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| Chief of the General Staff | |
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| Начальнік Генеральнага штаба Узброеных Сіл Рэспублікі Беларусь (Belarusian) | |
 Emblem of the General Staff | |
 Flag of the General Staff | |
| Incumbent Pavel Muraveiko since 23 May 2024 | |
| General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus | |
| Member of | Ministry of Defence |
| Reports to | Minister of Defence |
| Seat | Minsk, Belarus |
| Appointer | President of Belarus |
| Formation | 1992; 33 years ago (1992) |
| First holder | Nikolai Churkin [be] |
| Website | Official website |
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: Начальнік Генеральнага штаба Узброеных Сіл Рэспублікі Беларусь) is the head of the Armed Forces of Belarus and the Belarusian Ground Forces. The office is also dual-hatted as the First Deputy Minister of Defense.
Between 1992 and 2001 the position was the Chief of the Main Staff (Начальнік Галоўнага штаба).
List of chiefs
| No. | Portrait | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 | Churkin, NikolayLieutenant General Nikolai Churkin [be] (born 1949) | 1992 | 1994 | 1–2 years |  Belarusian Ground Forces | - |
| 2 |
 | Maltsev, LeonidLieutenant General Leonid Maltsev (born 1949) | 1994 | 1995 | 0–1 years | Belarusian Ground Forces | - |
| 3 |
 | Chumakov, Aleksandr PetrovichLieutenant General Aleksandr Chumakov (born 1941) | 1995 | 1996 | 0–1 years | Belarusian Ground Forces | - |
| 4 |
 | Kozlov, Mikhail FyodorovichLieutenant General Mikhail Kozlov [be] (born 1949) | 1997 | 2001 | 3–4 years | Belarusian Ground Forces | - |
| 5 |
| Gurulev, SergeyLieutenant General Sergey Gurulev [be] (born 1953) | 2001 | 2009 | 7–8 years | Belarusian Ground Forces | - |
| 6 |
| Tihonovsky, PetrMajor General Petr Tihonovsky [be] (born 1958) | 2009 | 11 January 2014 | 4–5 years | Belarusian Ground Forces | - |
| 7 |
.jpg) | Belokonev, OlegMajor General Oleg Belokonev (born 1965) | 11 January 2014 | 20 January 2020 | 6 years, 9 days | Belarusian Ground Forces | |
| 8 |
 | Volfovich, AlexanderMajor General Alexander Volfovich (born 1967) | 20 January 2020 | 11 March 2021 | 1 year, 50 days | Belarusian Ground Forces | |
| 9 |
.jpg) | Gulevich, ViktorMajor General Viktor Gulevich (born 1969) | 11 March 2021 | 10 May 2024 | 3 years, 60 days | Belarusian Ground Forces | |
| 10 |
| Muraveiko, PavelMajor General Pavel Muraveiko (born 1971) | 23 May 2024 | Incumbent | 230 days | Belarusian Ground Forces |
References
- "Начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил назначен Олег Белоконев". 12 January 2014.
- "Belarus' new defense minister, chief of General Staff introduced to Defense Ministry team". eng.belta.by. Belarusian Telegraph Agency. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- "Лукашенко назначил Виктора Гулевича начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил Белоруссии". ТАСС. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- "Лукашенко назначил начальника генерального штаба Белоруссии". regnum.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- "Лукашенко назначил Гулевича начальником Генштаба Вооруженных сил Беларуси". Российская газета. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- Tetyana Oliynyk (May 10, 2024). "Lukashenko dismisses chief of Belarusian General Staff". Ukrainska Pravda.
- "Lukashenko replaces chief of Belarusian military's General Staff". Ukrainska Pravda. May 23, 2024.