Anna Hakobyan is NOT the First Lady of Armenia
The recent constitutional switcheroo between the offices of the Armenian Prime Minister and President has caused trouble for many in the journalism community in keeping up with official title conventions for politicians. This lack of standard protocol is especially apparent with the frequent and widespread misuse of the title “First Lady” across the Armenian mediascape.
News. am, A1+, the Yerevan State University (YSU)’s press communiqués and even the Armenian Church are among the outlets that frequently refer to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s wife, Anna Hakobyan, incorrectly, as the “First Lady of Armenia.” This embarrassing blunder in etiquette has become so common that Wikipedia even acknowledges: “[Hakobyan] is also unofficially called the First Lady of Armenia.” Other media outlets have instead reverted to the slightly-less inaccurate, yet equally boorish title “The PM’s wife” in press coverage.
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With all due respect to Mrs Sarkissian!
You are correct Raffi. Anna Hakobyan is a wonderfu lady and a personality in her own right. Protocol should find an appropriate title for her.
The highest position holder now in Armenia is the Prime Minister which means he is the first so his wife will be the first lady, please don’t mix up the positions and spread wrong rumors. I only hope she will not appear with that undo hair which seems she just has escaped from a mad house, it is not proper for her position plus she is the mother of four and forty something, she should also dress up not down. I was ashamed to see her arriving in Lebanon with that horrible hair, tennis shoes and unpleasant apparel. It is time for her to have a real stylist.
I hope Yerevan Peaceniks won’t take it to the streets and protest over the ownership of the title.
I agree with Ruby. Anna needs a stylist. When I saw the pictures of her visiting Lebanon, my first impression was, “…hmmmm, did she travel from Yerevan to Beirut on a motorcycle without wearing a helmet”?🤤