Armen Sarkissian
4th President of Armenia, Member of the Global Leadership Foundation, one of the directors of Eurasia House, physicist, diplomat, politician (born 1953).
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Armen Sarkissian is a 4th President of Armenia, Member of the Global Leadership Foundation, one of the directors of Eurasia House, physicist, diplomat, politician. Born on 23 June 1953 in Yerevan, Sarkissian is 73.
Positions held include Prime Minister of Armenia (1996–1997), Ambassador of Armenia to the United Kingdom (1998–2018) and President of Armenia (2018–2022). Sarkissian studied at Yerevan State University. Honours include Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, Order For Merit to the Fatherland - 1st degree and Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, among 4 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 74 languages, Armen Sarkissian is No. 26,244 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 23 June 1953, Yerevan (age 73)
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Known as
- Politician, physicist, diplomat
- Field
- Politics
- Party
- Independent politician
- Education
- Yerevan State University
- Languages
- Armenian, Russian, English
- Children
- 2
- Wikipedia editions
- 74
Did you know
Was 43 when first prime Minister of Armenia (1996).
Shares a birthday with Alan Turing and Zinedine Zidane.
One of 63 people in the Index born in Yerevan, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Has a Wikipedia article in 74 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1996–1997Prime Minister of Armenia
- 1998–2018Ambassador of Armenia to the United Kingdom
- 2018–2022President of Armenia
Connections
- FatherVardan Sarkisov
- SpouseNouneh Sarkissian
Honours and works
Awards
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great1997
- Order For Merit to the Fatherland - 1st degree2017
- Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic2018
- Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IX2021
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