Giorgi Matiashvili
Giorgi Matiashvili | |
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Giorgi Matiashvili as Brigadier general | |
| Born | 18 December 1977 Gardabani, Georgian SSR, USSR |
| Allegiance | Georgia |
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| Commands | Defence Forces of Georgia |
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Giorgi Matiashvili (Georgian: გიორგი მათიაშვილი; born 18 December 1977) is a Georgian lieutenant general and the incumbent Chief of Defence Forces of Georgia, appointed on 1 July 2020.
Born in the town of Gardabani, Matiashvili graduated from the United Military Academy of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia in 1999. He served as Deputy Commander of the East Command of the Land Forces from 2016 to 2018 and Commander of the West Command of Defence Forces from 2016 to 2018. In December 2019, he became Deputy Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the General Staff.[1] On 1 July 2020, he succeeded Lt-Gen Vladimer Chachibaia as Chief of Georgian Defence Forces.
Awards
Matiashvilis awards include:[2]
The Vakhtang Gorgasali Order, III Class
The Medal for “Irreproachable Service in the System of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia”, I & II Class.
The Order of Honor
The "Kakutsa Cholokashvili” Medal
The “General Mazniashvili” Medal
The “Devoted to Motherland” Medal
The “Devoted to Motherland” (20 and more years of irreproachable service) Medal
The “General Kvinitadze” Medal
The NATO Medal for Kosovo
References
- ^ "New Chief of Georgian Defense Forces Appointed". Civil Georgia. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Giorgi Matiashvili". Ministry of Defense of Georgia. Retrieved 26 June 2025.