Politician
Date and Place of Birth: May 16, 1945, Yerevan, Armenia
Education/Major:
1984-1987 Yerevan State Pedagogical Institute after Abovian; TV Journalism Department; TV journalist; candidate of political science
Career:
2001-2011 founder and head of ALM media holding
1997-2001 founder and head of “Alternative Broadcast Network” TV (ABN TV, Volgograd)
1965-1970 correspondent of “Komsomolets” newspaper”
Membership in Journalistic Associations and Their Governing Bodies:
Since 2000 Journalists Union of Armenia
Since 2000 International Federation of Journalists
Membership in Parties and Their Governing Bodies:
Since 2003 chairman of Popular Party
Membership in Elective State Administration Bodies:
1987 candidate for mayor of Volgograd
2003 candidate for RA National Assembly seat
Prizes/Awards:
2002 Marshal Baghramyan medal of the RA Ministry of Defense
Publications:
Russian media: ”Tribuna”, ”Rossiyskaya Gazeta”; reports on NTV from Volgograd, ABN TV – journalistic investigations, ”VIP” – ”Volgograd Page”
1994 ”Self-Organization”, Volgograd Publishing House
Hobbies: workaholic, reading
Languages: Armenian, Russian, English, Georgian
Marital Status: married with five children