Suren Papikyan
15 November, 2021 has been appointed Minister of Defence of RA
Born on April 26, 1986, in Stepanavan, RA
Activities
High School N54 in Yerevan, history teacher
Quantum College, teacher
Yerevan Council of Elders, expert from Yelk faction
Minister of Territorial Administration and Development of the Republic of Armenia
Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia by the decree of the President of the Republic Armenia
Appointed Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia by the decree of the President of the Republic Armenia
Education
Yerevan State University, Faculty of History (conscripted to army during education), bachelor's degree in history, pedagogy
Yerevan State University, Faculty of History, Master's degree
St. Petersburg State University, postgraduate course
Other activity
2018 - A member-initiator of the "My Step" movement, which started on March 31, 2018, leading to a non-violent, popular velvet revolution in April-May.
He is a member of the Board of the "Civil Contract" party.
2021 November 6 Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Yerevan State University․
Married, and has daughter․