Chief of the General Staff (Armenia)
Chief of the General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces | |
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ՀՀ Զինված ուժերի Գլխավոր շտաբի պետ | |
Incumbent Major General Edvard Asryan since 15 July 2022 | |
Ministry of Defence | |
Member of | General Staff |
Reports to | Minister of Defence |
Appointer | President of Armenia |
Term length | 5 years |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Armenia |
Formation | 1992 |
First holder | Gurgen Dalibaltayan |
Deputy | First Deputy Chief of General Staff |
Website | Ministry of Defense of 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.
List of Chiefs
No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
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1 |
Colonel general Gurgen Dalibaltayan (1926–2015) |
1991 | 1992 | 0–1 years | – | |
2 |
Lieutenant general Norat Ter-Grigoryants (born 1936) |
10 August 1992 | 1993 | 0–1 years | – | |
3 |
Lieutenant general Hrachya Andreasyan (1932–1999) |
1993 | 12 May 1994 | 0–1 years | – | |
4 |
Colonel general Mikael Harutyunyan (born 1946) |
12 May 1994 | 24 April 2007 | 12 years, 347 days | – | |
5 |
Colonel general Seyran Ohanyan (born 1962) |
11 May 2007 | 14 April 2008 | 339 days | – | |
6 |
Colonel general Yuri Khatchaturov (born 1952) |
14 April 2008 | 3 September 2016 | 8 years, 142 days | – | |
7 |
Lieutenant general Movses Hakobyan (born 1965) |
3 September 2016 | 24 May 2018 | 1 year, 263 days | ||
8 |
Lieutenant general Artak Davtyan (born 1970) |
24 May 2018 | 8 June 2020 | 2 years, 15 days | ||
9 |
Colonel general Onik Gasparyan (born 1970) |
8 June 2020 | 10 March 2021 | 275 days | ||
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Lieutenant general Stepan Galstyan (born 1963) Acting |
10 March 2021 | 22 March 2021 | 12 days | ||
(8) |
Lieutenant general Artak Davtyan (born 1970) |
22 March 2021 | 24 February 2022 | 339 days | ||
10 |
Major general Edvard Asryan |
14 July 2022 | 1 year, 192 days |