Alexander Javakhishvili | |
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| Native name | ალექსანდრე ჯავახიშვილი |
| Born | February 18, 1932 Tbilisi |
| Died | July 31, 2017 (aged 85) |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Georgia |
| Service/ | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Naval_Ensign_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1950%E2%80%931991).svg){kind=small} Soviet Navy&sq=&lang=&file=File:Naval_ensign_of_Georgia_(1997%E2%80%932004).svg){kind=small} Georgian Navy |
| Years of service | Soviet Union 1949–1989 Georgia 1991–1996 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands | Georgian Navy |
Alexander Javakhishvili (Georgian: ალექსანდრე ჯავახიშვილი; Russian: Александр Давидович Джавахишвили, romanized: Aleksandr Davidovich Dzhavakhishvili; February 18, 1932 – July 31, 2017) was a Georgian rear-admiral and commander of the Georgian navy from 1991 to 1996. A former Soviet navy submariner, he directed efforts at building the navy of independent Georgia in the 1990s.