Armen Darbinyan
Armen Darbinyan | |
|---|---|
Արմեն Դարբինյան | |
Darbinyan in 2010 | |
| Industry and Trade Minister of Armenia | |
| In office 1999–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Hayk Gevorgyan |
| Succeeded by | Karen Chshmaritian |
| 7th Prime Minister of Armenia | |
| In office 10 April 1998 – 11 June 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Kocharyan |
| Succeeded by | Vazgen Sargsyan |
| Armenian Minister of Finance | |
| In office 15 May 1997 – 10 April 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Levon Barkhudaryan |
| Succeeded by | Edward Sandoyan |
| First Vice-Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia | |
| In office 1994–1997 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Javadyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 23, 1965 Leninakan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union (now Gyumri, Armenia) |
| Political party | none |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Awards | |
Armen Razmiki Darbinyan (Armenian: Արմեն Ռազմիկի Դարբինյան; born January 23, 1965) is an Armenian politician and university administrator who served as Prime Minister of Armenia from 1998 to 1999. In 1994, he was appointed First Vice-Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia. In 1997, Darbinyan was appointed Armenian Minister of Finance.[1] On April 10, 1998, he was appointed as the Prime Minister of Armenia[2] until June 11, 1999. Since 2001, Armen Darbinyan has been rector of Russian-Armenian State University.[3] In April 2023, Darbinyan announced that he would not stand for reelection as rector of the university, citing a lack of support from the Russian and Armenian governments.[3]
Early life and education
Darbinyan was born on 23 January 1965 in Leninakan, which was part of the Armenian SSR at the time of his birth.[4] In 1986, he received an honors degree at the Department of Economy at Moscow State University.[5] In 1989, Darbinyan completed a post-graduate course at Moscow State University.[6] Afterward, from 1989 to 1991, he was an assistant at the Department of Finance and Credit of the Faculty of Economics at his alma mater.[6] He also worked in the representative office of Armenia in Moscow during this time as a specialist in the economic department.[6] He eventually became Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Armenia Interstate Commission for the Settlement of Issues of the external debt of the USSR following its collapse.[6] Then, from 1992 to 1994, he was general director of the Armenian Foreign Trade Union "Armenintorg" before becoming First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia.[7][6]
References
- ^ "Historical Overview". www.minfin.am.
- ^ Pribylovskiĭ, Vladimir (2002). Rukovoditeli gosudarstv na territorii byvshego SSSR: biograficheskiĭ spravochnik : versii︠a︡ 3-i︠a︡, peresmotrennai︠a︡ i dopolnennai︠a︡ po sostoi︠a︡nii︠u︡ na 1 fevrali︠a︡ 2002 (in Russian). IIT︠S︡ "Panorama". p. 20. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Yerevan's Russian-Armenian University Rector Bows Out of Reelection Race". Hetq.am. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Դարբինյան Արմեն". minfin.am. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ Rossiĭskiĭ kto estʹ kto (in Russian). Russkiĭ biograficheskiĭ institut. 1999. p. 101. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Мелуа, Аркадий (27 June 2023). Академия наук. Биографии. 1724—2023. Том 9. Кегги – Ковда (in Russian). Litres. p. 529. ISBN 978-5-04-558327-5. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ Gori︠a︡chev, I︠U︡riĭ (1999). Кадровая панорама 1998 года: назначения, отставки, выборы (in Russian). Русский биографический ин-т. p. 258. ISBN 978-5-8132-0007-6. Retrieved 21 June 2025.