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Vagharshak Harutiunyan

PEP · Politician

Vagharshak Harutiunyan 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	Vagarsak Harutjunján · Vagharshak Harutiunyan · Vagharsjak Harutiunjan · Vağarşak Harutyunyan · Вагаршак Арутюнян · 6 more...				[sources]
Alias	Vagharshak Varnazi Harutiunyan · Vagharshak Varnazi Harutyunyan · Vagharshak Varrnazi Harutiunyan · Wagharschak Harutjunjan · Арутюнян В. · 7 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1956-04-28				[sources]
Place of birth	Akhalkalaki				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Armenia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Last name	Arutyunyan				[sources]
Political association	Republic				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4070509				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Defence Minister of Armenia (1999-2000) · Defence Minister of Armenia (2020-2021)				[sources]
Education	Azerbaijan Higher Military Naval School · Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia · N.G. Kuznetsov Naval Academy				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-29	Last processed	2026-04-29	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Armenian general

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons290,364

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,210

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,957

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Арутюнян, Вячеслав Варназович Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Defence Minister of Armenia	2020-11-20	2021-07-20