Aram Sargsyan
Aram Sargsyan | |
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Name in Armenian | Արամ Սարգսյան |
Birthplace | Ararat |
Birth date | 2 January 1961 |
Lived in | Ararat, Yerevan |
Resides in | Yerevan |
Profession | Politician |
Positions | Prime Minister |
Languages | Armenian, Russian, English |
Ethnicities | Armenian |
Dialects | Eastern Armenian |
Relatives | Vazgen Sargsyan |
Aram Zaveni Sargsyan (Template:Langx; born 2 January 1961) is an Armenian political figure. He is the younger brother of Vazgen Sargsyan. After his brother Vazgen was assassinated, he became Prime Minister of Armenia from 3 November 1999 to 2 May 2000.[1][2]
In 2001, he founded the Hanrapetutyun Party. He supported the opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan in the 2008 Armenian presidential election.
Sargsyan was elected to the Armenian National Assembly in May 2012 with the Armenian National Congress, but he didn't accept the seat.[3]
In the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election, Sargsyan was elected through the proportional list of the Way Out Alliance.
Prior to the 2018 Yerevan City Council election, Sargsyan co-led the Bright Alliance.
Sargsyan led the Hanrapetutyun Party as its candidate for Prime Minister in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary election. The party received 3.04% of the vote, coming in fifth place.
In May 2024, Sargsyan joined the United Platform of Democratic Forces.
External links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aram_Sargsyan (Source of this copyleft text)
- ↑ Government biography Accessed 2 April 2009. Archived 2 April 2009.
- ↑ "WORLD BANK: World Bank President expresses cocondolences & continued economic support for Armenia." M2 Presswire November 16, 1999
- ↑ No Thanks: Party leader Sargsyan joins Ter-Petrosyan in giving up mandate