Alexander Shishlyannikov

Alexander Shishlyannikov
Александр Шишлянников
Minister of Defence of Tajikistan
In office
January 1993 – 7 April 1995
PresidentEmomali Rahmon
Preceded byPost Established
Succeeded bySherali Khayrulloyev
Personal details
Born(1950-11-03)3 November 1950
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR
Died15 September 2023(2023-09-15) (aged 72)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Military service
Branch/service Soviet Army
 Tajik Ground Forces
Years of service1971–1995
RankMajor General
Battles/warsSoviet–Afghan War
Tajik Civil War

Major General Alexander Vladimirovich Shishlyannikov (Russian: Александр Владимирович Шишлянников; 3 November 1950 – 15 September 2023) was a Tajik military officer and the first Minister of Defence of Tajikistan, serving from 1993 to 1995. He was an ethnic Russian.