Ministry of Defence (Artsakh)
The Ministry of Defence of Artsakh (Armenia: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության նախարարություն) is a government agency of the partially recognized Republic of Artsakh. It is the executive body in implementing defense policies of the Artsakh Defense Army. It is Artsakh's ministry of defence. The current Minister of Defense is Lieutenant General Mikael Arzumanyan.
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| Formation | 1995 |
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| Type | military agency |
| Headquarters | Stepanakert |
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Official language | Armenian |
Minister of Defense | Lieutenant General Mikael Arzumanyan |
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List of Ministers
| No. | Picture | Minister of Defense | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lieutenant General Samvel Babayan (born 1965) | January 1995 | August 1999 | 4 years, 7 months | [1] | |
| 2 | Colonel General Seyran Ohanyan (born 1962) | August 1999 | 11 May 2007 | 7 years, 9 months | [2] | |
| 3 | Lieutenant general Movses Hakobyan (born 1965) | 11 May 2007 | 15 June 2015 | 8 years, 1 month | [3] | |
| 4 | Lieutenant general Levon Mnatsakanyan (born 1965) | 15 June 2015 | 14 December 2018 | 3 years, 5 months | [4] | |
| 5 | Lieutenant general Karen Abrahamyan (born 1966) | 14 December 2018 | 24 February 2020 | 1 year, 2 months | [5] | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Jalal Harutyunyan (born 1974) | 24 February 2020 | 27 October 2020 | 247 days | [6] | |
| 7 | Lieutenant General Mikael Arzumanyan | 27 October 2020 | Incumbent | 102 days* | [7] |
* Incumbent's time in office last updated: 6 February 2021.
References
- National Assembly Artsakh, curriculum vitae
- "Armenian history".
- "Ministry of Defense Armenia, curriculum vitae". Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- "Lyova Mnatsakanyan Minister of Defence of NKR In office since 15.06.2015".
- https://www.mediamax.am/en/news/karabakh/31596/
- https://en.armradio.am/2020/02/24/jalal-harutyunyan-appointed-artsakhs-defense-minister/
- https://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/287079/Mikayel_Arzumanyan_appointed_as_Commander_of_Karabakh_Army
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