Suren Papikyan is the newly elected defense minister of Armenia whose Wikipedia page is actively sought by the citizens of his nation. Scroll below to know more about his political journey.
Suren Papikyan, the newly elected chairman, was appointed as a Deputy Prime minister of Armenia in August by President Armen Sarkissian.
A 35-years-old male politician is currently serving as the new defense minister of Armenia, replacing Arshak Karapetyan. Karapetyan was serving in the job of new defense for a little over 100 days.
Prior to that, he served as a minister of territorial administration and infrastructure from 2018 to 2021.
Let’s get to know more about the recurring defense minister of Armenia.
Who Is Suren Papikyan? Wikipedia Bio
Suren Paikyan was recently appointed as Armenia’s new defense minister, while his biography details are currently scarce on the web.
Since Wikipedia does not have his profile, other social sites have featured him rapidly after he got elected on the post.
Armenia’s Defence Minister, Arashak Karapetyan, has been dismissed and replaced by Deputy Minister Suren Papikyan. He is the third Defence Minister to serve since the end of the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. pic.twitter.com/7e1Z6s2yGO
— OC Media (@OCMediaorg) November 15, 2021
On November 15, 2021, former President Armen Sarkissian signed the appointment, replacing Arshak Karapetyan, leaving his post in an earlier decision.
As recorded by The Government of the Republic of Armenia, he earned a bachelor’s degree in history, pedagogy at Yerevan State University.
Later, he went to Yerevan State University Faculty of History for his Master’s degree, and at St. Petersburg State University for the postgraduate courses.
The defense minister has been actively participating in politics since his college life, awarded by YSU Student Council’s silver medal in 2021.
Further, he also got the Garegin Nzhdeh Medal of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, in 2016.
Suren Papikyan Age- Who Is His Wife?
Suren Papikyan, 35 aged, is currently single and has no wife, recorded on the official governmental page of Armenia.
He was born on April 26, 1986, in Stepanavan. The politician is more active in politics, starting his party affiliation on March 31, 2018, being a member initiator and leading to the popular velvet revolution in April-May.
Probably, the politician is busy with his political activities, which might be why he has not had any romantic encounters.
Or, he might have previous relationship status but not recorded on media.
Suren Papikyan Salary & Net Worth: 2021
Suren Papikyan’s estimated net worth could be between more than $5 million.
As per Arm Info, the Prime minister secretly ordered to double the salaries of Armenian ministers in 2019.
At that time, Emergency Affairs Minister Felix Tsolakyan received 6 million drams in May, June, July, and August.
Likewise, the minister’s salary coefficient was 12 in 2019. Being a politician and defense minister, he may have million of salaries.
Is Suren Papikyan Available On Instagram?
No, defense minister Suren Papikyan is not available on Instagram.
Had a productive meeting with #US Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy. We discussed means of enhancing #economic cooperation between two states and shared views on opportunities of #infrastructure development of #Armenia. pic.twitter.com/N1DGARu87S
— Suren Papikyan (@papikyan_suren) February 2, 2021
However, he has a Twitter account under the username @papikyan_suren, joined in November 2013.
Similarly, he is active on his Twitter account and tweeted on current governmental topics.
Recently, He was appointed as Minister of Territorial Administration and Development of the Republic of Armenia in 2018/19