Shalva Lomidze ( ka, შალვა ლომიძე},

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: ; born December 31, 1977) is a

major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

of intelligence serving as the 8th head of the

Georgian Intelligence Service The Georgian Intelligence Service (GIS) ( ka, საქართველოს დაზვერვის სამსახური, ''sakartvelos dazvervis samsakhuri'') is a national intelligence agency of Georgia, with its headquarters in Tb ...

since April 24, 2021.

Career

Shalva Lomidze started his career in 1999 on various positions in Counterintelligence Service of the Ministry of State Security of Georgia and in 2004 he continued working in the Counter-Espionage Department of the Ministry of State Security of Georgia. He joined the

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს შინაგან საქმეთა სამინისტრო), abbreviated MIA (''შსს''), is the highest state law enforcement agency of Geor ...

(MIA) in 2005 and from 2005 to 2012, he held several positions in Counterintelligence Department. In 2012 Lomidze was appointed as the Head of the Main Division of Information-Analytical Department of MIA. In 2014 he started working in

(GIS), where he Served as Deputy Head of the Directorate and as Head of Directorate. He became First Deputy Head of

in 2014 and from 2020 to 2021 he served as acting Head of GIS. on April 23, 2021, Shalva Lomidze was appointed as the Head of Georgian Intelligence Service.

References

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, accessdate=2021-12-30 Intelligence analysts Political office-holders in Georgia (country) 1977 births Living people 21st-century politicians from Georgia (country)