Albert Bazeyan | |
|---|---|
Ալբերտ Բազեյան | |
 Bazeyan in 2008 | |
| Mayor of Yerevan | |
| In office August 1999 – January 2001 | |
| President | Robert Kocharyan |
| Preceded by | Suren Abrahamyan |
| Succeeded by | Robert Nazaryan |
| Vice-Speaker of the Parliament of Armenia | |
| In office 1996–1999 | |
| President | Levon Ter-Petrosyan Robert Kocharyan |
| Leader of the Republican Party | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1956-05-28)28 May 1956 Lanjaghbyur,Armenia SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Hanrapetutyun Party |
| Alma mater | Yerevan Institute of Physical Culture |
| Occupation | teacher, coach |
| Awards | Order of the Combat Cross |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | .svg) Soviet Army Armed Forces of Armenia |
| Years of service | 1976—1977 1993—1994 |
| Battles/wars | First Nagorno-Karabakh War |
Albert Bazeyan (Armenian:Ալբերտ Բազեյան; born 28 May 1956) is anArmenian politician. He served asMayor of Yerevan from August 1999 to January 2001.[1]
Albert Bazeyan was born inLanjaghbyur,Armenia SSR. He attended theYerevan Institute of Physical Culture from 1971 to 1976, where he earned a PhD . From 1976 to 1977, he served in theSoviet Army, then returned to the Armenian Institute of Physical Culture, where he worked at as a coach and a teacher. Bazeyan was sent to Moscow as a trainee researcher and received his postgraduate diploma at the Central State Institute of Physical Culture in Moscow, which he attended from 1984 to 1987. He then became a researcher at the Armenian Institute of Physical Culture in 1988.
In 1993, Bazeyan left the Armenian Institute of Physical Culture and became the Deputy Chairman of theYerkrapah Volunteer Union. He also began working at theArmenian Defense Ministry that same year. Bazeyan became a member of theNational Assembly of Armenia, Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly, and Chairman of the Yerkrapah in 1996. He was also awarded theOrder of the Combat Cross (2nd degree) for his services during theFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Bazeyan was reelected Vice-Speaker on 30 May 1999 and joined the Unity bloc led byVazgen Sargsyan andKaren Demirchyan.[2] He was electedMayor of Yerevan in August 1999 and served until January 2001. In 2003, he became a member of parliament again as a member of the Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs. Bazeyan joined oppositionHanrapetutyun Party and left the parliament in 2007.
On September 24, 2023, Bazeyan would be arrested by theNational Security Service for his alleged role in acoup plot involving members of theKhachakirner militia.[3]
Order of the Combat Cross, 2nd degree (1996)| Preceded by | Mayor of Yerevan 1999-2001 | Succeeded by |
