Suren Papikyan
Minister of Defense
Curriculum Vitae
Date/Place of Birth
April 26, 1986, Stepanavan
Education
2003-2010 - Yerevan State University, Faculty of History (conscripted to army during education), bachelor's degree in history, pedagogy
2010-2012 – Yerevan State University, Faculty of History, Master's degree
2012-2016 - St. Petersburg State University, postgraduate course
Work experience
2010-2016 - High School N54 in Yerevan, history teacher
2011-2018 - Quantum College, teacher
2017-2018 - Yerevan Council of Elders, expert from Yelk faction
2018-2019 - Minister of Territorial Administration and Development of the Republic of Armenia
2019-2021 - Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia
August 2, 2021- Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia by the decree of the President of the Republic
On November 15, 2021, he was appointed Minister of Defense
Awards
2011 - YSU Student Council’s silver medal
2016 - Garegin Nzhdeh Medal of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia
Party affiliation
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.
Personal information
He is married and has daughter․
