"A Russian military commander, politician and statesman. Member of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 8th convocation, the “UNITED RUSSIA’ party (since October 12, 2021). Member of the State Duma Commission for Federal Budget Expenditures invested in ensuring national defense, national security, and law enforcement activities. Member of the State Duma Defense Committee.

Military career:

July 1988, began his service in Kuybyshev at the 469th area-training center as a platoon commander of combat weapons and equipment.

From June 1991 to August 1994, served in the Western Army Group (Germany).

From 1994 to 1998, served in Samara as a battalion commander.

In July 1998, entered the N.V. Frunze Military Academy.

In 1999, while studying, was deployed to perform combat missions in the Chechen Republic.

In 1999, during the elections to the State Duma, joined the “TO SUPPORT ARMY” movement, but lost the election.

In 2000, graduated from the academy and received an appointment to Chita Region.

From June 2000 to June 2001, second in command of the 382nd motor rifle regiment in the village of Dauria, Chita Region, on the border with Mongolia and China.

From June 2001 to June 2002, second in command of the 272nd motor rifle regiment in the town of Borzia, Chita Region.

Since June 2002, commander of the regiment. The same year he was promoted to colonel.

From December 2003 to March 2006, second in command of the 131st division in the settlement of Yasna, Chita Region.

In December 2005, Nikolay Makarov, General of the Army, Commander of Siberian Military Area troops, said that lieutenant colonel Andrey Guruliov, second in command in the division, was to be appointed commander of the division.

From March 2006 to June 2008, commander of the 5th Guards Tank Division in Kiakhta in Buryatia. In December 2006, the commander of the division, Colonel Andrey Guruliov, commanded field firing exercises of the Guards Tank Regiment of the Siberian Area District, fully staffed by contract servicemen. The military unit was a part of the borderline combined arms army commanded by lieutenant general Vladimir Chyrkin.

In 2007, by Edict of the President of the Russian Federation, Guruliov was promoted to Major General.

In 2008, entered the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

In 2010, graduated from the academy and was appointed second in command of the 58th Army of the Southern Area District. The office is located in Vladikavkaz, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania.

In January 2012, was appointed commander of the 58th Army of the Southern Area District.

In April 2014, commanded the command and staff training exercises of the motor rifle brigade of the Southern Area District held in the area of the GVARDEYETS training ground in the Shali District of Chechnya.

According to Guruliov, in 2014 he participated in the war in Donbas, including the coordination of the WAGNER PMC actions.

On December 13, 2014, by Edict of President of Russia Vladimir Putin no 764, he was promoted to the military rank of Lieutenant General.

From August 2016 to January 2019, deputy commander of the Southern Military Area troops.

In January 2019, he was transferred to the reserve on request.

Political career:

February 18, 2019, Acting Deputy Head of the Government of the Trans-Baikal Area for Civil Defense and Emergency Situation Liquidation (GO and ChS).

In June 2021, a list of candidates to the State Duma was approved in Moscow, at the “UNITED RUSSIA” Congress. Guruliov was nominated in the party list for Regional Group no 1 (Trans-Baikal Area, Kamchatka Area, Primorskiy Area, Khabarovsk Area, Amur Region, Magadan Region, Sakhalin Region, Jewish Autonomous Region, Chukotka Autonomous Area).

On September 28 2021, he was removed from the position of the deputy Head of the Trans-Baikal Area Government due to transfer to the State Duma as its member."