Arthur Baghdasaryan appointed Secretary of the Presidential Council on
National Security

armradio.am
05.05.2008 11:16

President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on appointing Arthur
Baghdasaryan to the post of the Secretary of the National Security
Council at the President’s Office.

Arthur Baghdasaryan was born November 8, 1968 in Yerevan.

In 1985, he completed the Secondary School after Khachatur Abovyan in
Yerevan.

In 1985 he entered and in 1992 completed the Law Faculty of Yerevan
State University.

In 1988- 1989 he served in the army.

From 1989 until 1993 he worked at the editorial offices of the
newspaper "Avangard" as a Correspondent, Head of Department, and Deputy
Editor-in-Chief.

In November 1993 he was elected the Vice-Chairman, Shengavit Community
Council, Executive Committee.

From 1994 until 1997 he studied at and completed with honors the
Academy of Civil Service of the President of the Russian Federation.

In 1995 he defended his Candidates Thesis and received the degree of
Candidate of Legal Sciences.

On July 5, 1995, Mr. Baghdasaryan was elected Deputy of the National
Assembly of the Republic of Armenia of the First Convocation from the
Shengavit Electoral District 5.

In September 1995 he was elected the Chairman, Union of Lawyers and
Political Scientists of the Republic of Armenia.

In 1997, in Moscow, he defended his doctoral dissertation and received
the degree of Doctor of Legal Sciences.

In March 1998 he was elected the Chairman of the Standing Committee on
State and Legal Affairs of the National Assembly of the Republic of
Armenia.

In June 1998 he was elected the Head of the Party "Orinats Yerkir"
(Rule of Law).

On May 30, 1999 he was elected Deputy of the National Assembly of the
Republic of Armenia of the 2nd
Convocation from the Shengavit Electoral District Number 21, and in
September 1999 was the Head of the "Orinats Yerkir" Faction of the
National Assembly.

In 2000 Mr. Baghdasaryan was chosen as the Chairman of the Board of the
French University of Armenia, and in 2002 of the European Regional
Academy in the Caucuses.

From 2001-2003 he was a member of the Standing Commission on Foreign
Relations of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

On May 25, 2003 he was elected a Deputy of the Third Convocation of the
National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

From June 12, 2003 to May 29, 2006 Mr. Baghdasaryan was the Chairman of
the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

He is the author of a number of scientific monographs and more than 100
scientific and analytical articles.

He is married and has three children.