Aleksandr Petrovich Chumakov

Colonel-General
Aleksandr Petrovich Chumakov
Colonel-General Aleksandr Petrovich Chumakov
Minister of Defence of Belarus
	In office; 1 November 1996 – 28 March 2001
President	Alexander Lukashenko
Preceded by	Leonid Maltsev
Succeeded by	Leonid Maltsev
Personal details
Born	26 November 1941; Ilyinka, Dubovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Soviet Union
Alma mater	Odessa Higher Combined Arms Command School
Awards	Order for Service to the Homeland 1st class; Order of the Red Star; Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR 2nd and 3rd class;
Military service
Allegiance	Soviet Union; Russia; Belarus;
Branch/service	Soviet Army; Russian Ground Forces; Armed Forces of Belarus;
Years of service	1958–2001
Rank	Colonel General
Commands	120th Guards Motor Rifle Division (later 5th Guards Separate Army Corps); 20th Guards Army; General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus; Ministry of Defence of Belarus;

Aleksandr Petrovich Chumakov (Belarusian: Аляксандр Пятровіч Чумакоў; Russian: Александр Петрович Чумаков; born on 26 November 1941) is a retired Belarusian Army colonel general and former Minister of Defence of Belarus.

Chumakov commanded the 120th Guards Motor Rifle Division from 1980. In June 1986, he became commander of the 20th Guards Army. In August 1988, he became chief of staff of the Belorussian Military District. After serving as a Soviet adviser in North Korea, Chumakov was a member of the Russian military contingent in Transnistria. Between December 1995 and October 1996, he was chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus.

He was the Minister of Defence of Belarus from 1 November 1996 to 28 March 2001. Chumakov's term took place between Leonid Maltsev's two non-consecutive terms as Minister of Defence.

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