Igor Mukhametshin

Igor Timerbulatovich Mukhametshin (Russian: Игорь Тимербулатович Мухаметшин; born 15 August 1963) is an officer of the Russian Navy. He holds the rank of vice-admiral, and is a deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. Born in the former Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, Mukhametshin studied at the Pacific Higher Naval School, and began his service as a submarine officer with the Northern Fleet. He rose through the ranks, carrying out further studies at the navy's higher educational institutions, and was eventually in command of his own submarine. With his promotion to flag rank, he served in a number of staff positions, commanding submarine forces in both the Northern and Pacific Fleets. In 2016 he was appointed Chief of Staff and First Deputy Commander of the Baltic Fleet. While in this position he received media attention over his comments surrounding a vote on the naming of Khrabrovo Airport. Nevertheless, in 2019 he was appointed deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy for armaments.