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Vartan Oskanian

Diplomat · Politician

Vartan Oskanian is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Vardan Oskanian · Vardan Oskanjan · Vardan Oskanyan · Vardan Oszkanján · Vardan Ôskanyan · 10 more...				[sources]
Alias	Vardan Oskanjan · Vardan Ôskanyan · Vartan Minasi Oskanian · Vartan Oskanian · Vartan Oskanjan · 21 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Oskanjan · Осканян				[sources]
Birth date	1955-02-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Aleppo				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Armenia				[sources]
Country	Armenia				[sources]
Citizenship	Armenia · Soviet Union				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Vartan				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1974113				[sources]
Position	Foreign Minister of Armenia (1998-2008) · National Assembly (member, 2012-2017) · member of the National Assembly of Armenia				[sources]
Education	Harvard University · National Polytechnic University of Armenia (-1979) · The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy · Tufts University				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Armenian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,142

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,043

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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