List of chiefs of the Police of Armenia explained

This is a list of chiefs of the Police of Armenia.

First Republic (1918–1920)

Minister of Internal Affairs of the First Republic of Armenia (1918–1920)

• Aram Manukian (July 1918 – January 1919)
• Alexander Khatisian (February 1919 – August 1919)
• Abraham Gyulkhandanyan (August 1919 – May 1920)
• Ruben Ter-Minasian (May 1920 – September 1920)
• Sargis Araratyan (September 1920 – November 1920)
• Simon Vratsian (November 1920 – December 1920)

Armenian SSR (1920-1991)

People's Commissar of Interior Affairs of the Armenian SSR (1920–1941)

• Isahak Dovlatyan (December 1921 – April 1921)
• Poghos Makintsyan (April 1921 – July 1921)
• Avis Nourijanyan (July 1921 – August 1921)
• Shavarsh Amirkhanyan (August 1921 – May 1924)
• Hovhannes Dourgaryan (May 1924 – July 1927)
• Sergey Melik-Hovsepyan (July 1927 – December 1928)
• Sedrak Margaryan (February 1929 – November, 1929)
• Hayk Petrosyan (November 1929 – May 1930)
• Sedrak Otyan (May 1930 – October 1930)
• Armenak Aboulyan (December 1930 – July, 1934)
• Khachik Moughdousi (July 1934 – September, 1937)
• Victor Khvorostov (November 1937 – March 1939)
• Aleksey Korotkov (March 1939 – March 1941)

Minister of Internal Affairs of the Armenian SSR (1941–1991)

• Georgi Martirosov (March 1941 – May 1943, March 1953 – April 1954)
• Ivan Matevosov (May 1943 – August 1947)
• Khoren Grigoryan (August 1947 – March 1953)
• Pyotr Piskunov (April 1954 – August 1957)
• Hayk Melkonyan (August 1957 – August 1961)
• Sergey Arzoumanyan (August 1961 – December 1968)
• Vladimir Darbinyan (December 1968 – September 1974)
• Yevgeniy Patalov (December 1974 – November 1983)
• Haykaz Shahinyan (November 1983 – June 1988)
• Housik Haroutunyan (June 1988 – May 1990)
• Levon Galstyan (June 1990 – 1990 August)
• Karlos Ghazaryan (August 1990 – March 1991)

Republic of Armenia (since 1991)

Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia (1991-2003;2023)

• Ashot Manucharyan (March 1991 – December 1991)
• Valeri Poghosyan (December 1991 – February 1992)
• Vano Siradeghyan (February 1992 – November 1996)^[1]
• Serzh Sargsyan (November 1996 – June 1999)^[2]
• Suren Abrahamyan (June 1999 – November 1999)
• Hayk Haroutyunyan (November 1999 – January 2003)
• Vahe Ghazaryan (2023)

Chief of Police of the Republic of Armenia (2003-present)

• Hayk Haroutyunyan (January 2003 – May 29, 2008)
• Alik Sargsyan (May 29, 2008 – November 1, 2011)
• Vladimir Gasparyan (November 1, 2011 – May 10, 2018)^[3]
• Valeri Osipyan (May 10, 2018 – September 19, 2019)^[4]
• Arman Sargsyan (September 19, 2019 - June 8, 2020)^[5]
• Vahe Ghazaryan (June 8, 2020 – January 9, 2023)^[6]
• Aram Hovhannisyan (January 9, 2023 – Present)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Previous ministers. 21 March 2013. Government of the Republic of Armenia. hy.
2. Web site: The third President of Armenia - Library - The President of Armenia. 2021-07-03. president.am. en.
3. Web site: Երկիր Մեդիա - Լուրեր - Հայաստան. 2021-07-03. yerkirmedia.am.
4. Web site: Valeri Osipyan appointed new Police Chief of Armenia. 2021-07-03. armenpress.am. en.
5. News: 2020-06-08. Armenian PM sacks army, police and security chiefs over COVID-19 curbs. en. Reuters. 2021-07-03.
6. Web site: LLC. Helix Consulting. The Government of the Republic of Armenia. 2021-07-03. www.gov.am. en.
7. Web site: Aram Hovhannisyan was appointed Chief of RA Police and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs . 2023-09-21 . infocom.am . en.