Chief of the General Staff (Armenia)
| Chief of the General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| ՀՀ Զինված ուժերի Գլխավոր շտաբի պետ | |
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| Ministry of Defence | |
| Member of | General Staff |
| Reports to | Minister of Defence |
| Appointer | President of Armenia |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Armenia |
| Formation | 1992 |
| First holder | Gurgen Dalibaltayan |
| Deputy | First Deputy Chief of General Staff |
| Website | Ministry of Defense of Armenia |
The Chief of the General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces (Armenian: ՀՀ Զինված ուժերի Գլխավոր շտաբի պետ, romanized: HH Zinvats uzheri Glkhavor shtabi pet) is the highest-ranking military officer of the Armed Forces of Armenia, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military and its three major branches.[1]
List of Chiefs
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| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonel general Gurgen Dalibaltayan (1926–2015) | 1991 | 1992 | 0–1 years | – | |
| 2 | Lieutenant general Norat Ter-Grigoryants (born 1936) | 10 August 1992 | 1993 | 0–1 years | – | |
| 3 | Lieutenant general Hrachya Andreasyan (1932–1999) | 1993 | 12 May 1994 | 0–1 years | – | |
| 4 | Colonel general Mikael Harutyunyan (born 1946) | 12 May 1994 | 24 April 2007 | 12 years, 347 days | – | |
| 5 | Colonel general Seyran Ohanyan (born 1962) | 11 May 2007 | 14 April 2008 | 339 days | – | |
| 6 | Colonel general Yuri Khatchaturov (born 1952) | 14 April 2008 | 3 September 2016 | 8 years, 142 days | – | |
| 7 | Lieutenant general Movses Hakobyan (born 1965) | 3 September 2016 | 24 May 2018 | 1 year, 263 days | [2][3] | |
| 8 | Lieutenant general Artak Davtyan (born 1970) | 24 May 2018 | 8 June 2020 | 2 years, 15 days | [4][5] | |
| 9 | Colonel general Onik Gasparyan (born 1970) | 8 June 2020 | 10 March 2021 | 275 days | [6][7] | |
| – | Lieutenant general Stepan Galstyan (born 1963) Acting | 10 March 2021 | 22 March 2021 | 12 days | [8] | |
| (8) | Lieutenant general Artak Davtyan (born 1970) | 22 March 2021 | 24 February 2022 | 339 days | [9][10] | |
| 10 | Major general Edvard Asryan | 14 July 2022 | 2 years, 134 days | [11][12] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "www.mil.am". Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ Ghazanchyan, Siranush (24 May 2018). "Army Chief Movses Hakobyan to be dismissed". Public Radio of Armenia. Archived from the original on 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ Sirekanyan, Tigran (24 May 2018). "Movses Hakobyan appointed chief military inspector". armenpress.am. Archived from the original on 2021-05-15. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ "Artak Davtyan is Armenian army's new Chief of the General Staff". mediamax.am. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ "ՀՀ ՊՆ - Artak Davtyan". www.mil.am. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ "Pashinyan Fires Top Military, Security Officials". Asbarez.com. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ "Onik Gasparyan appointed Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces". armenpress.am. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ "Հայտարարություն". mil.am (in Armenian). 10 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ Kocharyan, Stepan (2021-03-22). "Prime Minister says Lt. General Artak Davtyan's appointment as army chief is coming into force". armenpress.am. Archived from the original on 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
- ^ "Պաշտոնանկություններ և նշանակումներ Զինված ուժերում". «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian). 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Էդվարդ Ասրյանը նշանակվել է Զինված ուժերի գլխավոր շտաբի պետ". «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian). Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ^ "PM Pashinyan Introduces New Armed Forces Chief to Top Military Brass".