Editor of “Civil Initiative” Weekly
President of Vanadzor Press Club
Date and Place of Birth: May 22,1961, Shahumyan district, Azerbaijan
Education/Major:
1978-1983 Kirovakan branch of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute; chemical engineer
1992 candidate of chemical sciences
1998 seminar of South Caucasus human rights organizations (Tbilisi-Gudauri, Georgia)
2002 seminar on conflict resolution (Gudauri, Georgia)
2002 seminar on journalism (IREX/ProMedia)
Career:
2004-present president of Vanadzor Press Club
2002-present editor of “Civil Initiative“ weekly (Vanadzor)
1998-present head of Vanadzor office of Helsinki Citizen’s Assembly
1996-1997 territorial department head of Lori regional administration
1992-1996 counsellor to the mayor of Vanadzor
1989-1992 post-graduate student at the Institute of Element Organic Compounds of the Russian Academy of Sciences
1983-1992 researcher of the Polymeric Glues Institute (Vanadzor)
1983-1985 military service
Publications: “Aravot“, “Haikakan Zhamanak“, “Collage“ newspapers
Hobbies: reading, music, collecting ancient books
Languages: Armenian, Russian
Marital Status: married, three children
Contact Information:
Tel. (374 322) 4 22 68 (office), (374 322) 2 55 98 (home), (374 91) 20 09 71 (mob.)
Fax: (374 322) 2 31 55
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: www.hcav.am
