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
