Aleksandr Matovnikov

Aleksandr Matovnikov
Александр Матовников
Matovnkikov in 2018
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.