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Mikael Harutyunyan
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| Mikael Harutyunyan |
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| Assumed office April 4, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Serzh Sargsyan |
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| Born | 1946 Sagiyan, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan |
| Nationality | Armenian |
Mikael Harutyunyan (Armenian: Միքաել Հարությունյան, born on 1946 in Sagiyan, Shamakhi, Azerbaijan) is the 7th Defence Minister of Armenia since April 4, 2007.[1]
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Harutiunian was born and grew up in the village of Sagiyan in central Azerbaijan. He graduated from a Soviet military college in Baku on 1967.[2] In 1976 Colonel General Haroutounyan graduated from the Reconnaissance Department of Frunze Military Academy. In 1988 he graduated from the USSR Armed Forces General Staff Military Academy. Harutyunyan served in the Soviet armed forces and in 1992 by the Order of CIS Joint Armed Forces Chief Commander sent to the Republic of Armenia and was assigned as the First Deputy Chief of General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces - Head of Operational Department. In 1994 he was promoted to the rank of Major General and was assigned as the Chief of General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces - First Deputy Minister of Defence. In 1996 promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and in 2002 to the rank of Colonel General by the decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia. [3][4]
He is a recipient of orders and decorations of USSR, the Republic of Armenia and foreign states:[5]
- Service to the Motherland Second Degree USSR
- Combat Cross Second Degree Republic of Armenia
- Vardan Mamikonyan Republic of Armenia
- Combat Cross Second Degree Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
- The Legion of Honour on behalf of the President of the USA
- Combat Service First Degree by the President of Armenia
- For the Service to the Motherland First Degree by the President of Armenia
- Marshal Baghramyan by the Minister of Defence of Republic of Armenia
- For Perfect Service First and Second Degrees, by the Minister of Defence of Republic of Armenia
- Andranik Ozanyan by the Minister of Defence of Republic of Armenia
- Coat of Arms by the Minister of Defence of Republic of Armenia
- Nominal weapon by the Minister of Defence of Republic of Armenia
- For Strengthening Combat Collaboration by the Minister of Defence of Russian Federation.
On March 26, 2007, Serzh Sargsyan, who was the Defence Minister, was appointed Prime Minister of Armenia after the sudden death of Andranik Margaryan. The post was vacant until April 4, 2007 when Colonel-General Mikael Harutyunyan was appointed to the post of Defence Minister. Before being appointed to the post, Harutyunyan was First Deputy Defense Minister.[6]
- ^ http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2007/04/71915E77-75F6-444E-9C91-E81EC2F24C4A.ASP
- ^ http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2007/04/71915E77-75F6-444E-9C91-E81EC2F24C4A.ASP
- ^ ArmenaLiberty.org
- ^ Official cite of Ministry of Defence of Armenia]
- ^ Official cite of Ministry of Defence of Armenia]
- ^ http://www.yerkir.am/eng/index.php?sub=news_arm&id=29940
