Alexander Zelin
Alexander Nikolayevich Zelin | |
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| Native name | Александр Николаевич Зелин |
| Born | 6 May 1953 Perevalsk, Ukrainian SSR, USSR |
| Allegiance | Soviet Union (to 1991) Russia |
| Branch | Soviet Air Forces Russian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1976–2012 |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army 14th Air and Air Defence Forces Army |
| Awards | Order of St. George, Order of Merit, Honoured Military Pilot of the Russian Federation |
Alexander Nikolayevich Zelin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Зелин; born 6 May 1953) served as Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Force from 9 May 2007 until 27 April 2012. Zelin holds the Air Force rank of colonel-general. Since May 2012 Zelin has been an adviser to the Russian Defence Minister.