MKRTCHYAN Narine

President of National Press Club

Date and Place of Birth: October 11, 1963, Yerevan, Armenia

Education/Major: Yerevan State University; Department of Armenian Language and Literature; philologist

Career:

1997-present president of National Press Club

1998-2002 lecturer at the Journalism Department of YSU

1998 parliamentary correspondent of Radio Liberty

1995-1998 parliamentary correspondent of “Аzg” newspaper

1991-1995 correspondent of “Hayk” newspaper

1988-1991 editor of the publishing house of Academy of Sciences of Armenia

Membership in Journalistic Associations and Their Governing Bodies:

Since 1997 president of National Press Club

Membership in Elective State Administration Bodies:

1999 candidate for the RA National Assembly seat

Publications: “Hayk”, “Azg”, “Haykakan Zhamanak”, “Hayastani Hanrapetutiun”; “Armenian Mirror Spectator” (Boston), “Nor Or”, “Araj”, “Azdak” and other editions of Diaspora

Hobbies: music, reading

Languages: Armenian, Russian, English

Marital Status: married, has a daughter

Contact Information:

Tel. (374 10) 56 91 58 (office), (374 10) 48 95 85 (home)

Е-mail: [email protected]