Chief Editor of “Hraparak” Daily
Date and Place of Birth: July 24, 1962, Vanadzor, Armenia
Education/Major:
1979-1984 Yerevan State University, Department of History, historian
2003-2006 Northern University, Department of Law, lawyer
Career:
2008-present Chief editor of “Hraparak” daily
2007-2008 executive editor of “Zhamanak-Yerevan” newspaper
2006-2007 correspondent of “Zhamanak-Yerevan” newspaper
2006 (February-June) press-secretary of the Court of Cassation for Civil Cases
1999-2006 correspondent of “Haikakan Zhamanak” daily
1997-1999 correspondent of “Yerevan” press-center
1994-1997 chief editor of “Dprots” newspaper, the head of the press-service of the RA Ministry of Education
1992-1994 correspondent of “Yerkir” newspaper
1991-1992 correspondent of “Azg” daily
1988-1989 chief editor of “Hayelectrosharzhich” newspaper
1987-1988 correspondent of “Hayelectrosharzhich” newspaper
Prizes/Awards:
2002 Annual Award of Association of Investigative Journalists for a comprehensive coverage of prisons
2005 UNICEF Award for series of publications on the rights of children
2005 Award of the RA Human Rights Defender for the best coverage of human rights issues
Publications: “Azg”, “Aravot”, “Oragir”, “Haikakan Zhamanak”, “Im Iravunk”, ”Zhamanak-Yerevan”, Public Television of Armenia (“Haylur” newscast), “Hraparak”
Hobbies: plant growing, tourism
Languages: Armenian, Russian, fair knowledge of German
Marital Status: married with two children
Contact Information:
Tel. (374 10) 52 95 94 (office), (374 10) 52 97 39 (home), (374 91) 45 94 03 (mob.)
E-mail: [email protected],
