Ashot Vladimiri Ghulian (; born 19 August 1965) was the

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of the

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of the

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between 2005 and 2020.

Early life

He was born on 19 August 1965 in the Khndzristan village, Askeran Region of

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. In 1983, Ghulian attended the Stepanakert Pedagogical Institute for Historical Studies. From 1984 to 1986, he served in the

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. Ghulian graduated from the faculty of the Department of Vanadzor Pedagogical Institute in Stepanakert in 1990. He taught at the Khndzristan high school and participated in village self-defense forces from 1991 to 1992 during the

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Career

On 1 December 1992, Ghulian joined the convocation of the Supreme Council for Foreign Relations Committee, becoming a senior adviser in 1993. In September, he became the Assistant of the Supreme Council to the President. He led the bilateral relations section of the Nagorno-Karabakh Foreign Ministry beginning in January 1995, and the political administration beginning in January 1998. Ghulian was appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs on 15 December 1998. He left the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in June 2001, and the Democratic Party of Artsakh elected him chair of the social and political organization. In October 2002, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, and in 2004 he was appointed Minister of Education, Culture and Sports. Ghulian was elected president of the Central Council of the Democratic Party of Artsakh in January 2005. On 19 June 2005, he was elected to the 4th session of the

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, as representation of the Artsakh Democratic Party for the 2005 Nagorno-Karabakh parliamentary election. At the first plenary session of the National Assembly on 30 June 2005, Ghulian was elected speaker of the parliament. The Artsakh Democratic Party represented by him came in second at the 2010 Nagorno-Karabakh parliamentary election, behind the Free Motherland party. Ghulian has made several visits to the

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to lobby for support.

Personal life

Ghulian is married. He has been awarded the Order of St. Gregory the Illuminator.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghulian, Ashot 1965 births Living people People from Askeran Province Politicians from the Republic of Artsakh Members of the National Assembly (Artsakh) Foreign ministers of the Republic of Artsakh