| Zurab Pochkhua | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | Georgia |
| Service/branch | Georgian Air Force |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | Georgian Armed Forces |
Zurab Pochkhua (Georgian: ზურაბ ფოჩხუა) (born July 11, 1963) is a Georgian colonel. He was the commander of Georgian Air Force from September 15, 2008.[1] to 2010.
In 1998 Pochkhua finished short courses of air defense at Zhukov Command Academy of Air Defense in Tver, Russia.
Pochkhua served as Commander of Communication Company of the First Anti-aircraft Rocket Brigade from 1993 to 1995. Then as a Chief of Staff of the First Air Defense Base from 1995 to 2002 and as a Commander of Command Control Center (C3) of the Georgian Air Force from 2002 to 2005.[2]
From 2005 and during 2008 war with Russia Pochkhua was a Deputy Commander of Georgian Air Force and Chief of the Air Defense of Air Forces.
Zurab Pochkhua has been awarded with Medal for Military Courage (2000) and St. George’s Victory Order (2008).
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by David Nairashvili |
Commander of the Georgian Air Force 2008 – 2010 |
Succeeded by Gocha Shingazrdilov |