Alexander Zelin

Alexander Nikolayevich Zelin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Зелин; born 6 May 1953) served as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force from 9 May 2007 until 27 April 2012. Zelin holds the Air Force rank of colonel-general. Since May 2012 Zelin has been an adviser to the Russian Defence Minister.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Nikolayevich and the family name is Zelin.
Alexander Nikolayevich Zelin
Native name
Александр Николаевич Зелин
Born (1953-05-06) 6 May 1953
Perevalsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Allegiance Soviet Union
 Russia
Years of service1976–2012
RankColonel General
Commands heldRussian Air Force
AwardsOrder of St. George , Order of Merit
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.