Samvel Shahramanyan
Samvel Shahramanyan | |
|---|---|
| Սամվել Շահրամանյան | |
| 5th President of Artsakh | |
| Assumed office 9 September 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Davit Ishkhanyan (acting) |
| State Minister of Artsakh | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2023 | |
| President | Davit Ishkhanyan (acting) Himself |
| Preceded by | Gurgen Nersisyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1978 Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Artsakh University |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  Artsakh Defence Army |
| Rank | Major general |
Samvel Shahramanyan (Armenian: Սամվել Շահրամանյան; born 1 December 1978) is an Artsakhi politician, currently serving as the president of Artsakh since 9 September 2023. He is also State Minister of the de facto-independent Republic of Artsakh since August 2023. He also served as Minister of Military Patriotic Upbringing, Youth, Sports and Tourism, Secretary of the Security Council of Artsakh and a major general in the Artsakh Defence Army.
Early life
Shahramanyan was born on 1 December 1978 in Stepanakert, capital of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
Political career
Shahramanyan is a close associate of former Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan. When the latter was president, Shahramanyan was the director of the Artsakh National Security Service.[1]
On 29 August 2023, President of Artsakh Arayik Harutyunyan stated that he was considering resigning and going to serve in Artsakh's militia.[2] On 31 August, Harutyunyan announced his resignation as president of the Republic of Artsakh along with State Minister Gurgen Nersisyan.[3] Before his resignation, in his final decree, Harutyunyan appointed Shahramanyan as a State Minister, giving him broad powers.[4]
On 6 September 2023, it became known that three opposition parliamentary factions (Justice, Armenian Revolutionary Federation and Democratic Party of Artsakh) nominated Shahramanyan as their presidential candidate.[5] Later Shahramanyan's candidacy was supported by the largest faction of the Parliament, Free Motherland-UCA.[1] In the presidential election held on 9 September, Shahramanyan, who was the sole candidate, was elected in a 22–1 vote out of 23 deputies present.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Minister of State Samvel Shahramanyan is presidential candidate of 4 of 5 forces in Karabakh legislature". news.am. 2023-09-07. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "BREAKING: Nagorno-Karabakh President mulls resigning and joining militia". Armenpress. 2023-08-29. Archived from the original on 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ Avetisyan, Ani (2023-08-31). "Arayik Harutyunyan resigns as president of Nagorno-Karabakh". OC Media. Archived from the original on 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Four factions of Nagorno-Karabakh Parliament nominated Samvel Shahramanian as presidential candidate". www.1lurer.am. 2023-09-06. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ Anna (2023-09-06). "Three opposition factions of Artsakh nominate Samvel Shahramanyan as a presidential candidate". Alphanews. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ^ "Artsakh parliament elects Samvel Shahramanyan as president". Arka. 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Սամվել Շահրամանյանն ընտրվել է ԱՀ նախագահ". Arka (in Armenian). 9 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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