| Mihran Poghosyan | |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma Mater: | Yerevan State University International University in Moscow |
| Member of Parliament former Major-General of Justice and Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer | |
| Term: | 2017-present 2008-16 |
| Spouse: | Karineh Mkhitaryan |
| Children: | 3 |
Mihran Poghosyan (Armenian: Միհրան Պողոսյան; born 29 May 1976) is an Armenian businessman and civil servant and currently deputy of the Republican Party of Armenia. He was Major-General of Justice and Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer since June 2008, until he resigned in April 2016, following revelations in the Panama Papers.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The SIS had launched a criminal investigation shortly after Poghosyan’s resignation. The Special Investigation Service (SIS) of Armenia said on January 24, 2017 that it will not press criminal charges against Major General of Justice.[5]
Poghosyan was born in Yerevan on 29 May 1976.[1] He studied Economics at Yerevan State University from 1993-1998 and Law at the International University in Moscow from 2004-2006 and holds a PhD in Economics.[6]
The title "Honorary Professor" was conferred on him by the Scientific Council of the Law Institute of the Ministry of Justice of Armenia.[7]
He was the youngest citizen of Armenia to be awarded the Major General honour (outside of periods of war).
In April 2017, Poghosyan was elected a deputy of the National Assembly of the RA by the territorial electoral list of the RPA, from the first electoral district.
In 2019, Poghosyan founded a construction company in the Russian Federation.
He is married to Karineh Mkhitaryan, and they have three children.