Vladimir Arshba | |
|---|---|
| Владимир Аршба | |
| 1st Minister of Defence of Abkhazia | |
| In office 11 October 1992 – 25 April 1993 | |
| President | Vladislav Ardzinba |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sultan Sosnaliyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1959 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 16 January 2018 (aged 58) Sukhumi, Abkhazia Georgia |
Vladimir Georgievich Arshba (Russian: Владимир Георгиевич Аршба; 8 May 1959 – 16 January 2018) was an Abkhaz soldier and politician who served as the first Minister of Defence of the Republic of Abkhazia, an unrecognised state, from 1992 until 1993. He held the rank of Lieutenant general in the Abkhazian Armed Forces.