Aram Sargsyan

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Aram Sargsyan Mars symbol.svg
Name in Armenian Արամ Սարգսյան
Birthplace Ararat
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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)

  1. Government biography Accessed 2 April 2009. Archived 2 April 2009.
  2. "WORLD BANK: World Bank President expresses cocondolences & continued economic support for Armenia." M2 Presswire November 16, 1999
  3. No Thanks: Party leader Sargsyan joins Ter-Petrosyan in giving up mandate