Rustam Muradov
Rustam Usmanovich Muradov (Russian: Руста́м Усма́нович Мура́дов; born 21 March 1973) is a Russian military officer, serving as a lieutenant general in the Russian Armed Forces.[1] He is the current Commander of the Eastern Military District since October 7, 2022. [2] He was the Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District since December 2018 until October 2022. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2017.
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Muradov in Nagorno-Karabakh, 14 November 2020 | |
| Born | March 21, 1973 Chinar, Derbentsky District, Dagestan ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
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| Years of service | 1990– |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held | 2nd Guards Combined Arms Army |
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| Awards | Hero of the Russian Federation Order of Courage (2) Order of Military Merit Order of Alexander Nevsky |
Early life
Rustam Usmanovich Muradov was born in Chinar, Derbentsky District of the Dagestan ASSR within the Russian SFSR, then Soviet Union.[3] Ethnically Tabasaran,[4] his father Usman Muradov was born in Khanak in Tabasaransky District of the Dagestan ASSR[5][6] but later moved with his parents north to Chinar, after the earthquake in southern Dagestan in 1966. There, he got married on Umizhat, and had three sons including Rustam.
Military career
Muradov studied at the local Chinar high school. He then graduated from the Kazan Suvorov Military School. Being in military service since 1990, he graduated from the Leningrad Higher Combined Arms Command School[7] and Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation with honors in 1995.[8][9] In 2015, he graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.[10]
In 1996, he was a platoon and company commander. In 2008, he was appointed the commander of the 242nd Motor Rifle Regiment, and until 2009, served as the commander of the 17th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade. From 2009 to 2012, he was commander of the 36th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade of the Eastern Military District. In 2012, he was promoted to a major general. From 2012 to 2013, he served as the head of the 473rd Lysychansk District training center of the Central Military District. From 2013 to 2015, he studied in the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.[11]
From 2015 to 2017, he served as the First Deputy Chief and Chief of Staff of the 41st Russian Combined Arms Army. In 2016, he was the representative of Russia at the Joint Russian-Ukrainian Center for Control and Coordination of Ceasefire and Stabilization of the Line of Delimitation of the Parties (JCCC) in Donbas. On 5 March 2016, in Donbas, Muradov, along with other representatives of the Russian side in the JCCC, came under fire for about 20 minutes.[12]
In 2017, he was appointed as a military adviser in Syria. Muradov was awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation in the same year. Then, he served as the Commander of the 2nd Guards Red Banner Army of the Central Military District until Andrey Kolotovkin replaced him in 2018.[13] Since then, he's the Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District.[14] He was promoted to lieutenant general on 20 February 2020 by the decree of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin.[15]
On 11 November 2020, he was appointed the commander of the Russian peacekeeping forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, after a peace agreement ending the war over the region.[16] He was replaced by Major General Mikhail Kosobokov on 9 September 2021.[17]
In February 2022, the European Union imposed personal sanctions against Muradov in connection with the Russian military operation in Ukraine.
On October 7, 2022, General Muradov was appointed Commander of Eastern Military District.[18]
References
- ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 20.02.2020 № 143 «О присвоении воинских званий высших офицеров, специальных званий высшего начальствующего состава и высшего специального звания»
- ^ TASS, Muradov appointed Commander of Eastern Military District
- ^ "Мурадов Рустам Усманович" (in Russian). Geroi strany.
- ^ "Командующий миротворцами в Карабахе раскрыл свою национальность" (in Russian). Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ "Мурадов Рустам Усманович". Кавказский Узел (in Russian). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Генерал Рустам Мурадов "Героями не рождаются..."" (in Russian). Zoritabasarana.ru. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Вадим Иванов (12 January 2019). "Герой России Рустам Мурадов назначен заместителем командующего войсками ЮВО". Телеканал «Звезда» (in Russian). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Ахмед Дагиев (2020-08-11). "Советы генерал-лейтенанта. Рустам Мурадов - о неудачниках и лентяях". dag.aif.ru. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Генерал из Дагестана, отличившийся в Сирии, стал Героем России
- ^ учебный центр ЦВО возглавил генерал Рустам Мурадов{
- ^ СМИ: Российский генерал попал под обстрел близ Донецка
- ^ Командующим общевойсковой армией ЦВО в Поволжье назначен кавалер двух Орденов Мужества генерал-майор Рустам Мурадов
- ^ Рустам Мурадов, командовавший 2-й гвардейской армией, будет служить в ЮВО / kp.ru
- ^ "Дагестанцу Рустаму Мурадову присвоено звание генерал-лейтенанта". Информационный портал РИА "Дагестан". Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "General Rustam Muradov is appointed Commander of Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh". Turan Information Agency. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Россия сменила командующего миротворцами в Карабахе". Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ TASS, Muradov appointed Commander of Eastern Military District
Bibliography
- Назначения в Вооружённых Силах. Генерал-майор Мурадов Рустам Усманович. // Российское военное обозрение. 2018. No. 1 (165). — С.70.
- Назначения в Вооружённых Силах. Генерал-майор Мурадов Рустам Усманович. // Российское военное обозрение. 2018. No. 12 (176). — С.70.