Aram Harutyunyan
Aram Harutyunyan 
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| Name in Armenian | Արամ Հարությունյան |
| Birthplace | Yeghvard |
| Languages | Armenian, Russian |
| Ethnicities | Armenian |
| Dialects | Eastern Armenian |
Former RoA Minister of Urban Development, among other positions.
Curriculum Vitae
From 2004, National Assembly website
Date and Place of Birth
- 1967, July 20, Village of Yeghvard
Education
- 1985-1992, Yerevan Architecture and Construction Institute
Primary Job, Post
- Minister of Urban Development of the RoA
Career Experience
- 1984-1985 Nairi road-building section, worker
- 1985-1987 Service in Soviet Army
- 1988-1992 Secretary of Young Communists Committee, Nairi Agri-Firm
- 1992-1994 Commercial activity in Russia
- 1994-1996 Director of Hayincomservice state-run company
- 1996-1999 Director of Hayptugh state-run company
- 1999-2003 MP, member of social, health and nature protection committee
- 2003-May, MP, member of finance and crediting and economic affairs committee
- 2004-June, Minister of urban development
Party Membership
- Orinats Yerkir
Personal Status
- married, has three children
Post-Revolution Criminal Case
During his speech to Parliament on October 24, 2018, Prime Minister Pashinyan stated that the largest corruption case in Armenia’s post-independence history would soon be revealed, and that it involved a parliamentarian. Pashinyan did not give the name of the suspect, but different media outlets started circulating the name of Aram Harutyunyan, who was a Member of Parliament at the time and a former Minister of Nature Protection. According to the charges, Armenian businesswoman Silva Hambardzumyan gave a US$14 million bribe to Harutyunyan in 2008 to obtain mine development licenses from Harutyunyan’s ministry (for mines located in Syunik, Gegharkunik, Lori and Kotayk regions).
About a month after Pashinyan’s announcement, the Prosecutor General filed a petition to Parliament to strip Harutyunyan of his parliamentary immunity to launch a criminal case against him, but the session, scheduled on December 4, did not take place because the 105-member National Assembly failed to ensure a quorum (only 26 deputies were present). An arrest warrant was issued by the law enforcement body, but Harutyunyan had already fled the country.
Source: https://www.evnreport.com/politics/primer-post-revolution-criminal-cases