Vahagn Khachaturyan | |
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Վահագն Խաչատուրյան | |
_(cropped).jpg) Khachaturyan in 2022 | |
| 5thPresident of Armenia | |
| Assumed office 13 March 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Nikol Pashinyan |
| Preceded by | Alen Simonyan (Acting) |
| Minister of High-Tech Industry | |
| In office 4 August 2021 – 3 March 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Nikol Pashinyan |
| Preceded by | Hayk Chobanyan |
| Succeeded by | Robert Khachatryan |
| Mayor of Yerevan | |
| In office 4 December 1992 – 22 February 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Hambardzum Galstyan |
| Succeeded by | Ashot Mirzoyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1959-04-22)22 April 1959 (age 65) Sisian, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Armenian National Congress (2013–2017) |
| Spouse | Anahit Minasyan |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Vahagn Garniki Khachaturyan (Armenian:Վահագն Գառնիկի Խաչատուրյան,pronounced[vɑˈhɑɡənχɑt͡ʃʰɑtuɾˈjɑn]; born 22 April 1959) is an Armenian politician who is the 5th and currentpresident of Armenia.[1] He served asMayor of Yerevan from 1992 to 1996 and as theMinister of High-Tech Industry from 2021 to 2022.[2][3]
He was a member of theArmenian National Congress until his resignation in 2017.[4] He led the ANC list in the2013 Yerevan City Council election,[5] and is currently an independent.[6]
Khachaturyan was born in 1959 inSisian. He is married toAnahit Minasyan and has two children. Besides his native Armenian, he also speaks English and Russian.
He graduated from theYerevan Institute of National Economy in 1980, with the qualification of economist. From 1980 to 1982, he served in theSoviet Army. After fulfilling his national service, he carried out for the next decade pedagogical activities at the Yerevan Institute, working for the first eight years at the HrazdanMash (Hrazdan Instrumental Production) Enterprise as an economist and then at the Mars Factory as the deputy general director until 1992.
From 1990 to 1996, he was a member of theYerevan City Council, then from 1992 to 1996 he served as the mayor of Yerevan. He was a deputy in theNational Assembly of Armenia from 1995 to 1999.[7] From 1996 to 1998 he was an adviser to President of ArmeniaLevon Ter-Petrosyan. In 2002-Vice President of the Center for Political Science, Law, and Economic Research. He was appointedMinister of High-Tech Industry in August 2021.
Following the resignation of President of ArmeniaArmen Sarkissian in January 2022, the rulingCivil Contract Party nominated Khachaturyan for the presidency.[8] He was elected president by the Armenian parliamentin the second round of voting.[9] He was inaugurated on 13 March 2022.[10]
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In June 2022, he visited theSt. Petersburg International Economic Forum on its 25th anniversary inSt. Petersburg, Russia.[11]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Yerevan 1992–1996 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Minister of High-Tech Industry 2021–2022 | Succeeded by Davit Sahakyan |
| Preceded by | President of Armenia 2022–present | Incumbent |
| Armenia (since 1991) |  | |
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