Armen Sarkissian
Armen Sarkissian | |
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Արմեն Սարգսյան | |
 Armen Sarkissian in 2018 | |
| 4th President of Armenia | |
| In office 9 April 2018 – 23 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Serzh Sargsyan Karen Karapetyan (Acting) Nikol Pashinyan |
| Preceded by | Serzh Sargsyan |
| Succeeded by | Alen Simonyan (acting) |
| 5th Prime Minister of Armenia | |
| In office 4 November 1996 – 20 March 1997 | |
| President | Levon Ter-Petrosyan |
| Preceded by | Hrant Bagratyan |
| Succeeded by | Robert Kocharyan |
| Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1998 – 8 April 2018 | |
| President | Robert Kocharyan Serzh Sargsyan |
| Prime Minister | Armen Darbinyan Vazgen Sargsyan Aram Sargsyan Andranik Margaryan Serzh Sargsyan Tigran Sargsyan Hovik Abrahamyan Karen Karapetyan Hovik Abrahamyan Tigran Sargsyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 23, 1952 Yerevan, Armenia |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Nouneh Sarkissian |
| Children | 2 |
Armen Vardani Sarkissian (Armenian: Արմեն Վարդանի Սարգսյան; born 23 June 1952) is an Armenian politician. He was the President of Armenia from 2018 until 2022.[1] He served as Prime Minister of Armenia from 4 November 1996 to 20 March 1997 and was the country's (longest-serving) ambassador in London from 1998 until 2018.
Sarkissian became President of Armenia on 9 April 2018.[2] He resigned on 23 January 2022 because of lack of "influence" given to him by the country's constitution.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Armen Sarkisian (No Relation) Elected Next Armenian President". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
- ↑ "Armenia lawmakers elect president as leader eyes 'super' powers - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
- ↑ "Armenian president resigns saying Constitution doesn't give him enough influence". Reuters. 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
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