Jirair Sefilian

Jirair Sefilian
Jirair Sefilian
	Sefilian in 2020
Native name	Ժիրայր Սէֆիլեան
Born	10 July 1967; Beirut, Lebanon
Allegiance	Armenia; Republic of Artsakh
Branch	Armed Forces of Armenia
Years of service	1983–1998
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Commands	Shushi Military Company; NKR Defense Army Brigade
Battles / wars	Lebanese Civil War Defense of Bourj Hammoud; ; First Nagorno-Karabakh War Capture of Shusha; Capture of Aghdam; Battle of Kalbajar; Mardakert and Martuni Offensives; ;
Awards	Order of the Combat Cross (1st degree);

Jirair Simoni Sefilian (Armenian: Ժիրայր Սիմոնի Սէֆիլեան (classical), Ժիրայր Սիմոնի Սեֆիլյան (reformed); born July 10, 1967) is a Lebanese-born Armenian military commander and political activist. During the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, he commanded the Shushi special military battalion, playing a significant role during the Battle of Shusha. From 1997 to 1998 Sefilian was a Brigade Commander in the Artsakh Defence Army.

He has long campaigned against any territorial concessions to Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh and against Russian influence in Armenia. Sefilian is one of the key figures of the Sasna Tsrer Pan-Armenian Party and the National Democratic Pole.