Education / Professional Development
1970–1975
Yerevan State University, Faculty of Law
Doctor of Law
Honored Lawyer of the Republic of Armenia
State Counsellor of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
Professional Activity
1975–1984
Investigator of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia,
Senior Investigator, Investigator for Particularly Important Cases
1984–1992
Investigator for Particularly Important Cases under the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia
1992–1996
Interdistrict Prosecutor of Armavir
1996–2001
Prosecutor of Yerevan
2001–2004
Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia
1999–2004
Member of the Council of Justice of the Republic of Armenia,
Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Justice of the Republic of Armenia
2005–2014
Deputy Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia
2014–2018
Deputy Chairperson of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia
Languages
Armenian, Russian, English
Scientific Activity
Author of more than 50 scientific articles and monographs.
2003
Murders Committed under Aggravating Circumstances
2005
General Characteristics, Types and Peculiarities of the Qualification of Murders
2010
Problems of Qualification of Murders Committed under Aggravating Circumstances
2011
Problems of Qualification of Murders
2013
Criminal Law Characteristics of Hooliganism, Problems of Qualification and Its Distinction from Other Crimes
Awards
Awarded with jubilee medals: “Mkhitar Gosh”, “Fridtjof Nansen”, “Drastamat Kanayan”, “Aram Manukyan”, “Garegin Nzhdeh”, “Nerses Shnorhali”, “Paruyr Sevak”, “For Strengthening Law and Order”, “Pillar of Law”, “For Combat Cooperation”, “For Contribution to Ensuring the Security of the Republic of Armenia”, “Cooperation in the Name of Salvation”, “Self-Sacrifice and Valor”, “Honorary Investigator”, “100th Anniversary of the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Armenia”, Medal of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation “For Strengthening International Cooperation”, Personal awards of the Chairperson of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation and the Prosecutors General of the Russian Federation, Ukraine and Belarus.
Academic Courses (2025/2026 Academic Year)
“Problems of Qualification of Crimes against Life” (Master’s Program)
“Criminological, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Problems of Juvenile Justice” (Master’s Program)