Summary
Arshak Karapetyan (Armenian: Արշակ Կարապետյան; born 6 February 1967) is an Armenian major general who served as Minister of Defense of Armenia from 3 August to 15 November 2021.[2]
Arshak Karapetyan | |
|---|---|
 Karapetyan in 2021 | |
| Defense Minister of Armenia | |
| In office 3 August 2021[1] – 15 November 2021 | |
| President | Armen Sarkissian |
| Prime Minister | Nikol Pashinyan |
| Preceded by | Vagharshak Harutiunyan |
| Succeeded by | Suren Papikyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1967 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Frunze Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  Soviet Navy (until 1991) Armenia Armed Forces (since 1991) |
| Years of service | 1993–2018 2021–present |
| Rank | Major general |
Biography edit
Arshak Karapetyan was born on 6 February 1967 in Yerevan.[3] From 1984 to 1989 he studied in Russia at the Kaliningrad Higher Naval College.[3] From 1994 to 1997 he studied at the Frunze Military Academy of the Russian Armed Forces, graduating with a gold medal.[3] In 2006 he took an English-language military course at the University of York in the United Kingdom, and in 2008 took a course at the Military Academy of the Russian Armed Forces. In 2011, he attended courses at Harvard Kennedy School.[3]
He served in the Armed Forces of Armenia from 1993 to 2018.[3][4] He holds the rank of major general.[3] From 2018 to 2021 he was an advisor to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.[3] From 13 April to 20 July 2021 he was the First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia.[5][6] On 20 July 2021, by the decision of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, he was appointed First Deputy Minister of Defense, and on 2 August of the same year, he was appointed Minister of Defense.[3][7][8]
Karapetyan was dismissed on 15 November 2021 and succeeded by Suren Papikyan.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Release".
- ^ "Arshak Karapetyan - Staff - Office of the Prime Minister of Armenia - The Government of Armenia". www.gov.am. Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "ՀՀ ՊՆ - Արշակ Կարապետյան". mil.am (in Armenian). Ministry of Defence of Armenia. Archived from the original on 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "Ով է ՊՆ նախարարի առաջին տեղակալ նշանակված Արշակ Կարապետյանը. կենսագրություն". lurer.com. 2021-07-20. Archived from the original on 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "STATEMENT by virtue of the law, Arshak Karapetyan is considered to be appointed to the post of First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia". www.primeminister.am. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "Arshak Karapetyan appointed Armenia's First Deputy Chief of General Staff with the force of law". www.aysor.am. Archived from the original on 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "Arshak Karapetyan appointed Armenian Minister of Defense". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "Arshak Karapetyan appointed Armenia's Defense Minister". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "Armenian Defense Chief Sacked, New Appointed". Azatutyun. 2021-11-15. Archived from the original on 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2021-11-15.