Aleksandr Anatolyevich Matovnikov (Russian: Александр Анатольевич Матовников; born on 19 September 1965), is a Russian statesman and military leader, who is a Lieutenant General as of 2018, and currently the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation since 22 January 2020. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2017. Matovnikov was the 4th Plenipotentiary Representative in the North Caucasus Federal District from 2018 to 2020. Matovnikov was also the member of the Russian Security Council from 2018 to 2020.