Early life and education

Hakobyan was born in the

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of Dovegh in northeastern Armenia, near the border with

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. He attended the Yerevan State University and graduated from the Journalism Department in 1995. He is also a graduate of the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs in

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Career

Hakobyan has formerly worked as a correspondent for the newspapers ''Ankakhutyun'' (1991–1995), '' Yerkir'' (1998–2000), '' Azg'' (2000–2006), '' Aztag'' (2005-2016), '' The Armenian Reporter'' (2008–2009) and as a political observer on regional issues of ''Radiolur'' news program of the Public Radio of Armenia (2004–2008). From 2009 until February 2021 he worked as a reporter and analyst at the independent Civilitas Foundation (CivilNet). Since 2014 Hakobyan has been the director of the

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-based ANI Foundation for Armenian Studies (Հայկական ուսումնասիրությունների ԱՆԻ հիմնադրամ). He is currently a columnist at Aliq Media.

Personal life

Hakobyan is married with two sons. He speaks Armenian, Russian, English, and Spanish.

Publications

*Կանաչ ու սև. արցախյան օրագիր reen and Black: Karabakh Diary(2008) *Հայացք Արարատից. հայերը և թուրքերը iew from Ararat: Armenians and Turks(2012) *Մահվան հովիտ․ 44-օրյա աղետ alley of Death: 44-Day Disaster(2021)

References

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