DeFacto Agency, Armenia
May 5 2008

ARTHUR BAGHDASARIAN APPOINTED SECRETARY OF NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

YEREVAN, 05.05.08. DE FACTO. According to a decree the RA President
Serge Sargsian signed on May 4 Arthur Baghdasarian has been appointed
Secretary of the RA National Security Council, the RA President’s
Press Office reports.
A biographical note:
Arthur Baghdasarian was born on November 8, 1968, in Yerevan.
In 1992 he graduated from the Law Department of the Yerevan State
University.
In 1988-1989 he served at the army.
In 1989-1993 Baghdasarian was a correspondent, head of section, deputy
editor at the Avangard newspaper’s editorial office. In November,
1993, he was elected Deputy Chair of the Shengavit Community Council,
Executive Committee.
1994-1997 ` Baghdasarian studied and graduated from State Service
Academy under the RF President with honors degree.
In 1995 he maintained candidate thesis receiving a scientific degree
of candidate of juridical science.
In 1995-1999 ` a deputy of the NA (electoral district ¹ 5)
In 1995 he was elected Chair of the RA Union of Lawyers and Political
Scientists.
In 1997 he maintained a Doctor’s thesis in Moscow receiving scientific
degree of Doctor of Juridical Science.
In June, 1998 Baghdasarian was elected Chair of Orinats Yerkir (The
Country of Law) Party.
In 1999-2003 Arthur Baghdasarian was elected a deputy of the NA
(electoral district ¹ 21) and headed Orinats Yerkir faction.
In 2000 he was elected the Chair of Board of Trustees of the RA French
University; in 2002 the Chair of Board of Trustees of the European
Regional Academy in Caucasus.
In 2001-2003 Baghdasarian was a member of the NA Permanent Commission
for External Relations.
In 2003-2007 he was a member of the NA (proportional electoral system,
Orinats Yerkir Party).
June 12, 2003-May 29, 2006 Arthur Baghdasarian was the Chair of the RA
NA.
On May 12, 2007, Baghdasarian was elected a deputy of the NA by the
proportional electoral system from Orinats Yerkir (The Country of Law)
Party.
Arthur Baghdasarian is the author of a number of scientific
monographs, over 100 scientific and journalistic articles.