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Ashot GulyanPolitical and statesman
Date of Birth: 19.08.1965
Country:  Azerbaijan |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Political Career
- 1995-1998: Head of Diaspora and Bilateral Relations Department
- 1998: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of NKR
- National Assembly (2010-Present)
- May 21, 2015: Re-elected as Chairman of the NKR National Assembly
Early Life and Education
Artur Tovmasyan was born on August 19, 1965, in the village of Khndzristan in Nagorno-Karabakh. In 1983, he enrolled in the history department of Stepanakert Pedagogical Institute. He served in the Soviet Army from 1984 to 1986.
After his military service, Tovmasyan completed his university studies at the Stepanakert branch of Kirovakansk Pedagogical Institute, graduating with honors in 1990. He then taught at Khndzristan Secondary School from 1991 to 1992.
Political Career
Early Roles (1992-1998)December 1992 - September 1993: Senior Consultant, Foreign Relations Commission, Supreme Council of NKR
September 1993 - January 1995: Assistant to the Chairman, Supreme Council of NKR
1995-1998: Head of Diaspora and Bilateral Relations Department
Diplomacy and Ministry (1998-2005)1998: Head of Political Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of NKR
1998: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of NKR
2000: Co-Chairman, then Chairman, "Democratic Artsakh" Union (SDU)2002-2004: Minister of Foreign Affairs of NKR
2004-2005: Minister of Education, Culture, and Sports of NKR
Foundation of Democratic Party of Artsakh
In 2005, the SDU was reorganized into the "Democratic Party of Artsakh" (DPA), with Tovmasyan as its chairman. The party won a landslide victory in the June 19 parliamentary elections, securing 12 seats in the NKR legislature.
National Assembly (2010-Present)
2010: Elected as a Deputy of the NKR National Assembly for the fifth term
2015: Re-elected as a Deputy of the NKR National Assembly for the sixth term
May 21, 2015: Re-elected as Chairman of the NKR National Assembly
Honors and AwardsDiplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Member of the "Democracy" parliamentary faction
Order of Grigor Lusavorich of NKR (2008)
