Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi (born 5 May 1973) is a Hungarian military officer. He served as the Chief of the Hungarian Defence Forces from 1 June 2021 to 27 April 2023, when President Katalin Novák dismissed him from the Chief of the General Staff position. According to what the president said, Ruszin-Szendi "fulfilled his duties with his best knowledge".
Romulusz Ruszin went to János Lenkey Cadet College at the István Dobó Middle School in Eger. After finishing middle school he went to Lajos Kossuth Military College at Szentendre and received his degree and commission as an Artillery officer in 1995. As an field officer he was appointed to the Miklós Zrínyi National Defense University's Military Leader Course. In 2006 Ruszin attended the Hungarian Special Forces Qualification Course, and one year after the Hungarian Special Forces Staff Course. In 2009 he agraduated at the Joint Special Operations University (USA), Combating Terrorism Course, and the Special Forces Advance Urban Operation Course in Germany with the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne). He received his PhD degree at the Miklós Zrínyi National Defense University. In 2011 he attended the Joint Special Operations University (USA), Advance Combating Terrorism Course. In 2014 he received his master's degree of Strategic Studies at the United States Army War College.
International missions
2007 - 2008 - Military Advisor and Liaison Team (MALT) Commander, Iraq, Baghdad
2011 - 2012 - Commander of HUN PRT, Afghanistan
Career
1995 - Target acquisition sound battery, platoon commander, HDF 5th "Csobánc" MLRS Artillery Regiment 1996 - Staff battery, artillery observer training officer, HDF 5th "Csobánc" MLRS Artillery Regiment 1997 - 3rd MLRS battery, first platoon commander (deputy battery commander), HDF 101st "Szigetvári" Zrínyi Miklós Mixed Artillery Brigade 1997 - MLRS battalion, training officer, HDF 101st "Szigetvári" Zrínyi Miklós Mixed Artillery Brigade 1998 - MLRS battalion, chief of staff, HDF 101st "Szigetvári" Zrínyi Miklós Mixed Artillery Brigade 1999 - MLRS battalion, deputy commander, HDF 101st "Szigetvári" Zrínyi Miklós Mixed Artillery Brigade 2003 - G-3 operations, senior officer at the doctrinal section, Land Forces Component Command 2004 - Chief of plans, HDF 25th Klapka György Light Infantry Brigade 2005 - Acting head of G-3, HDF 25th Klapka György Light Infantry Brigade 2006 - Chief of staff, HDF 34th Bercsényi László Special Forces Battalion 2008 - Commander (acting), HDF 34th Bercsényi László Special Forces Battalion 2008 - Deputy Commander, HDF 34th Bercsényi László Special Forces Battalion 2009 - Battalion Commander, HDF 25/88th Light Infantry (Airmobile) 2014 - General Staff, J-3, Head of Land Forces, Hungarian Defense Forces Department 2015 - Acting Chief of J-3, Hungarian Defense Forces, General Staff 2016 - Commander, HDF 5th Bocskai István Infantry Brigade, Debrecen 2019 - Reserve Command, Hungarian Defense Forces 2019 - Head of Office Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Defense, 2020 - Undersecretary of the Department of Human Resources Management, Ministry of Defense 2021 - Commander of the Hungarian Defence Forces 2022 - Chief of General Staff, Hungarian Defence Forces
Promotions
1995 - 1st Lieutenant
1998 - Captain
2003 - Major
2007 - Lieutenant Colonel
2010 - Colonel
2016 - Brigadier General
2021 - Major General
2021 - Lieutenant General
Personal life
Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi is married and has two daughters: Romina (2002), Ronett (2007).
He enjoys reading, and sports: soccer, running, parachute jumping.