Giorgi Matiashvili (Georgian: გიორგი მათიაშვილი; born 18 December 1977) is a Georgian major general and the incumbent Chief of Defence Forces of Georgia, appointed on 1 July 2020.
Born in the town of Gardabani, Matiashvili graduated from the United Military Academy of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia in 1999.
In December 2019, he became Deputy Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the General Staff.
[1] On 1 July 2020, he succeeded Lt-Gen Vladimer Chachibaia as Chief of Georgian Defence Forces.
His awards include the Order of Honor (2012) and that of Vakhtang Gorgasali, 3rd Class (2001).