President of the National Assembly of Artsakh

The president of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh (Armenian: Ազգային ժողովի նախագահ, Azgayin zhoghovi naxagah) is the speaker of the House in the Parliament of Artsakh.

President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Artsakh
Արցախի հանրապետության Ազգային ժողովի նախագահ (Armenian)
AppointerElected by National Assembly
Term lengthcoincides with the term of the assembly
Inaugural holderLeonard Petrosyan
FormationSeptember 12, 1991
Websitehttp://nankr.am

Until 1995, the post was called Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. From January 1992 to December 1994, until Robert Kocharyan was elected as the president of Artsakh, the chairman was de facto the head of state of the republic.

Following an Azerbaijani offensive on 19 September 2023, Artsakh agreed to dissolve itself by 1 January 2024, as de jure.[1] In December 2023, this decision was subsequently declared not valid by the Artsakh president.

The speaker is Davit Ishkhanyan of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation.[2]

List of presidents of the National Assembly

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Image Name Took office Left office Political party
  Leonard Petrosyan 12 September 1991 8 January 1992 Independent
  Artur Mkrtchyan 8 January 1992 14 April 1992 Independent
  Georgi Petrosian (acting) 15 April 1992 14 June 1993 Independent
  Karen Baburyan [hy] 14 June 1993 March 1996 Independent
  Arthur Tovmasyan March 1996 2 December 1997 Independent
  Oleg Yesayan 2 December 1997 1 July 2005 Independent
  Ashot Ghulian 1 July 2005 21 May 2020 Democratic
  Arthur Tovmasyan 21 May 2020 29 July 2023[3] Free Motherland
  Davit Ishkhanyan 7 August 2023 Armenian Revolutionary Federation

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will cease to exist from Jan 1 2024 - Nagorno-Karabakh authorities". Reuters. 2023-09-28. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  2. ^ "ARF's Davit Ishkanyan Elected Artsakh Parliament Speaker". Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  3. ^ "Davit Ishkhanyan elected chairman of Artsakh parliament". Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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  • [1] Office of the Republic of Artsakh