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 | |
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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, 1964 Leninakan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union (now Gyumri, Armenia) |
| Political party | none |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University |
| Awards |  |
Education
editIn 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
edit- ^ "Historical Overview". www.minfin.am.
- ^ Armen Darbinyan Recognized Young World Leader by WEF[permanent dead link], armeniadiaspora.com, accessed February 2009
- ^ "Yerevan's Russian-Armenian University Rector Bows Out of Reelection Race". Hetq.am. 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
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