41 Notable alumni of
National Polytechnic University of Armenia
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The National Polytechnic University of Armenia is 1125th in the world, 240th in Asia, and 2nd in Armenia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 41 notable alumni from the National Polytechnic University of Armenia sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Robert Kocharyan
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- politicianengineer
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Robert Sedraki Kocharyan is an Armenian politician. He served as the President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from 1994 to 1997 and Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh from 1992 to 1994. He served as the second President of Armenia between 1998 and 2008 and as Prime Minister of Armenia from 1997 to 1998.
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Karen Demirchyan
- Enrolled in the National Polytechnic University of Armenia
- Studied in 1954
- Occupations
- politician
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Karen Serobi Demirchyan was a Soviet and Armenian politician. He served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Armenia from 1974 to 1988. Soon after his reemergence into active politics in independent Armenia in the late 1990s, he became President of the National Assembly in 1999 until his assassination with other politicians in parliament in the Armenian parliament shooting.
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Hayk Marutyan
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- screenwriterpoliticianfilm actorfilm producer
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Hayk Hrachyayi Marutyan is an Armenian actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and politician. He was the mayor of Yerevan from October 2018 to December 2021.
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Gevorg Emin
- Enrolled in the National Polytechnic University of Armenia
- Studied in 1940
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- poetprose writertranslatorwriter
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Gevorg Emin was an Armenian poet, essayist, and translator.
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Andranik Margaryan
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- politicianengineer
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Andranik Nahapeti Margaryan served as the Prime Minister of Armenia from 12 May 2000, when the President appointed him, until his death on 25 March 2007. He was a member of the Republican Party of Armenia. He succeeded the Sargsyan brothers: Vazgen Sargsyan, who was murdered during the Armenian parliament shooting on 27 October 1999 and Aram Sargsyan, whom the President appointed a week later, but fired on 2 May 2000.
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Aram Sargsyan
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- politicianpublic figure
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Aram Zaveni Sargsyan is an Armenian political figure. He was Prime Minister of Armenia from 3 November 1999 to 2 May 2000.
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Arthur Meschian
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- writersingerviolinistcomposerarchitect
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Arthur Meschian (Armenian: Արթուր Մեսչյան; born March 3, 1949, in Yerevan, Armenia) is an Armenian architect, musician, composer, poet, singer and painter. He is also known as one of the founders of Armenian rock. He was the founder and the lead singer of Apostles (1968 – 1979), the first rock band performing songs in their native language in the history of the Soviet Union. He is the author of different architectural projects, including Guest House and the new building of Matenadaran in Armenia.
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Hrant Vardanyan
- Enrolled in the National Polytechnic University of Armenia
- Studied in 1968-1974
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- patron of the artsentrepreneur
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Hrant Vardanyan was an Armenian businessman, the founder CEO of Grand Holding, and philanthropist. Honored Worker of Economy of the Republic of Armenia (2009).
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Khachatur Sukiasyan
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- politician
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Khachatur Sukiasyan, is an Armenian politician and a businessman. He was elected to the National Assembly of Armenia three times as an independent and most recently in 2021 as a candidate for the Civil Contract Party. He is one of the co-founders of the Union of Manufacturers and Businessmen, member of the Board of Trustees of the Yerevan Engineering University. Khachatur Sukiasyan is the Founder of SIL Group.
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Vartan Oskanian
- Enrolled in the National Polytechnic University of Armenia
- Studied in 1979
- Occupations
- politiciandiplomat
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Vartan Minasi Oskanian is an Armenian politician and diplomat who served as the Foreign Minister of Armenia from 1998 to 2008 under President Robert Kocharyan. He is the founder of the Civilitas Foundation.
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Paruyr Hayrikyan
- Enrolled in the National Polytechnic University of Armenia
- Studied in 1956-1966
- Occupations
- politicianwriter
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Paruyr Arshaviri Hayrikyan is an Armenian politician and former Soviet dissident. He was an early member and leader of the National United Party (NUP), which sought Armenia's independence from the Soviet Union. He spent a total of about 18 years in Soviet correctional facilities for his dissident activities and was eventually expelled from the Soviet Union in 1988, although he was allowed to return two years later. Since Armenia gained its independence in 1991, Hayrikyan has been active in Armenian politics as the leader of the Union for National Self-Determination, the successor party to the NUP, and took part in presidential elections in 1991 and 2013, surviving an assassination attempt during the latter. He is also a writer and accomplished composer, having authored several popular patriotic Armenian songs.
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Ruben Jaghinyan
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- screenwritertelevision produceractorfilm producerKVN actor
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Ruben Jaghinyan (Armenian: Ռուբեն Ջաղինյան (born 28 April 1969, Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR) is a Soviet and Armenian actor of KVN (Club of the Funny and Inventive), producer, and TV presenter. From 2013 to 2019 Jaghinyan has been the Chairman of the Council of Public TV and Radio Company of Armenia. In 2019 he was appointed as the President of the National Film Academy of Armenia.
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Artur Sargsyan
- Enrolled in the National Polytechnic University of Armenia
- Studied in 1992
- Occupations
- sculptor
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Arthur Roberti Sargsyan, better known as the Bread Bringer was an Armenian handcraft master, First Nagorno-Karabakh War veteran. He is known in Armenia as a man who brought food to the members of Sasna Tsrer armed group during the 2016 Yerevan hostage crisis. While doing it he rushed through the line of policemen, putting his life at risk. He was arrested after the events and went on hunger strike for 25 days. After that, he died of a heart failure derived from complications during surgery on intestinal rupture while being treated at the Armenia Medical Center. Deputy director of the medical center stated that he was taken to hospital, but it was too late. He is seen by many as a symbol of resistance to the Armenian ruling regime's heavy-handed response to popular protests.
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Stepan Demirchyan
- Enrolled in the National Polytechnic University of Armenia
- Studied in 1981
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Stepan Kareni Demirchyan is an Armenian politician and son of the Communist-era Armenian leader Karen Demirchyan.
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Khosrov Harutyunyan
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- politicianengineer
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Khosrov Meliki Harutyunyan is an Armenian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Armenia from 30 July 1992 until 2 February 1993. Harutyunyan is the Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Armenia.
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Armen Martirosyan
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- politiciandiplomat
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Armen Martirosyan held the post of Armenia's Deputy Foreign Minister. He was also a two-term member of the National Assembly of Armenia.
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Sergey Ambartsumian
- Enrolled in the National Polytechnic University of Armenia
- Studied in 1942
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- politicianmechanician
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Sergey Aleksandrovich Ambartsumian, was a Soviet and Armenian scientist in the field of mechanics, academic and politician, Honored Scientist of the Armenian SSR in 1985.
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Grigor Gurzadyan
- Enrolled in the National Polytechnic University of Armenia
- Studied in 1944
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- lecturerastrophysicistprose writer
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Grigor Gurzadyan was an Armenian astronomer, and pioneer of space astronomy.
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Artashes Geghamyan
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- politician
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Artashes Geghamyan is an Armenian politician.
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Yervand Zakharyan
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- economistpolitician
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Yervand Zakharyan is an Armenian politician and the former mayor of the Armenian capital Yerevan. He is a member of the country's Republican Party and was the 8th mayor of the Armenian capital since Armenia's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.
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Karapet Rubinyan
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- politicianpublic figure
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Karapet Ruben Rubinyan is an Armenian politician and public figure.
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Narek Sargsyan
- Enrolled in the National Polytechnic University of Armenia
- Studied in 1975-1980
- Occupations
- architect
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Narek Sargsyan is the former Minister of Urban Development of Armenia and later Chairman of State Committee on Urban Development until 2018 October.
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Fadey Sargsyan
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- scientistpolitician
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Fadey Sargsyan was an Armenian scientist and politician.
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Grigor Hasratyan
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- politicianpublic figure
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Grigor Hovhannesi Hasratyan was an Armenian public figure.
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Hayk Kotanjian
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- diplomatwriterteacher
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Hayk Sargsi Kotanjian is an Armenian military diplomat, academic and political adviser. Kotanjian is the author of several monographs in Russian, English and German as well as numerous articles on crisis management, ethnic conflict, security, defense and strategic studies, and cyberpsychology. Since 2005, he has headed the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) in Yerevan and since 2016 has been the Head of the National Defense Research University. He also chairs the Political Science Association and the Board of Conferment of Academic Degrees in Political Science and International Relations of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia.
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Armen Movsisyan
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- politician
- Biography
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Armen Movsisyan was the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Armenia (2001–2014).
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Varazdat Harutyunyan
- Enrolled in the National Polytechnic University of Armenia
- Studied in 1931-1937
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- university teacherarchitectural theoreticianlecturerarchitectural historianart historian
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Varazdat Harutyunyan was an Armenian academic, architect and writer.
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Tigran Torosyan
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- politician
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Tigran Torosyan, born April 14, 1956) was the President of the National Assembly of Armenia from 2006 to 2008. From 1993 he was a member of Republican Party of Armenia and the party board. In 1998-2008 he became a Deputy Chairman of the RPA board. On June 1, 2006, he was elected President of the National Assembly of Armenia. He resigned from office in 2008 after growing differences between him and other officials from the RPA, including president Serge Sargsyan which also led him to quit the party. Torosyan is married and has one daughter.
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Edward Sandoyan
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- economist
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Edward Martini Sandoyan, is a doctor of Economic Sciences of Armenia and the Russian Federation, professor, and served as Minister of Finance & Economy of Armenia from 1998 to 1999. The rector of Russian-Armenian University since June 2023.
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Sergey Badalyan
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- politicianphysicist
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Sergey Grigori Badalyan was an Armenian politician who served as the first secretary of the Armenian Communist Party from 1991 to 1999.
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Ghukas Chubaryan
- Enrolled in the National Polytechnic University of Armenia
- Studied in 1947
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- juristsculptorpublic figureteacher
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Ghukas Chubaryan was a prominent Armenian sculptor, People's Artist of Armenia. He authored numerous works that later became symbols of the Armenian capital.
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Baghdasar Arzoumanian
- Enrolled in the National Polytechnic University of Armenia
- Studied in 1949
- Occupations
- architect
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Baghdasar Arzoumanian was an Armenian architect and designer based in Yerevan, Armenia. He designed a large body of civil and religious buildings as well as many smaller works.
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Artak Ghulyan
- Enrolled in the National Polytechnic University of Armenia
- Studied in 1981
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- architect
- Biography
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Artak Ghulyan, is an Armenian architect and designer, Doctor of Architecture, Docent (Associate professor), and professor of the International Academy of Architecture. In September 2013, he received the title of "Honored Architect of the Republic of Armenia". In December 2013, he received the "State Prize of the Republic of Armenia" for the design of the Vatche and Tamar Manoukian Manuscript Library building at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.
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Hovik Vardoumian
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- novelistprose writerwriter
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Hovik Vardoumian is an Armenian short story writer and novelist.
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Alexander Varbedian
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- ethnologist
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Alexandre Varbedian (born June 11, 1943, in Marseille, France) is a French-Armenian Armenologist, ethnologist, essentialist and ontologist.
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Alexander Sahinian
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- architecthistorian
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Alexander Arami Sahinyan was a Soviet Armenian architectural historian, who headed the Architecture Department of the Institute of Arts of the Armenian Academy of Sciences between 1958 and 1982.
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Raphael Bagoyan
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- civil servant
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Raphael Andranik Bagoyan ws an Armenian politician.
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Karen Khachatrian
- Enrolled in the National Polytechnic University of Armenia
- Studied in 1984
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- politicianwriterscientist
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Karen Khachatrian also known with his literary name Khachkar (in Armenian Խաչկար) is an Armenian writer and scientist.
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Karen Mikaelyan
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- diplomat
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Karen Mikaelyan is an Armenian-Russian politician, diplomat, civic leader, and publicist.
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Gagik Shmavonyan
- Enrolled in the National Polytechnic University of Armenia
- Studied in 1985
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- scientistengineer
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Gagik Shmavonyan is Professor at National Polytechnic University of Armenia, PhD in physics, D.Sc. in Engineering., Senior Consultant at Zhejiang Jianhu Foreign Experts Development Company (China), Consultant at Nanolabs (Philippines), Expert at Malta Council for Science and Technology, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) and Science Committee of Armenia, as well as President of NanoHiTech Association (Nanotechnology).
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Vakhenak Bekaryan
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- poetprose writerteacher
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Vaghinag Bekaryan was an Armenian pedagogue, poet, and writer.
