Armen Sarkissian
Armen Vardani Sarkissian (Armenian: Արմեն Վարդանի Սարգսյան; born 23 June 1952) is an Armenian politician. He was the President of Armenia from 2018 until 2022.[1] He served as Prime Minister of Armenia from 4 November 1996 to 20 March 1997 and was the country's (longest-serving) ambassador in London from 1998 until 2018.
Armen Sarkissian | |
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 Armen Sarkissian in 2018 | |
| 4th President of Armenia | |
| In office 9 April 2018 – 23 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Serzh Sargsyan Karen Karapetyan (Acting) Nikol Pashinyan |
| Preceded by | Serzh Sargsyan |
| Succeeded by | Alen Simonyan (acting) |
| 5th Prime Minister of Armenia | |
| In office 4 November 1996 – 20 March 1997 | |
| President | Levon Ter-Petrosyan |
| Preceded by | Hrant Bagratyan |
| Succeeded by | Robert Kocharyan |
| Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1998 – 8 April 2018 | |
| President | Robert Kocharyan Serzh Sargsyan |
| Prime Minister | Armen Darbinyan Vazgen Sargsyan Aram Sargsyan Andranik Margaryan Serzh Sargsyan Tigran Sargsyan Hovik Abrahamyan Karen Karapetyan Hovik Abrahamyan Tigran Sargsyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 23, 1952 Yerevan, Armenia |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Nouneh Sarkissian |
| Children | 2 |
Sarkissian became President of Armenia on 9 April 2018.[2] He resigned on 23 January 2022 because of lack of "influence" given to him by the country's constitution.[3]
Armen Sarkissian Media
Sarkissian meets with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in 2018.
Sarkissian and Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong on 29 September 2019
Sarkissian and Kazakhstan's First President Nursultan Nazarbayev on 3 June 2021
Sarkissian with U.S. President Joe Biden on 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland 2 November 2021
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References
- ↑ "Armen Sarkisian (No Relation) Elected Next Armenian President". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
- ↑ "Armenia lawmakers elect president as leader eyes 'super' powers - The Express Tribune" (in en-US). The Express Tribune. 2018-03-02. https://tribune.com.pk/story/1649172/3-armenia-lawmakers-elect-president-leader-eyes-super-powers/. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
- ↑ "Armenian president resigns saying Constitution doesn't give him enough influence" (in en). Reuters. 2022-01-23. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/armenian-president-resigns-2022-01-23/. Retrieved 2022-01-23.