Armen Darbinyan

Industry and Trade Minister of ArmeniaIn office
1999–2000Preceded byHayk GevorgyanSucceeded byKaren Chshmaritian7th Prime Minister of ArmeniaIn office
10 April 1998 – 11 June 1999Preceded byRobert KocharyanSucceeded byVazgen SargsyanArmenian Minister of FinanceIn office
15 May 1997 – 10 April 1998Preceded byLevon BarkhudaryanSucceeded byEdward SandoyanFirst Vice-Chairman of the Central Bank of ArmeniaIn office
1994–1997Preceded byposition establishedSucceeded byArthur Javadyan Personal detailsBorn (1964-01-23) January 23, 1964 (age 60)
Leninakan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Gyumri, Armenia)Political partynoneAlma materMoscow State UniversityAwards

Armen Razmiki Darbinyan (Armenian: Արմեն Ռազմիկի Դարբինյան; born January 23, 1964) is an Armenian politician and university administrator who served as Prime Minister of Armenia from 1998 to 1999. In 1994, he was appointed First Vice-Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia. In 1997, Darbinyan was appointed Armenian Minister of Finance.^[1] On April 10, 1998, he was appointed as the Prime Minister of Armenia^[2] until June 11, 1999. Since 2001, Armen Darbinyan has been rector of Russian-Armenian State University. In April 2023, Darbinyan announced that he would not stand for reelection as rector of the university, citing a lack of support from the Russian and Armenian governments.^[3]

Education

In 1986, he received an honors degree at the Department of Economy, Moscow State University. In 1989, Darbinyan completed a post-graduate course at Moscow State University.

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Political offices
Preceded by Robert Kocharyan	Prime Minister of Armenia 1998-1999	Succeeded by Vazgen Sargsyan