Vahagn Khachaturyan
Vahagn Khachaturyan | |
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Վահագն Խաչատուրյան | |
Khachaturyan in 2022 | |
| 5th President of Armenia | |
| Assumed office 13 March 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Nikol Pashinyan |
| Preceded by | Armen Sarkissian Alen Simonyan (acting) |
| Minister of High-Tech Industry | |
| In office 4 August 2021 – 3 March 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Nikol Pashinyan |
| Preceded by | Hayk Chobanyan |
| Succeeded by | Davit Sahakyan (acting) Robert Khachatryan |
| Mayor of Yerevan | |
| In office 4 December 1992 – 22 February 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Hambardzum Galstyan |
| Succeeded by | Ashot Mirzoyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 April 1959 Sisian, Armenian SSR |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Armenian National Congress (2013–2022) |
| Spouse | Anahit Minasyan |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Website | www |
Vahagn Garniki Khachaturyan (Armenian: Վահագն Գառնիկի Խաչատուրյան, pronounced [vɑˈhɑɡən χɑt͡ʃʰɑtuɾˈjɑn]; born 22 April 1959) is an Armenian economist and politician who has served as the fifth and current president of Armenia since 2022. He previously served as mayor of Yerevan from 1992 to 1996 and minister of High-Tech Industry from 2021 to 2022 under Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
He was a member of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) until his resignation in 2022, although he had not participated in party activities since 2017. He led the ANC list in the 2013 Yerevan City Council election.