Military Rank: Brigadier General

Date of Birth: 1976

Marital Status: wife and two children

Foreign Languages: English, Russian

• The Joint Military Academy of Ministry of Defence – The History  (Bachelor’s Academic Degree)

• Joint Military Academy of ministry of Defence of Georgia - Faculty of Land Forces, Motor Rifle Forces Command and Staff Specialization;
  
  
• David Agmashenebeli National Defence Academy of Georgia - Command and General Staff College (CGSC)

• Medal “Military Honor”;
  
  
• NATO Medal;
  
  
• Medal “Military Courage“;
  
  
• Medal for “Irreproachable Service in the System of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia”, I Class;
  
  
• Medal “General Kvinitadze”;
  
  
• Medal for Participation in Peacekeeping Missions;
  
  
• Medal “Devoted to Motherland”;
  
  
• Medal “General Kvinitadze”;
  
  
• Medal for Participation in Peacekeeping Missions;

Participation in combat operations:

2004 - Samachablo Region

2008 - The Russo-Georgian War

Participation in International Missions:

• KFOR Peacekeeping Mission, Kosovo;
  
  
• Peacekeeping and Restoration Mission , Iraq;
  
  
• ISAF Mission, Senior Military Representative of the Georgian Military Contingent , Islamic Republic of Afghanistan;

09/07/2020 – Present - Deputy Chief of the Georgian Defence Forces – Chief of General Staff;

• Commander of the West Command of the Defence Forces;
  
  
• Deputy Commander of the West Command of the Land Forces;
  
  
• Commander of the 5^th Infantry Brigade;
  
  
• Senior National Representative (Afghanistan), International Security Assistance force (ISAF);
  
  
• Chief of Combat Training Division of J-7 Military Education and Training Department;
  
  
• Chief of the Staff of Land Forces Command;
  
  
• Chief of Staff of the I Infantry Brigade;
  
  
• Commander of the 12^th Light Infantry Battalion of   I Infantry Brigade;
  
  
• Chief of the Staff of 12^th Light Infantry Battalion of I Infantry Brigade;
  
  
• S-3 Officer,  Light Infantry Battalion (Commando);
  
  
• Chief of the Operational and Combat Training Service of the "Commando" Battalion of the Special Forces;
  
  
• Commander of the I Squadron of the Separate Intelligence Battalion of the Intelligence Division;
  
  
• Commander of I platoon of the Training Centre, Intelligence Division;

• Airborne Course; Georgia
  
  
• Staff and Command Course, Georgia
  
  
• International and National Security course for Georgian Ministry of Defence General Staff’s High Rank Military Personnel, Georgia;
  
  
• Observer-Controller Course, Georgia;
  
  
• Intensive English Language Course, Georgia;
  
  
• International Military English Language Course, Great Britain;
  
  
• NATO Defence Forces Course, Germany;
  
  
• Strategic Leadership Course, Georgia;
  
  
• English language course, Bulgaria.