Arshak Karapetyan | |
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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 | Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | 6 February 1967
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 |
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 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]
Arshak Karapetyan | |
---|---|
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 | Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | 6 February 1967
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 |
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 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]