Armen Darbinyan Explained

Armen Darbinyan
Office:Industry and Trade Minister of Armenia
Term Start:1999
Term End:2000
Predecessor:Hayk Gevorgyan
Successor:Karen Chshmaritian
Office1:7th Prime Minister of Armenia
Term Start1:10 April 1998
Term End1:11 June 1999
Predecessor1:Robert Kocharyan
Successor1:Vazgen Sargsyan
Office2:Armenian Minister of Finance
Term Start2:15 May 1997
Term End2:10 April 1998
Predecessor2:Levon Barkhudaryan
Successor2:Edward Sandoyan
Office3:First Vice-Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia
Term Start3:1994
Term End3:1997
Predecessor3:position established
Successor3:Arthur Javadyan
Birth Date:January 23, 1964
Birth Place:Leninakan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality:Armenian
Alma Mater:Moscow State University
Party:none
Native Name Lang:hy

Armen Razmiki Darbinyan (Armenian: Արմեն Ռազմիկի Դարբինյան; born January 23, 1964) is an Armenian politician and university administrator who served as Prime Minister of Armenia from 1998 to 1999. In 1994, he was appointed First Vice-Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia. In 1997, Darbinyan was appointed Armenian Minister of Finance.[1] On April 10, 1998, he was appointed as the Prime Minister of Armenia[2] until June 11, 1999. Since 2001, Armen Darbinyan has been rector of Russian-Armenian State University. In April 2023, Darbinyan announced that he would not stand for reelection as rector of the university, citing a lack of support from the Russian and Armenian governments.[3]

Education

In 1986, he received an honors degree at the Department of Economy, Moscow State University. In 1989, Darbinyan completed a post-graduate course at Moscow State University.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historical Overview. www.minfin.am.
  2. http://www.armeniadiaspora.com/ADC/news.asp?id=417 Armen Darbinyan Recognized Young World Leader by WEF
  3. Web site: 2023-04-10 . Yerevan's Russian-Armenian University Rector Bows Out of Reelection Race . 2023-08-26 . Hetq.am . en.