Soslan Sosnaliyev | |
|---|---|
 Sosnaliyev on a 2009 stamp of Abkhazia | |
| 7th Minister of Defence of Abkhazia | |
| In office February 2005[1] – May 2007[2] | |
| President | Sergei Bagapsh |
| Preceded by | Mukhamed Kilba |
| Succeeded by | Mirab Kishmaria |
| 2nd Minister of Defence of Abkhazia | |
| In office April 1993 – July 1996[1] | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Arshba |
| Succeeded by | Vladimir Mikanba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 April 1942 Baksan, Kabardino-Balkar ASSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 23 November 2008 (aged 66) Moscow, Russia |
Sultan Aslambekovich Sosnaliyev (Russian: Султан Асламбекович Сосналиев; 23 April 1942 – 23 November 2008) was a Soviet Army officer of Circassian ethnicity who served as a commander of Abkhaz and North Caucasian forces during the War in Abkhazia and as the defence minister of Abkhazia in 1993–1996 and 2005–2007.
- ^ a b Official site of the president of Abkhazia, Полководец Султан Сосналиев Archived 27 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Commander Sultan Sosnaliyev)
- ^ Regnum.ru, Министр обороны Абхазии ушел в отставку, (Abkhazian minister of defence resigns), 8 May 2007