David Nairashvili

David Nairashvili (დავით ნაირაშვილი) (born October 24, 1964) is a Georgian brigadier general (2008) and former Deputy Chief of Joint Staff of the Georgian Armed Forces.

Nairashvili graduated from the Soviet Mozhaisky Military Space Engineering Institute in 1986 and served in the Soviet Space Forces until 1989. Since 1992, he has held various positions in the National Guard of Georgia and Ministry of Defense of Georgia, including being Deputy Commander of Georgian Air Force (1993-1994), and Deputy Chief of General Staff (1999-2000, 2004-2005). From 2000 to 2004, he served as Georgia’s first representative to the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Belgium.

From March 2007 to September 2008, Nairashvili commanded the Georgian Air Force which saw combat action in the August 2008 war with Russia. In April 2009, he was decorated with Georgia’s highest military award – St. George’s Victory Order – for his conduct during the war.