Serzh Sargsyan

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Serzh Sargsyan Սերժ Ազատի Սարգսյան

15th Prime Minister of Armenia
Incumbent
Assumed office March 26, 2007
Preceded by	Andranik Margaryan

Born	June 30, 1954 Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan
Political party	Republican Party

Serzh Azati Sargsyan (Armenian Սերժ Ազատի Սարգսյան, born on June 30, 1954 in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh, is the current Prime Minister of Armenia. He was officially approved on 4 April 2007^[1] (before that, he served only as acting PM from 26 March 2007 onwards). Before his term as PM, he was Defense Minister of Armenia and Chairman of its National Security Council.

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1976: Graduated from Yerevan State University
1975–1979: Worked as a turner at Yerevan's electro-technical factory
1979–1988: Chief of state department, first secretary. Stepanakert Municipal Committee's Propaganda and Agitation chief of department. Deputy Chief of the Nagorno Karabakh Regional Committee.
1989–1993: The leader of The Committee of Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army. Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.
1993–1995: Republic of Armenia's Defense Minister
1996–1999: Republic of Armenia's National Security Minister
1999–2000: Chief of President's Apparatus and National Security Council
2000–2007 Republic of Armenia's Defense Minister
2007–present: Prime Minister of Armenia

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Serzh Sargsyan was the organizer of many battles in the Nagorno-Karabakh war. He is considered to be one of the founders of Nagorno-Karabakh's and Armenian Military Forces. Currently, he is viewed as the strongest contender for the post of the President of Armenia in the upcoming elections.

He is married and has two children.

Sargsyan has a vast personal fortune, primarily originating from his near monopoly on the import of petroleum to Armenia.^{[verification needed]} The monopoly is not official, but due to his position he is able to maintain it.^{[verification needed]}

Other transcriptions of his given name are Serge and Serj, of the name Sarkissian, Sarkisyan, Sarkissyan, the transliteration is Serž Azati Sargsyan.

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Preceded by Andranik Margaryan	Prime Minister of Armenia 2007-present	Succeeded by incumbent

Prime Ministers of Armenia

Democratic Republic of Armenia (1918-1920): Hovhannes Katchaznouni • Alexander Khatisyan • Hamo Ohanjanyan • Simon Vratsian

Soviet era: as part of Transcaucasian SFSR (1922-1936), Armenian SSR (1936-1991): Sergey Lukashin • Sarkis Ambartsumyan • Sahak Ter-Gabrielyan • Abram Guloyan • Sarkis Ambartsumyan • Stepan Akopyan • Aram Piruzyan • Agasi Sarkisyan • Saak Karapetyan • Shmavon Arusanyan • Saak Karapetyan • Anton Kochinyan • Badal Muradyan • Grigory Arzumanyan • Fadey Sarkisyan • Vladimir Markaryants • Vazgen Manukyan