2011), Colonel-General of the Reserve .
| Alexander Vasilyevich Shlyakhturov | |
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| Date of Birth | February 14, 1947 (72 years) |
| Affiliation |  the USSR Russia |
| Type of army |  GRU General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces |
| Rank |  colonel general |
| Commanded |  GRU General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces April 14, 2009 - December 24, 2011 |
| Awards and prizes |  |
Content
Biography
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| A. V. Shlyakhturov | |
As of November 2009, there is no open information in the press and information sources about General Shlyakhturov. It is known that, prior to his appointment as the head of the GRU, he was the first deputy head of this General Directorate, responsible for strategic intelligence issues. Earlier he graduated from the Military Diplomatic Academy and served in the currency and finance department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( MFA of Russia ).
From June 30, 2011 - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oboronservis OJSC [1] . From December 2, 2011, he is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the OJSC “Corporation“ Moscow Institute of Thermal Engineering ”OJSC [2] .
December 24, 2011, resigned from the post of head of the GRU [3]
December 26, 2011 Representative of the Ministry of Defense of Russia Igor Konashenkov confirmed that Colonel General Shlyakhturov was dismissed due to the age limit for military service. [4] Instead, the Main Intelligence Agency will be headed by Major-General Igor Sergun .
Since September 2014, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of Oboronservis OJSC (now - Garrison JSC ) [5] .
See also
- Military intelligence
Notes
- ↑ List of affiliates on the website (inaccessible link) . The date of circulation is November 8, 2012. Archived January 19, 2013.
- ↑ List of affiliates on the website (inaccessible link) . The date of circulation is November 8, 2012. Archived January 11, 2014.
- ↑ GRU chief resigned
- ↑ The Ministry of Defense confirmed the resignation of the head of the GRU
- ↑ Archived copy (inaccessible link) . The date of circulation is December 27, 2015. Archived January 6, 2016.
Links
- The new chief of the GRU was Alexander Shlyakhturov
- Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 11.06.2011 No. 774 “On the assignment of military ranks of senior officers to the military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”
- Be quiet, Gru, be quiet. The first interview of the head of the most secret department of Russia. Rossiyskaya Gazeta, November 2, 2011