Serzh Sargsyan

Birth Name: Serzhik Azati Sargsyan

Place of Birth: Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Soviet Union (now Republic of Artsakh, Nagorno-Karabakh)

Date of Birth: 30 June, 1954

Ethnicity: Armenian

Serzh Sargsyan is an Armenian politician. He served as Prime Minister of Armenia, from 4 April, 2007 to 9 April, 2008, and again, from 17 April, 2018 to 23 April, 2018, and as President of Armenia, from 9 April, 2008 to 9 April, 2018. He was also Minister of Interior and National Security, from 4 November, 1996 to 11 June, 1999, and Minister of Defence, from 21 August, 1993 to 17 May, 1995, and again, from 20 May, 2000 to 26 March, 2007.

Serzh is the son of Nora and Azat Avetis Sargsyan. His father’s family is from Tegh, Armenian SSR. He was married to music teacher Rita Sargsyan (born Rita Aleksandri Dadayan), until her death, with whom he had two children.

Serzh’s paternal grandfather was named Avetis Sargsyan. Avetis was arrested in 1937 during Stalin’s Great Purge.

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