YEREVAN (Armenpress)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) on Jan. 14 announced that the chairman of its Supreme Body, Mikayel Manukyan, will take the place of former Member of Parliament Vahan Hovhannisian. The leader of the ARF’s parliamentary block, Artzvik Minasyan, announced the decision to Armenpress.
Hovhannisian was recently selected by President Serge Sarkisian to take the Armenian ambassadorship in Germany, succeeding the previous ambassador to Germany, Armen Martirosyan.
Mikayel Manukyan was born on April 10, 1967, in Yerevan. In 1986, he graduated from the School of Decorative Design at the Yerevan Terlemezian Fine Arts College. He is a painter by trade.
From 1985-88, he served in the Soviet army. Manukyan took part in the Karabagh War from its very start. He was awarded the Marshal Baghramian Medal for his efforts in the liberation of Shushi. From 1992-88, he worked at the Yerkir daily as a reporter. In 2002, he was appointed to a position in the ARF Supreme Body. From 2002-07, Manukyan served as chairman of the ARF Supreme Body. On May 12, 2007, he was elected deputy of the National Assembly from the ARF through proportional representation.
Manukyan is married and has three children.
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