Mikhail Belyaev

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Mikhail Alekseyevich Belyaev
Михаи́л Алексе́евич Беля́ев
Minister of War
In office 3 January 1917 – 28 February 1917
Monarch	Nicholas II
Preceded by	Dmitry Shuvayev
Succeeded by	Alexander Guchkov (As Minister of War of the Russian Republic)
Chief of the General Staff
In office 1 August 1914 – 10 August 1916
Monarch	Nicholas II
Preceded by	Nikolai Yanushkevich
Succeeded by	Pyotr Averyanov
Personal details
Born	December 23, 1863 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	1918 (aged 54-55) Petrograd, Russian SFSR
Military service
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Branch/service	Russian Imperial Army
Years of service	1885–1917
Rank	General of the Infantry
Battles/wars	Russo-Japanese War World War I
Awards	see awards

Mikhail Alekseyevich Belyaev (Russian: Михаи́л Алексе́евич Беля́ев; December 23, 1863 – 1918) was a Russian general of the Infantry, statesman, Chief of Staff of the Imperial Russian Army from August 1, 1914, to August 10, 1916, and was the last Minister of War of the Russian Empire from January 3, 1917, to February 28, 1917.