Alexander Fomin

For the KGB agent who used the cover name Fomin, see Alexander Feklisov.
In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Vasilyevich and the family name is Fomin.
Colonel General
Alexander Fomin
Александр Фомин
Official portrait, 2017
Deputy Minister of Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 January 2017[1]
PresidentVladimir Putin
MinisterSergei Shoigu
Andrey Belousov
Preceded byAnatoly Antonov
Personal details
Born (1959-05-25) May 25, 1959 (age 65)
Leninogorsk, East Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR, USSR (now Ridder, Kazakhstan)
EducationMilitary University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Military service
Allegiance Soviet Union (1977–1991)
 Russia (1991–present)
Branch/service Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Years of service1977 — 1993
RankColonel General[2]

Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin (Russian: Александр Васильевич Фомин, born May 25, 1959) is a Russian Deputy Minister of Defence.[3][4][5][6][7]

Biography

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Alexander Fomin was born on May 25, 1959, in Leninogorsk.[8][9] He attended the Military Institute of the Red Banner of the Ministry of Defence (Now the Military University of the Russian Defence Ministry), graduating in 1984.[10][11][12]

Fomin was promoted to Deputy Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation in 2017.[10][1]

In February 2018, Fomin was promoted to the rank of Colonel General.[13]

In March 2021, he visited Myanmar in his capacity as a military attaché and expressed Russia's commitment to maintaining friendly relations with the country.[14]

In 2022, Fomin was appointed as the representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense at the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis between the two countries.[15]

Sanctions

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As a result of his support for Russian aggression and violation of Ukraine's territorial integrity during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Fomin is subject to personal international sanctions from several countries. Australia imposed sanctions on him in February 2022, while the United Kingdom and New Zealand followed suit in March. In October 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a decree imposing sanctions on Fomin.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Russian Deputy Defence Minister Colonel General Alexander Fomin met COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa". Dispatch News Desk. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Russian deputy defense minister, EU envoy to Russia discuss European security". TASS (in Russian). Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Deputy Defence Minister of the Russian Federation Colonel-General Alexander Fomin held talks with Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Major General (RTD) Bashir Salihi Magashi". Embassy of the Russian Federation in Nigeria. 26 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Secretary-General of ASEAN holds a bilateral meeting with Deputy Minister of Defence of Russia". Association of Southeast Asian Nations. 16 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Russian Deputy Minister of Defence Colonel General Alexander Fomin meets Ambassador Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka". Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Sri Lanka. 22 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Memorandum of Conversation Between Alexander Fomin of the Soviet Embassy and John Scali of the American Broadcasting Corporation0". U.S. Department of State (.gov).
  7. ^ Shaza Qreima (21 July 2023). "Moscow, SANA- Russian Deputy Minister of Defence Colonel General Alexander Fomin held talks with his Iranian counterpart brigadier general Seyyed Hojatollah Qureishi. Both sides discussed topical issues of bilateral military and military-technical cooperation, and exchanged views on regional security and the international situation, Sputnik reported". Syrian Arab News Agency.
  8. ^ Sebastian Strangio (21 June 2021). "Myanmar Military Chief Arrives in Russia for Security Conference, the trip came just days after the U.N. called on member states "to prevent the flow of arms into Myanmar."". The Diplomat.
  9. ^ Prashanth Parameswaran (23 January 2018). "Defense Minister's Myanmar Visit Accomplish? The trip put the focus on ongoing activity in the bilateral military relationship which has been on the uptick of late". The Diplomat.
  10. ^ a b "Alexander Fomin : Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation". eng.mil.ru. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  11. ^ Ankit Panda (4 June 2017). "Why China and Russia Continue to Oppose THAAD". The Diplomat.
  12. ^ "The Unknown Hero of Cuban Missile Crisis". RIAC. 14 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Путин присвоил замминстра обороны Фомину звание генерал-полковника - ТАСС". TACC. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  14. ^ "Замглавы Минобороны РФ обменялся подарками с лидером военной хунты Мьянмы. И посетил парад, который проигнорировали западные страны". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  15. ^ "Кто эти люди? Рассказываем о переговорщиках, которые пытаются решить российско-украинский конфликт". НГС - новости Новосибирска (in Russian). 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  16. ^ "ФОМИН Александр Васильевич - биография, досье, активы | Война и санкции". sanctions.nazk.gov.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-04-30.
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