Gegham Gharibjanian (Ambassador)

Gegham Gharibjanian (Ambassador)

H.E. Mr. Gegham GHARIBJANIAN


Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the United Arab Emirates since 12 March 2012


Date and place of birth: October 2 1951, Yerevan


Education:


1973 -Yerevan State University, Faculty of Oriental Studies


1994 -University of South California (USC), Higher Courses of Public Administration


Professional Experience:


10.1973-01.1978 -Senior Adviser, Committee for Cultural Relations with Armenians Abroad


01.1978-01.1981 -Interpreter of Persian language, Iran


01.1981-05.1991 -Senior Adviser, Head of Department, Committee for Cultural Relations with Armenians Abroad


05.1991-06.1995 -Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Security of the Republic Of Armenia


07.1995-02.1999


-Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia


-Vice-Chairman, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Environment of the National Assembly


-Chairman of the Armenia - Iran- Parliamentary Friendship Group


-Vice-Chairman of the Interparlamentary Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia and the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation


-Vice-Chairman of the Social Committee to the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly
-Founder of the ,,Social State,, Parliamentary Group


14.01.1999 -by the decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia was granted the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary  and Plenipotentiary


14.01.1999-27.12.2004-Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Islamic Republic of Iran


14.08.2001-27.12.2004-Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the State of Qatar (residence in Tehran)


13.01.2005-19.01.2009-Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia


19.01.2009-11.02.2012- Secretary General (Head of Staff) of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia


12.03.2012 -Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the United Arab Emirates


16.05.2013 -Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the State of Qatar (residence in Abu Dhabi)


Participation in Intergovernmental Commissions:


2006-2009


-Chaired the Armenian side of the Armenian-Chinese, Armenian-Indian, Armenian-Lebanones Intergovernmetal Commissions