Armen Darbinyan

Armen Darbinyan
Արմեն Դարբինյան
Darbinyan in 2010
Industry and Trade Minister of Armenia
In office 1999–2000
Preceded by	Hayk Gevorgyan
Succeeded by	Karen Chshmaritian
7th Prime Minister of Armenia
In office 10 April 1998 – 11 June 1999
Preceded by	Robert Kocharyan
Succeeded by	Vazgen Sargsyan
Armenian Minister of Finance
In office 15 May 1997 – 10 April 1998
Preceded by	Levon Barkhudaryan
Succeeded by	Edward Sandoyan
First Vice-Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia
In office 1994–1997
Preceded by	position established
Succeeded by	Arthur Javadyan
Personal details
Born	(1964-01-23) January 23, 1964 Leninakan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union (now Gyumri, Armenia)
Political party	none
Alma mater	Moscow State University
Awards

Armen Razmiki Darbinyan (Armenian: Արմեն Ռազմիկի Դարբինյան; born January 23, 1964) is an Armenian politician and university administrator who served as Prime Minister of Armenia from 1998 to 1999. In 1994, he was appointed First Vice-Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia. In 1997, Darbinyan was appointed Armenian Minister of Finance. On April 10, 1998, he was appointed as the Prime Minister of Armenia until June 11, 1999. Since 2001, Armen Darbinyan has been rector of Russian-Armenian State University. In April 2023, Darbinyan announced that he would not stand for reelection as rector of the university, citing a lack of support from the Russian and Armenian governments.

Education

In 1986, he received an honors degree at the Department of Economy, Moscow State University. In 1989, Darbinyan completed a post-graduate course at Moscow State University.