Armen Darbinyan
Armen Darbinyan | |
|---|---|
Արմեն Դարբինյան | |
 Darbinyan in 2010 | |
| Industry and Trade Minister of Armenia | |
| In office 1999–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Hayk Gevorgyan |
| Succeeded by | Karen Chshmaritian |
| 7th Prime Minister of Armenia | |
| In office 10 April 1998 – 11 June 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Kocharyan |
| Succeeded by | Vazgen Sargsyan |
| Armenian Minister of Finance | |
| In office 15 May 1997 – 10 April 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Levon Barkhudaryan |
| Succeeded by | Edward Sandoyan |
| First Vice-Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia | |
| In office 1994–1997 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Javadyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 23, 1965 |
| Party | none |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Awards |  |
Armen Razmiki Darbinyan (Armenian: Արմեն Ռազմիկի Դարբինյան; born January 23, 1965) 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.[3] 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]
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Darbinyan was born on 23 January 1965 in Leninakan, which was part of the Armenian SSR at the time of his birth.[4] In 1986, he received an honors degree at the Department of Economy at Moscow State University.[5] In 1989, Darbinyan completed a post-graduate course at Moscow State University.[6] Afterward, from 1989 to 1991, he was an assistant at the Department of Finance and Credit of the Faculty of Economics at his alma mater.[6] He also worked in the representative office of Armenia in Moscow during this time as a specialist in the economic department.[6] He eventually became Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Armenia Interstate Commission for the Settlement of Issues of the external debt of the USSR following its collapse.[6] Then, from 1992 to 1994, he was general director of the Armenian Foreign Trade Union "Armenintorg" before becoming First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.[7][6]
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