Chief of the General Staff (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]

Chief of the General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces
ՀՀ Զինված ուժերի Գլխավոր շտաբի պետ
Emblem of the Armed Forces
Incumbent
Kamo Kochunts
(Acting)

since 24 February 2022
Ministry of Defence
Member ofGeneral Staff
Reports toMinister of Defence
AppointerPresident of Armenia
Term length5 years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Armenia
Formation1992
First holderGurgen Dalibaltayan
DeputyFirst Deputy Chief of General Staff
WebsiteMinistry of Defense of Armenia

List of Chiefs

No. Portrait NameTook officeLeft officeTime in officeRef.
1
Dalibaltayan, GurgenColonel general
Gurgen Dalibaltayan
(1926–2015)
199119920–1 years
2
Ter-Grigoryants, NoratLieutenant general
Norat Ter-Grigoryants
(born 1936)
10 August 199219930–1 years
3
Andreasyan, HrachyaLieutenant general
Hrachya Andreasyan
(1932–1999)
199312 May 19940–1 years
4
Harutyunyan, MikaelColonel general
Mikael Harutyunyan
(born 1946)
12 May 199424 April 200712 years, 347 days
5
Ohanyan, SeyranColonel general
Seyran Ohanyan
(born 1962)
11 May 200714 April 2008339 days
6
Khatchaturov, YuriColonel general
Yuri Khatchaturov
(born 1952)
14 April 20083 September 20168 years, 142 days
7
Hakobyan, MovsesLieutenant general
Movses Hakobyan
(born 1965)
3 September 201624 May 20181 year, 263 days[2][3]
8
Davtyan, ArtakLieutenant general
Artak Davtyan
(born 1970)
24 May 20188 June 20202 years, 15 days[4][5]
9
Gasparyan, OnikColonel general
Onik Gasparyan
(born 1970)
8 June 202010 March 2021275 days[6][7]
Galstyan, StepanLieutenant general
Stepan Galstyan
(born 1963)
Acting
10 March 202122 March 202112 days[8]
(8)
Davtyan, ArtakLieutenant general
Artak Davtyan
(born 1970)
22 March 202124 February 2022339 days[9][10]

See also

References

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  3. 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.
  4. "Artak Davtyan is Armenian army's new Chief of the General Staff". mediamax.am. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  5. "ՀՀ ՊՆ - Artak Davtyan". www.mil.am. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  6. "Pashinyan Fires Top Military, Security Officials". Asbarez.com. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  7. "Оник Гаспарян назначен начальником Генерального штаба Вооружённых сил Республики Армения". armenpress.am (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  8. "Հայտարարություն". mil.am (in Armenian). 10 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  9. 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.
  10. "Պաշտոնանկություններ և նշանակումներ Զինված ուժերում". «Ազատ Եվրոպա/Ազատություն» ռադիոկայան (in Armenian). 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
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