General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus

Chief of the General Staff
Начальнік Генеральнага штаба Узброеных Сіл Рэспублікі Беларусь (Belarusian)
Emblem of the General Staff
Flag of the General Staff
Incumbent
Pavel Muraveiko [be]
since 23 May 2024
General Staff
Member ofMinistry of Defence
Reports toMinister of Defence
SeatMinsk, Belarus
AppointerPresident of Belarus
Formation1991; 33 years ago (1991)
First holderNikolay Churkin [be]
WebsiteOfficial website

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus is the central body of military management and operational control of the Armed Forces of Belarus. The Chief of the General Staff is appointed by the President of Belarus, who is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. The General Staff is part of the Ministry of Defence of Belarus.[1]

The current Chief of the General Staff is Pavel Muraveiko, who also serves as First Deputy Minister of Defence.[2]

  1. ^ "Вопросы центральных органов военного управления Вооруженных Сил Республики Беларусь" [On the central bodies of military management of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus]. National Legal Internet Portal of the Republic of Belarus (in Russian). Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference muraveiko was invoked but never defined (see the help page).