Armen Darbinyan

Armen Razmiki Darbinyan (Armenian: Արմեն Ռազմիկի Դարբինյան; born January 23, 1964) 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. 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]

Armen Darbinyan
Darbinyan in 2010
Industry and Trade Minister of Armenia
In office
1999–2000
Preceded byHayk Gevorgyan
Succeeded byKaren Chshmaritian
7th Prime Minister of Armenia
In office
10 April 1998 – 11 June 1999
Preceded byRobert Kocharyan
Succeeded byVazgen Sargsyan
Armenian Minister of Finance
In office
15 May 1997 – 10 April 1998
Preceded byLevon Barkhudaryan
Succeeded byEdward Sandoyan
First Vice-Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia
In office
1994–1997
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byArthur Javadyan
Personal details
Born (1964-01-23) January 23, 1964
Leninakan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
Political partynone
Alma materMoscow State University
Awards

Education

In 1986, he received an honors degree at the Department of Economy, Moscow State University. In 1989, Darbinyan completed a post-graduate course at Moscow State University.

References
  1. "Historical Overview". www.minfin.am.
  2. Armen Darbinyan Recognized Young World Leader by WEF, armeniadiaspora.com, accessed February 2009
  3. "Yerevan's Russian-Armenian University Rector Bows Out of Reelection Race". Hetq.am. 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
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