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10.05.1981
Current occupation: Host of the program Evening News with Abraham Gasparyan on ArmNews TV Channel, Candidate of Political Science

Strengths:
+ Highly qualified specialist in the field of TV journalism.
+ He is a supporter of the nationalistic idea and of a strong Armenian state, which is reflected in his projects and TV programs.

Education:
1992 — Haykazyan school, Aleppo, Syria
1999 — Karen Eppe National Seminary, Syria
2006 — Political Science, International Relations, YSU, Armenia
2010 — Political Science, YSU, Armenia
Correction from the candidate: certified in three specialities

State—related and political occupations:
2007 — 2019 — Reporter, Public Television of Armenia

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
2003 — 2007 — translator, analyst, editor of articles of IA Noyan Tapan
2005 — 2006 political journalist, Public Radio of Armenia
2009 — up to now — Lecturer, YSU.
2007—2019 — commentator, editor, journalist, First TV Channel of Armenia (Public TV Company of Armenia)
2019 — up to now — host at "ArmNews" TV channel.
Correction from the candidate: the author of more than 20 scientific articles, Candidate of Political Science, Docent

Family:
Married, has two children.

1956
Current occupation: Deputy Director of the Military—Sports Lyceum after Monte Melkonyan

Strengths:
+ An outstanding Armenian military officer
+ Organizer of a major military—patriotic youth movement

Education:
1983 — Faculty of Chemistry, YSU, Armenia
2000 — Combined Arms Academy of the Russian Armed Forces
Candidate of Political Science

State—related and political occupation:
1983 — 1987 — shift supervisor, Research and Production Association "Nairit"

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
2001 to present — Founder of higher officer cources
2003 to present — Founder of the All—Armenian Youth Public
organization "Zhair"
1987 — 1989 — deputy director, educational complex "Mkhitar Sebastatsi"
1990 — 1994 — Director, Military School. after Babajanyan
1994 — 1997 — Head, Deputy Director of the Military—Sports Lyceum after Monte Melkonyan under the RA Ministry of Defense

Family:
Married, five children

Current Occupation: Professor Emeritus, Member of the House of Lords of Great Britain

Strengths:
+ Ranked among the distinguished surgeons of international level and is a professional healthcare manager.
+ Has experience in state work (member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Great Britain), is actively involved in public activities in Armenia in the field of healthcare and humanitarian initiatives.

Education:
1984 — Royal College of Surgery of Ireland
1986 — Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland
1996 — Imperial College London, UK

State—related and political occupations:
2007 — 2009 — UK Minister of Health
2009 — present — Member of the Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council
2012 — up to now— Executive Chairman, World Health Innovation Summit Qatar
2013 — 2017 — Member of the British Research Council for Engineering and Physical Sciences
2015 — up to now — Independent (External) Director, UK National Health Service

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
2002 — 2007 — Head of the Department of Surgery, Oncology, Imperial College London
2008 — up to now — foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.

Current occupation: Provost of the Russian—Armenian University (RAU)

Strengths:
+ Has experience in public administration and reform activities
+ Founder of one of the most successful universities in Armenia (Russian—Armenian University, RAU)

Education:
1989 — Faculty of Economics, Moscow State University, Russia
State—related and political occupations:
1989 — 1992 — Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Armenia in the Interstate Commission for the Settlement of Foreign Debt Issues of the USSR, Representative of Armenia in Moscow
1997 — 1998 — Minister of Finance and Economy of Armenia
1998 — 1999 — Prime Minister of Armenia
1999 — 2000 — Minister of Economy of Armenia
2001 — up to now— Provost, Russian—Armenian Unity
2005 — up to now— Member of the Expert Council of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1992—1994 — General Director of the Armenian Foreign Trade Association "Armenintorg".
1994—1997 — First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia. First Deputy Chairman of the RA Central Bank.
2000 up to now — Co—Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Russian—Armenian University (RAU) and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the public organization "International Center for Human Development" (Yerevan).
2001 — up to now — Provost, RAU.
2006 — up to now — Member of the Expert Council of the Russian agency RIA Novosti.

Family: Married, has a daughter.

Current occupation: businessman, owner of Pyunik football club, owner of Foam Line company, owner of Gold's Gym Armenia

Strengths:
+ Has successful management experience in business and charity
+ Actively supports sports, is engaged in the development of football in Armenia according to international standards

Education:
1992 — Faculty of Applied Mathematics, Moscow Institute of Electronic Engineering, Russia
1999 — Finance and Economics, Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation, Russia

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1995 — sponsor of the Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Theater
2008 — up to now owner of fitness centers Gold's Gym Armenia
2017 — acquired Pyunik football team
2017 — up to now — Director of Foam Line (Russia's largest producer of polyurethane foam)

Family:
Married, has three children.

Current Occupation: Ambassador—at—Large

Strengths:
+ A professional civil servant with many years of experience, who has built one of the most successful state institutions in Armenia, the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia.
+ One of the founders of the modern banking system in Armenia.

Education:
1989 — Agricultural Mechanization, Armenian Agricultural University, Armenia
1994 — internship at the American Banking Institute, USA
1998 — internship at the Educational Center of the Central Bank, Switzerland
2001 — internship at the International Center for Senior Financial Management, Canada
2002 — internship at the International Finance Center, Japan

State—related and political occupations:
2000 — 2001 — Advisor to the Chairman, Central Bank of Armenia
2001 — 2003 — Member of the Board of Directors, Central Bank of Armenia
2003 — 2008 — Deputy Chairman, Central Bank of Armenia
2008 — up to now — Chairman, Central Bank of Armenia

Family:
Married, one child

Strengths:
+ The statesman who stood at the origins of the creation of the third Republic
+ Has experience in state building and management of difficult military—political conditions

Education:
1968 — Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, YSU, Armenia
1972 — Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Novosibirsk Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences, RSFSR

State—related and political occupations:
1990 — 1991 — First Prime Minister of the third Republic of Armenia
1992 — 1993 — RA Minister of Defense
1995 — 2003 — Deputy of the RA National Assembly
2008 — 2019 — Head of the Public Council of Armenia.

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1972 — 1990 — Lectured at YSU.
2019 — up to now— founded the social and political club "Vernatun"

Family:
Married, has three children.

Current Occupation: Head of Diocese of Tavush

Education:
1995 — theological seminary named after Gevorgyan, Armenia
2000 — St. Resurrection College and University of Leeds, England
2012 — Theological Studies, Concordia University, Canada

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
2002 — up to now — Founder of the children's ensemble and choir in Oshakan
2002 — up to now — Head of the Department of Media, Public Relations and Communications of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
2002 — Expanded and restructured Christian Education Center and founded Youth Computing Centers

Current occupation: Co—founder and director of "RepatArmenia" foundation

Strengths:
+ Experience in public service and in state bodies
+ Extensive experience in working with diaspora organizations and repatriates

Education:
1997 — World Economy, Financial Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation, Russia
2000 — Economics, Moscow State University, Russia

State—related and political occupations:
1999 — 2000 — Assistant to the Minister of Economy of the RA
2000 — 2001 — Expert at the International Center for Human Development.
2001 — 2004 — Economic Policy Advisor, UK Department for International Development.
2010 — 2012 — RA Deputy Minister of Diaspora

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1995 — 1998 — worked in the Russian banking sector as a specialist in operations with financial assets.
1998 — 2009 — the author of courses for the faculties of economics and world politics of Moscow State University
2012 — founded the non—governmental non—profit foundation "Repat Armenia" with the aim of creating a pro—repatriation environment in Armenia.
2012 — up to now — Executive Director of "Repat Armenia"

Family:
Married, has three children.

Current occupation: Deputy of the RA National Assembly, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly

Strengths:
+ Has managerial experience in both state governing and business
+ Has a credit of trust among voters as a person of action, based on national values

Education:
1996 — Faculty of Economics, YSU, Armenia
1999 — Faculty of Economics, Moscow State University, Russia

State—related and political occupations:
1995 — 1996 — Assistant to the Chairman, Central Bank of Armenia
1999 — 2000 — Head of the Treasury Department of Gavar, RA Ministry of Finance and Economy
2000 — 2002 — manager, branch of Armagrobank Gavar CJSC
2003 — up to now— Chairman, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Gegharkunik region of RA
2007 — 2009 — Vice—Rector, Gavar State University
2011 — 2012 — Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia.
2012 — 2014 — Executive Director, SME NCD Foundation of Armenia
2014 — 2017 — international expert, coordinator int. programs in Armenia, Palestine, Jordan, Morocco, Georgia.
2017 — 2018 — Deputy Minister of Territorial management and development of RA
2018 — 2019 — Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia
2018 — 2020 — Deputy of the National Assembly from the "My Step" Alliance
2019 — 2020 — Chairman of the Commission on Local Self—Government, Agriculture and Nature Protection, National Assembly of Armenia
2020 to the present — Trade Representative of Armenia in China

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1995—1996 — Assistant to the Chairman of the RA Central Bank.
1999—2000 — Head of the Gavar Local Treasury Department of the RA Ministry of Finance and Economy.
2000—2002 — Manager of the Gavar branch of Armagrobank CJSC.
2003 — Chairman of the RA Gegharkunik Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
2007—2009 — Vice Provost for the academic department of the Gavar State University.
Author of numerous scientific articles and studies.

Family:
Married, has two children.

Current occupation: Dean of the Faculty of Management and Policy at MGIMO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Strengths:
+ Creation and implementation of educational programs according to the international standards
+ Development of the Faculty of Management and Politics to the level of one of the best educational structures for training personnel

Education:
2010 — State and Municipal Administration, MGIMO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation,1 Russia
2014 — Politics, public administration MGIMO, Russia

State—related and political occupations:
2020 — up to now— Member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation
2020 — up to now— Representative of the Russian Federation, UN Expert Committee on Public Administration

Commercial, scientific and social occupation:
2014 — 2016 — Deputy Director of the International Institute of Management.
2015 — 2015 — Lecturer at the University of Macerata, Italy as a visiting professor.
2017 — up to now — Dean of the Faculty of Management and Politics of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations
2018 — Elected Professor of the Academy of Military Sciences.

Current occupation: Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics. S. Manukyan

Strengths:
+ An experienced civil servant with a reputation as a professional in his field
+ One of the best specialists in Armenia in the field of economy, finance and public administration

Education:
1992 — Faculty of Economics and Cybernetics, YSU, Armenia
1998 — School of Public Administration, Rutgers University, USA

State—related and political occupations:
2014 — Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia
2013 — 2014 — Acting Chief of Staff of the RA Government
2014 — 2018 — Deputy Minister and Minister of International Economic Integration and Reforms of the Republic of Armenia
04.2018 — 10.2018 — Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1998 to the present — Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, YSU, Faculty of Political Science, American University in Armenia

Family:
Married, has two children.

Strengths:
+ Member of the first war of liberation, professional military officer.
+ Proven to be an honest and dedicated officer

Education:
1990 — Faculty of Financial Accounting, Yerevan Institute of National Economy, Armenia
2003 — Combined Arms Academy of the RF Armed Forces, Russia

State—related and political occupations:
1990 — 1992 — Chief Accountant, Manager, Sberbank of Hadrut region
2001 — 2003 — Deputy Chief of Staff of a military unit.
2003 — 2006 — commander of a military unit
2006 — Deputy Chief of Staff of the Corps
2011 — 2015 — Head of the Main Directorate of the Engineering Troops of the RA
2015 — Commander of the Army Corps
2017 — First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Defense Army
2018 — 02.2020 — Minister of Defense of the Republic of Artsakh, Commander of the Defense Army of Artsakh

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1991 — an active member of the Hadrut volunteer self—defense forces.
1992 — Was a private in the defensive battles of Hadrut.

Family:
Married, has two children.

Current occupation: Member of the Board of Directors of Forbes Russia, co—founder of ABBYY, founder of Yva.ai

Strengths:
+ One of the foremost technology entrepreneurs
+ Scientist, public figure, developing technological and educational projects in Armenia

Education:
1992 — Faculty of General and Applied Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia

State—related and political occupations:
2011 — up to now— Member of the Federal Tax Council of Russia.
2011 — up to now— Member of the expert board of the Skolkovo Foundation.
2012 — up to now— Member of the Presidential Council for Economic Modernization and Innovative Development

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1989 — up to now — founder of Abby Computer Software, chairman of the board of directors of ABBYY
2005 — up to now — Co—founder of the Ayb Educational Foundation

Family:
Married, has three children.

Current occupation: Head of the Board of Directors of OMZ PJSC (United Heavy Machinery Plants).

Strengths:
+ An experienced manager both in the civil service and in the state corporations of the Russian Federation
+ Has extensive connections in the political leadership of the Russian Federation

Education:
1985 — Applied Mathematics, YSU, Armenia
1989 — Economics, YSU, Armenia

State—related and political occupations:
1996 — 1998 — Deputy General Director of "ARMENERGO"
2010 — 2011 — Mayor of Yerevan
2011 — 2016 — First Vice President of Gazprombank OJSC
2016 — 2018 — Prime Minister of Armenia
04.2018 — 05.2018 — First Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1985 — 1996 — worked at the computing center of the State Planning Committee of the Republic of Armenia; in the Association of Scientists and Cultural Workers; lectured at YSU.

Family:
Married, has three children.

Current occupation: Colonel of the Defense Army of the Republic of Artsakh, commander of the "Yehnikner" military unit

Strengths:
+ Professional military specialist, commander of the "Yehnikner" military unit, awarded the title "Hero of Artsakh"
+ Throughout his service in the Artsakh Defense Army up to the war of 2020, he successfully defended the combat positions entrusted to him

State—related and political occupations:
2015 — up to now — Colonel of the Artsakh Defense Army

Family:
Married, has two children.

Current occupation: CEO of VivaCell MTS, philanthropist

Strengths:
+ Professional corporate manager who has developed the mobile communications market in Armenia to the international level
+ Actively supported technology projects in Armenia

Education:
1991 — Economics, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
1992 — Business Administration, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

State—related and political occupations:
2004 — up to now— General Director of VivaCell—MTS (K—Telecom CJSC)

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1993 — Executive Secretary of Al Maha Group Holdings in Qatar, Assistant Counsel at Nasser, Ghattas and Co, Cyprus
1994 — 1996 — Director and Head of Human Resources at Al Maha Group Holdings
1997 — 1999 — Head of Administration and Customer Support at Nasser, Ghattas and Co, Cyprus
1999 — 2001 — Head of Administration, LibanCell, Lebanon

Family:
Married, has two children.

Current occupations:
Founder—director of the "Hay Aspet" charity foundation
Author and presenter of the program "Hay Aspet"

Strengths:
+ Made an invaluable contribution to the educational field of the RA, developed and implemented youth educational programs based on the national ideology
+ An active public figure who promotes national values and national ideology

Education:
1984 — College of Armenian Studies, Armenia
2006 — Directing and Television, Yerevan State Pedagogical University, Armenia
2013 — Faculty of Journalism, Northern University, Yerevan, Armenia

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1998 — 2000 — author and presenter on the "Armenia" TV channel.
2000 — 2008 — host of programs on the TV channel "2".
2006 — 2010 — Founding Director, "Hay Aspet" Educational and Charitable Foundation
2008 — up to now — Author, host of the "Hay Aspet" television competition on the RA public television
2008 — up to now — Editor—in—chief of the "Hay Aspet" children's and youth magazine.

Family:
Mother of the posthumously awarded hero of Artsakh

Current occupation: Engineer-physicist, manager, serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, high tech investor, Co-Founder and Chair of the FAST Board of Trustees, Member of the Advisory Board of the Repat Armenia Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees of the Arar Foundation, owner and chairman of ProfHolod.

Strengths:
+ International specialist in the field of exact sciences and high technologies.
+ Organizer of platforms and foundations for the development of various science-intensive industries in Armenia.
+ Investor and head of various successful businesses in the fields of recreational development and production of renewable energy.

Education:
1995 — Engineering and Physics, MEPhI, Russia
1995 — Polytechic Institute, France (Ecole Polytechnic, Paris)
2007 — MBA, RANEPA, Russia
2007 — ExMBA in Strategic Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

Commercial, scientific and social work:
2016-now — founder of the first solar panel company in Armenia (SolarOn): "Now is the high time for the 4th industrial revolution. And one of its main driving forces is going to be solar energy."
2016-now — Co-founder and Chairman of the FAST Board of Trustees
2015-2018 — Member of the Board, PU Europe Association of Polyurethane Insulation Manufacturers (Brussels), which includes the NAPPAN Association
2012-2016 — Founder, former President and Board Member of the NAPPAN Association
2012-now — Member of the Board of Trustees of the "Repat Armenia" Foundation
2006-now — Member of the Board of Trustees of the "Arar" Foundation
Scientist at the Institute of Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Owner and chairman of ProfHolod — a Russian producer of insulated panels with PIR Premier fireproof polyisocyanurate and PUR Classic polyurethane foam cores. The company is the largest manufacturer, the leader of the EurAsEC market in its segment.

Current interests:
Alternative energy, impact investing, and innovations.

Current occupations: Sports and Social activist

Strengths:
+ Famous international sports public figure
+ Made a significant contribution to the development of French—Armenian relations

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
Played for football clubs
1989 — 1991 — Strasbourg
1991 — 1995 — Monaco
1995 — 1996 — Paris Saint—Germain
1996 — 1999 — International
1999 — 2002 — Kaiserslautern
2002 — 2004 — Bolton
2004 — 2004 — Blackburn
2005 — 2006 — New York MetroStars

He played 67 caps for the French national team and scored 26 goals.
1998 World Champion, 2000 European Champion, 1996 European Cup Winner, 1998 UEFA Cup Winner. In 1998 he received the Order of the Knight of the Legion of Honor.

Family:
Married, has three children.

12.09.1984

Current occupation:
Chairman of the National Revival Party of the Republic of Artsakh, Deputy of the NKR National Assembly.

Field: Economics, National Security

Strengths:
+ An active public and political figure. He systematically fought against various negative trends in the political, state and public spheres.
+ He was able to form a military detachment and, together with the officers of Artsakh Defense Army, to defend several villages in the Hadrut region.

Education:
2007 - International Relations, YSU, Armenia
2008 - Political Science, Caucasus Institute, Armenia
2009 - European Studies, University of Strasbourg, France

State-related and political occupations:
2010 up to now - Chairman of the European Movement of Artsakh public organization.
2015 - 2020 - Deputy of the National Assembly of Artsakh
2013 up to now - Chairman of the National Revival Party of the Republic of Artsakh, deputy of the NKR National Assembly.

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
2009 - 2010 - Lecturer of Political Science at Artsakh State University
2010 - 2011 - Director of Artsakhnow.am company
2010 - 2013 Chairman, European Movement in Artsakh
2011 - 2011 - Coordinator of Armenian British Connect projects
2011 - 2014 - Columnist at the Civilitas Foundation. Had written for mediamax.am and civilnet.am.

Family:
Married, has son.

08.11.1970

Current occupation: investor, philanthropist, founder of Yota

Field: Economics, Industry, New Technologies

Strengths:
+ Extensive management experience in large corporate companies, working in the field of telecommunications, energy, raw materials (inventory) assets.
+ The first in Russia to launch wireless Internet access using WiMAX technology under the Yota brand.

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
2007 - co-founder of the telecommunications company Scartel
2008 up to now - the company was the first in Russia to launch wireless Internet access using WiMAX technology under the Yota brand
2013 up to now - founded the Novy Dom Charitable Foundation to help children with disabilities, orphans and seriously ill children.
2014 up to now - Co-founder of Gemcorp, an independent investment fund
2019 up to now - acquired the Yakutsk Fuel and Energy Company
2020 up to now - the owner of the Elga coal complex

Family:
Married, has four children.

03.08.1980

Current occupation: Deputy Minister of the Environment

Field: Economics, International Relations

Strengths:
+ Studied at the best international universities.
+ Has extensive experience in organizational and managerial work in the field of public and business initiatives.

Education:
1998 - Department of Western European Politics and International Business, Harvard University, USA
2002 - Faculty of Economics, MGIMO, Russia
2004 - International Monetary and Credit Relations, MGIMO, Russia
2020 - up to now - Princeton University, USA

State-related and political occupations:
2005 - 2010 - Head of the Secretaries' Club, "Independent Directors Association", Moscow
2020 - up to now - Deputy Minister of the Environment

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
2019 - up to now - founder of the Gastronomic Camp Armenia program
2019 - up to now - founder of the Yerevan Food Fest program

Family:
Has two children

01.04.1968

Current occupations:
Vice President of ABBYY, Executive Director of Ayb School

Field: Education, New technologies

Strengths:
+ Experience in scientific and technological fields.
+ Experience in development of innovative educational projects

Education:
1991 - Faculty of Molecular and Chemical Physics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
2004 - up to now - Vice President of ABBYY, developer company in the field of information processing, manager of FormReader, system for entering forms filled in by hand or on a printer
2009 - up to now - Member of the Investment Committee of the RVC Seed Fund
2010 - up to now - Member of the Advisory Board, TEDxYerevan
2013 - up to now - Advisor to the first venture fund in Armenia Granatus Ventures
2014 - up to now - Director of Ayb School

Family:
Married, has two children.

03.03.1949

Current occupation: Chief Architect of Yerevan until August 2020

Field: Culture, Education

Strengths:
+ Public figure, philosopher - highly respected among the citizens of Armenia.
+ Professional architect

Education:
1956 - 1963 - studied at the music specialized school after A. Spendiaryan, Armenia
1972 - Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Yerevan Polytechnic Institute, Armenia

State-related and political occupations:
1996 - 1997 - Chief Architect of Yerevan
2018 - 2020 - Chief Architect of Yerevan

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1968-1979 - founder and leader of the group Arakyalner (Apostles)
1973 - sang in the choir of the Cathedral of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
1974 - one of the architects of the Zvartnots airport
1981-1982 - developed a project for the restoration of the Lazaryan house in Moscow (Armenian Embassy in the Russian Federation)
1983 - starred in the leading role in the movie "Fire Twinkling in the Night"
1985 - designed the Government Reception House in Yerevan
1987-1988 - designed a new building of Matenadaran
1989 - gave the first concert in Boston (USA), in the Armenian Church
1990 - creates the Arakyalner-90 group
2011 - opening of the new building of Matenadaran
2015 - designed the building of Komitas Museum-Institute

Family:
Married, has two children.

01.01.1960

Current Occupation: Colonel, Commander of the Sisakan Detachment

Field: Homeland Security, Defense

Strengths:
+ Commander of the Sisakan Detachment during the 1st Artsakh Liberation War
+ Served In the Armed Forces of Armenia and worked in the tax service of Armenia

Education:
1985 - Leningrad Cultural Institute, Russia
2008 - International Law Academy of Orenburg, Russia

State-related and political occupations:
1998 - 1999 - Director of the Yerjan branch of the RA Railway
1994 - 1997 - Head of the Zangezur Regional Customs Office of the RA Customs Department
2003 - 2006 - Head of the Shirak Regional Customs Office of the RA State Customs Committee
2006 - 2014 - Head of the Syunik Regional Customs Office of the RA State Revenue Committee
2014 - 2017 - Head of the Syunik Regional Customs Office of the RA Ministry of Finance

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1981 - 1991 - driller, "Arpa-Sevan" construction department
1997 - 1998 - Chairman of the Union of Yerkrapah Volunteers of Sisian

Family:
Married, has three children.

10.12.1965

Current occupation: Founder and head of the military-patriotic organization VoMA

Field: National Security, Defense

Strengths:
+ Experienced security and military organization specialist
+ Organized a public organization VOMA to train mountain shooters and teach survival skills in emergencies. Under Vartanov's leadership, VOMA showed itself in the defense of posts in the Martuni direction.

Education:
1994 - jurisprudence, YSU, Armenia

State-related and political occupations:
1989 - founded the first reconnaissance and sabotage detachment in Armenia
1992 - one of the founders of military intelligence
1992 - 1998 - worked in military intelligence

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
2012 - up to now - author and presenter of the radio program Scout's Diary
2016 - up to now - founder and leader of the military-patriotic public organization VoMA

Family:
Married, has two children.

25.10.1961

Current occupation: Professor at New York University of Abu Dhabi

Field: National Security, Education

Strengths:
+ Prominent scientist and publicist of international level
+ Lectures at the best universities of the world.

Education:
1985 - African Studies, Institute of Asian and African Countries at Moscow State University after M. V. Lomonosov, Russia
1990 - History, Institute of General History of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR
1995 - Sociology, State University of New York at Binghamton, USA

State-related and political occupations:
1983 - 1984 - Advisor to the Soviet planner in the People's Republic of Mozambique

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1990 - 1995 - worked at the Fernand Braudel Center at State University of New York at Binghamton.
1997 - Professor of Macrosociology, Northwestern University in Chicago
2011 - Founder and Executive Member of the Steering Committee of the Possible World Scenarios Project at the US Social Science Research Council
2013 -2020 - Professor at New York University of Abu Dhabi, lectured at Cornell University, US Institute for Peace, University of Michigan and Northwestern University

Family:
Married, has one child.

24.05.1965

Current occupation: National Security and Information Technology Expert

Field: National Security, Education

Strengths:
+ Expert on national security and information technology
+ Prominent scientist and public figure

Education:
1989 - Systemology, Southern Federal University, Russia
1993 - Artificial intelligence systems, neural networks, complex systems, Southern Federal University, Russia

State-related and political occupations:
1995 - 2002 - Head of Information Technology Department in the Artsakh Defense Army
2001 - 2004 - Head of the planning group of the NKR President
2004-2006 - Head of the Information Security Department of the Security Council of the NKR
2006-2008 - Head of the NKR Security Council
till 2020 - Advisor to the Artsakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs


Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
2006 - up to now - a permanent correspondent of the journal Aniv
2015 - up to now - Director of the Center for Strategic Research Ashkharh

Family:
Married, has two children.

29.08.1965

Current occupation: RA statesman, member of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission

Field: Politics, Entrepreneurship

Strengths:
+ She has received a number of awards for the genuine occupational qualities at senior government positions

Education:
1987 - Engineer-Economist, Machine-Building Industry Management, State University of Management named after Ordzhonikidze, Russia

State-related and political occupations:
1998 - 2002 - Head of the Banking System Development Research Department, Center for Macroeconomic and Banking Research, Central Bank of RA
2002 - 2009 - Member of the Board of the RA Central Bank
2004 - 2007 - Member of the Board of the Financial and Banking College Foundation.
2009 - 2010 - First Deputy Chairman of the State Revenue Committee under the RA Government
2011 - 2014 - Deputy Director of the Republic of Armenia in the Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank.
2013 - up to now - Authorized Representative of the RA Government in the Eurasian Economic Commission
2014 - 12.2014 - Advisor to the President of the RA
2016 - up to now - Member of the board (minister) of the Eurasian Economic Commission

Family:
Married, has two children.

17.03.1969

Current occupation: Associate Professor of the Department of Turkish studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies of YSU

Field: Education, Culture

Strengths:
+ Scientist and public figure, specialist in the history of Western Armenia and Turkey
+ Made a great contribution to the study of the Hemshin region and the culture of the Hemshin Armenians

Education:
1991 - Faculty of Oriental Studies, YSU, Armenia

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1996 - up to now - Associate Professor of the Department of Turkish Studies, Faculty of Oriental Studies, YSU
2008 - up to now - Head of the Department of Armenian-Ottoman Relations, Institute of Armenian Studies, YSU
2007 - 2012 - Lectured at international conferences in Beirut, Tehran, Jerusalem, Moscow, Paris, Toronto, Montreal, Los Angeles, St. Petersburg, Sochi and Rostov-on-Don
2013 - Author of the popular science documentary "Hemshin at the crossroads of past and present"

Family:
has a child.

18.04.1956

Current occupation: Rector of MAI (Moscow Aviation Institute)

Field: Industry, Defense, Economy

Strengths:
+ Aircraft designer and experienced government executive in the field of aircraft construction
+ During his years in management, new models of civil and military aircraft were introduced

Education:
1979 - Aircraft construction, Moscow Aviation Institute after S. Ordzhonikidze, Russia
State-related and political occupations:
2017 - up to now - Member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation
2018 - up to now - Member of the Government Commission on Transport and Communications
2019 - up to now - Member of the State Council Presidium and Presidential Council on Science and Education

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1992 - 1998 General Designer, Moscow Machine-Building Plant after P.O.Sukhoi
1995 - 1999 Chairman of the Board of Directors of OKB
1999 - 2007 General Director of Sukhoi Design Bureau
1998 to 2011 - General Director of PJSC "Sukhoi Company"
2003 - up to now - Correspondent of the Russian Academy of Sciences for the Department of Energy, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics and Management
2011 - up to now - Acting member of RAS
2008 -2011 - General Director of JSC RSK MiG
2007 - 2015 - First Vice President, since 2011 President of PJSC
United Aircraft Corporation
2004 - up to now - Head of the Department "Design and certification of aviation equipment", MAI
2016 - up to now - Provost, Chairman of the Academic Council of the MAI
2017 - up to now - Member of the Bureau of the Central Council of the All-Russian Public Organization SoyuzMash of Russia

Family:
Married, has two children.

02.02.1968

Current occupations: senior manager of organizations and anti-crisis management, general director of the group of companies GPM KIT

Field: Economy, Culture

Strengths:
+ Extensive experience in leading corporate positions
+ Film producer, one of the founders of the KVN team "YerMI"

Education:
1992 - Doctor of Medicine, Yerevan State Medical Institute (YSMI), Armenia
1995 - Psychotherapy, YSMI, Armenia
2006 - Management of Organization and Anti-Crisis Management, Moscow Academy of Labor Market and Information Technologies (MARTIT), Russia

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1990 - created the YSMI KVN team with a group of friends. As a team leader, he became the champion of the Major League of KVN twice, in 1992 and 1994
1991 - producer, screenwriter and director on TV
1993 - 2002 - Managing Partner of "SHARM" CCC (Yerevan), "Amber" production group (Moscow), "Gorod" TV project studio (Moscow)
2006 - defended his capstone on "Development of the intellectual capital of an enterprise using information technology to create high-tech products." Has Ph.D. in Economics
2002 - 2015 - Member of the Stock Council, Management Board, Deputy General Director, Vice President, Head of the Strategic Business Development and Communications Unit at Rosgosstrakh.
2004 - 2015 - Member of the Board of Directors of Rus-Bank, Providna (Ukraine), Moldasig (Moldavia), RosGosStrakh-Armenia, RGS-Belarus, RAT (Russian Automobile Partnership).

Family:
Married, has three children.

25.05.1968

Current occupations:
investor, co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative, Moscow School of Management Skolkovo, co-founder of UWC Dilijan College

Field: Economics, Finance

Strengths:
+ Manager of an international level, successful businessman
+ A philanthropist who implements various humanitarian projects in the field of education, tourism, etc.

Education:
1992 - Faculty of Economics, Moscow State University
1992 - Internship at Banca CRT in Italy, courses on emerging markets at Merrill Lynch in New York
2001/2005/2018 - Harvard Business School, USA
2012 - Yale University, USA
2013 - Stanford Business School, USA
2013 - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

State-related and political occupations:
1998 - 2001 Member of the Board of Directors of the Non-Profit Partnership for the Development of the Financial Market "Russian Trading System"
2002 - 2004 - General Director of "Rosgosstrakh"
1997 - 2002 - Member of the Exchange Council of the Moscow Exchange
1996 - 2002 - Member of the Expert Council of the Federal Commission on Securities Market (FCSM of Russia)
1997 - 2006 - Board of Directors of the National Association of Stock Market Participants (NAUFOR)
2000 - 2012 - Member of the Bureau of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
2009 - up to now - Member of the Committee on Innovative Entrepreneurship and Policy
2010 - up to now - Member of the Board of Trustees of the Public Diplomacy Fund after A. M. Gorchakov
2015 - up to now - Co-founder, member of the board of the Primakov Center for International Cooperation

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
2001 - up to now - Member of the Young Presidents Organization
2006 - 2011 - The initiator of the idea, one of the founders and the first president of the Skolkovo Moscow School of Management
2014 - up to now - Co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative
2014 - up to now - Co-founder of UWC Dilijan College in Armenia
2014 - 2019 - Founder of Philin (Infrastructure of Charity)
2015 - up to now - Founder and Partner of Phoenix Advisors,
founder of 2015 Club - a community of professional managers who developed scenarios for the development of Russia until 2015

Family:
Married, has four children.

19.07.1955

Current occupation: Chairman of the RA State Committee of Science

Field: Education, Science, High Technologies

Strengths:
+ Extensive experience in science
+ Strategic thinking and planning

Education:
1977 - Molecular Physics, YSU, Armenia

State-related and political occupation:
2007 - 2019 - Chairman of the RA State Committee of Science

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1991 - 1992 - Head Investigator at the Research Laboratory of Physics of Macromolecules, YSU
1992 - 1994 - Head of the Research Laboratory of Physics of Macromolecules at the Department of Molecular Physics, YSU
1994 - 2000 - Head of the Department of Molecular Physics, YSU
1988 - 1991 - Visiting Professor at the University of Florence, Italy
2000 - 2006 - Dean of the Faculty of Physics, YSU
2006 - 2007 - YSU Vice-Provost for Science Policy and International Cooperation
2020 up to now - lecturer in YSU

Family:
Married, has three children.

18.08.1965

Current occupations: President and founder of the Tashir Group conglomerate, President of the Tashir Charitable Foundation.

Field: Finance

Strengths:
+ A businessman, one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the Russian Federation
+ Philanthropist

Education:
1986 - Mechanical Engineering, Yerevan Polytechnic University, Armenia

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1986 - 1992 - Technologist and director at the Tashir enamelware factory
1989 - Multi-profile cooperative "Zenith" for the production of rubber and metal products.
1997 - President of JSC "Kalugaglavsnab"
2000 - up to now - Founder of the Tashir Charitable Foundation
2005 - Opened the first modern multifunctional shopping and entertainment center "RIO"
2008 - Defended his doctoral dissertation devoted to the study of the development of an investment management system in large diversified companies

Family:
Married, has three children.

20.01.1989

Current occupation: editor-in-chief of the "Realist" Information Agency

Field: Education, media

Strengths:
+ Historian, international relations expert, analyst, journalist and publicist.
+ Co-founder and chief editor of the information agency «Реалист»

Education:
2010 - International relations, RUDN, Russia
2012 - World Politics, RUDN University, Russia

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
2013 - 2015 - Lecturer at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, RUDN
2014 - 2015 - Lecturer at the Department of Theory and History of International Relations, RUDN
2014 - 2017 - Editor and columnist of the REGNUM news agency
2016 - 2017 - Editor-in-chief of the REX news agency
2017 - up to now - Lecturer at the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
2018 - June 2018 - Editor-in-chief of "Radio 1"
2018 - 2019 - Special correspondent for Eurasia Daily agency.
2017 - up to now - Editor-in-chief of the "Realist" Information Agency
2017 - up to now - Expert of the "Vremya Pokazhet" program on Channel One Russia
2019 - Laureate of the All-Russian Prize "Young Runet Leader"

Family:
Married, has two children.

10.12.1965

Current occupation: Priest of Dadivank Monastery

Field: Education, Culture

Strengths:
+ Participant of the Artsakh first liberation war. He was a member of the group of defenders of the Gandzasar monastery.
+ Abbot of the Dadivank monastery in the Karvachar region.

Education:
Echmiadzin Seminary, Armenia

29.05.1978

Current occupation: Ambassador of Armenia to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia (residence in Vilnius)

Field: Diplomacy, Diaspora

Strengths:
+ Great experience in diplimacy
+ Great experience in organizational affairs of the diaspora

Education:
1999 - History, YSU, Armenia
2004 - World History, YSU, Armenia
2004 - Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge (Darwin College), UK
2015 - Political sciences, National Defense Research University, MOD, RA

State-related and political occupations:
2010 - 2014 - Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
2010 - 2016 - Head of the Department of Press, Information and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
2016 - up to now - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia (residence in Vilnius).

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
2005 - 2006 - Advisor on Foreign Affairs to the Speaker of the National Assembly of the RA
2006 - 2008 - Executive Director of the Armenian International Policy Research Group (AIPRG)
2005 - 2006 - Lecturer of history of theory of international relations at the European Regional Academy in Yerevan and at YSU
2007 - 2010 - Analyst at the "European Stability Initiative" (ESI) center

Family:
Married, has four children.

23.03.1965

Current occupation: Owner of PicsArt

Field: Economics, High Technologies

Strengths:
+ Serial entrepreneur, investor and scientist. One of the leaders of the development of new technologies in Armenia.
+ Co-founder and CEO of PicsArt (world-famous app)

Education:
1987 - Computer Science, State Engineering University, Armenia
1997 - American University of Armenia, Armenia

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
2000 - 2015 - President of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises of Armenia (UATE)
2005 - 2006 - Founded and served as the CEO of the software company Sourcio
2007 - 2014 - Founded and served as the CEO of Monitis Inc
2011 - up to now - Founder and Director of PicsArt Mobile Video and Photo Editor

13.05.1955

Current occupation: Founder of Tumo

Field: Education, High technology

Strengths:
+ Entrepreneur and philanthropist. Areas of interest: new technologies and education.
+ One of the co-founders of the international school TUMO

Education:
1979 - American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1989 - Co-founder of the Inet Technologies communications software solutions company
2000 - up to now - Member of the Board of Directors of the charitable union AGBU
2006 - up to now - Member of the Board of Trustees of the American University of Armenia
2011 - up to now - Founder of the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies

Family:
Married.

27.10.1979

Current occupation: Dean of the Oriental Studies Faculty in YSU

Field: International Relations, Education

Strength:
+ Orientalist, political scientist, author of scientific works and publications
+ One of the respected turkologists in Armenia

Education:
2002 - Oriental Studies, Turkish Studies, YSU Armenia
2005 - Oriental Studies, philology ,YSU Armenia

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
2009 - 2017 - Deputy Dean of the Oriental Studies Faculty in YSU
2017 up to now - Dean of the Oriental Studies Faculty in YSU
2017 up to now - Professor of Turkish Studies, YSU
2017 - 2019 - Researcher, Ministry of Science and Education of Armenia, Science Committee

Family:
Married, has two children.

16.07.1936

Current occupation: Chairman of the Council of War and Military Service Veterans Association of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation Armed Forces

Field: National Security, Defence

Strenghts:
+ Soviet military leader, Armenian political and military leader, Lieutenant- Colonel
+ One of the founders of Armenian Armed Forces

Education:
1960 - Ulyanovsk GuardsTank School, RSFSR
1970 - higher officer courses "Выстрел", RSFSR
1973 - Military Academy of Armored Forces, RSFSR
1980 - Military Academy of the General Staff of USSR Armed Forces

State-related and political occupations::
1980 - First Deputy Executive of the Turkestan Military District, Uzbek SSR
1980-1981 - led the operational group of the Turkestan Military District in Afghanistan
1981-1983 - 40th ArmyChief of Staff
1983 - 1991 -Deputy Chief of USSR Armed Forces General Staff
1992-1993 - Commander of the Armed Forces of Armenia, later Chief of Armed Forces General Staff, First Deputy Minister of Defense of Armenia
1993-1995 - Acting Minister of Defense of Armenia

Commercial, scientific and social occupations::
2006 - Chairman of the Council of War and Military Service Veterans Association of the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation Armed Forces

Family:
Married, has two children.

03.08.1966

Current occupation:
Head of the "Karin" folk-dance group

Field: Education, Culture, Defence

Strengths:
+ Artist, founder of the "Karin" folk-dance group
+ Public figure, participant of the first Artsakh War

Education:
1983-1990 - Faculty of Technical Cybernetics, Polytechnic Institute, Armenia
1995-1996 - Military Academy named after Marshal Shaposhnikov, Russia

State-related and political occupations:
1992-1994 - participant of the first Artsakh War
1994-1996 - served in Special Forces of Armenia
2020 - participant of the second Artsakh War

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1996-1999 - Director of the "Shant" radio Yerevan office, Armenia
2001 up to now - founder and the head of the "Karin" folk-dance group
2013 up to now - author and the host of the "Armenian Kind" radio program, Armenia

Family:
Married, has two children.

27.08.1956

Current occupation:
Director of the Armenian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet named after Alexander Spendiaryan. Chief conductor of the Kaunas Symphony Orchestra.

Field: Culture, Education

Strengths:
+ Director and artistic director of the Armenian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet named after Alexander Spendiaryan
+ Internationally recognized artist

Education:
1976 - Yerevan State Conservatory after Komitas, Armenia
1980 - The Juilliard School, New York, US

Commercial, scientific and social activities:
1991-2009 - Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the State Academic Chamber Orchestra of Russia 1991 - present - Founder of the international festival of chamber music "Palaces of St. Petersburg"
2010 - headed the Moscow Chamber Orchestra of the Pavel Slobodkin Theater and Concert Center 2014 - present - Chief Conductor of the Kaunas Symphony Orchestra in Lithuania
2016 - present - Artistic director, and then director of the Armenian National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet named after Alexander Spendiaryan
Teaches history of Russian music at Stanford University

Family:
Married, has a son

11.11.1974

Current occupation: Lieutenant Colonel, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Artsakh until 27.10.2020

Field: National Security, Defence

Strengths:
+ Military leader, Artsakh Defense Army commander
+ Respected among Armenian officers and military personnel

Education:
1991 - 1995 — Faculty of Biology, Artsakh State University, Stepanakert, Armenia
1999 - 2002 — Artillery Military Academy of the Russian Ministry of Defense

State-related and political occupations:
1992-1994 - participant of the first Artsakh War
1992-2016 - Defense Force Commander, Deputy Chief of Artsakh Defense Army Staff
2016-2018 - commander of the military unit of the Artsakh Defense Army
2018-2020 - First Deputy Chief of the Artsakh Defense Army General Staff
2020 - Artsakh Defense Minister and Head of the General Staff of Artsakh

Family:
Married, has three children.

1960

Current occupation: President of "Hovnanian" foundation

Field: Education, Diaspora

Strengths:
+ Trustee of "Hrayr" and "Anna Hovnanian" foundation
+ Philanthropist

Education:
1918 - Business administration, University of Pennsylvania, USA
1982 - Finance, civil engineering, Columbia University, USA
1983 - YSU, Armenia

Commercial, scientific and social occupations:
1991 - Member of the Board of Trustees of the Armenian Assembly of America
2003 up to now - founder of BirthrightArmenia
2005 up to now - President of Hovnanian Property Management Inc., Hovnanian Senior Housing Services, Inc. and Hovnanian Investment Corporation

Current occupation: Head of the "Tufenkian" foundation

Field: Economics, Industry

Strengths:
+ Entrepreneur, investor, national philanthropist.
+ Organized various business projects in Armenia.

Education:
1986 - New York University School of Law, US

Commercial, scientific and social activities:
1994 - Founder of "Tufenkian" carpet production
1999 - Founder and chairman of the "Tufenkian" foundation
2001 - Founder of the hotel chain "Tufenkian"

30.11.1976

Current occupation:
Owner of the "Grand Candy" corporation, philanthropist

Field: Economics, Industry

Strengths:
+ Businessman, philanthropist, owner of one of the largest national business holdings in Armenia - Grand Candy.
+ Opened modern production facilities, new jobs, bringing Armenian products to international markets.

Education:
1997 - Commerce, Dawson College, Canada
2001 - International Business, Concordia University

State and political activities:
2007-2010 - Member of the National Assembly of Armenia from the party Dashnaktsutyun
2007 - 2008 - Member of the Standing Committee on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Affairs of the National Assembly of Armenia
2008-2009 - Member of the Standing Committee on Health Care, Maternity and Childhood in the National Assembly of Armenia
2010 - Member of the Standing Commission on Economic Affairs of the National Assembly of Armenia

Commercial, scientific and social activities:
2001-2007 - producer, "Hayrenik TV" 2014 - co-owner of "Grant Candy"

Family:
Married, has 3 children