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Movses Hranti Hakobyan (; born 4 February 1965) is a former senior Armenian military official and the former commander of NKR Defense Army and former Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces. From 19 November 2018 until his resignation on 18 November 2020, Hakobyan served as the Chief Military Inspector of the Armed Forces.


Biography

Hakobyan was born in the town of Chartar in the Martuni region of the Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Oblast. He graduated from the secondary school of Chartar in 1982 and entered the Alma-Ata Army Command College in the same year. From 1986 to 1987, he served in the 553rd Motorized Rifle Regiment, based in the
Transcaucasian Military District The Transcaucasian Military District, a military district of the Soviet Armed Forces, traces its history to May 1921 and the incorporation of First Republic of Armenia, Armenia, Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, Azerbaijan, and Democratic Republic ...
, as an infantry platoon commander. Hakobyan then served in the Soviet armed forces stationed in
Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
during the
Soviet–Afghan War The Soviet–Afghan War took place in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan from December 1979 to February 1989. Marking the beginning of the 46-year-long Afghan conflict, it saw the Soviet Union and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic o ...
as deputy commander of a rifle company. In 1988, he returned to the Transcaucasian Military District to serve as company commander with the 366th Motorized Rifle Regiment, stationed in
Stepanakert Stepanakert officially Khankendi is a city in the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan. It was the capital city of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh prior to the 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh, 2023 Azerbaijani offensive in ...
. After the regiment was pulled out from Stepanakert in March 1992, Hakobyan joined the Nagorno Karabakh Self-Defense Forces. During the
First Nagorno-Karabakh War The First Nagorno-Karabakh War was an ethnic conflict, ethnic and territorial conflict that took place from February 1988 to May 1994, in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh in southwestern Azerbaijan, between the majority ethnic Armenians of Nag ...
he participated in military operations in Martuni,
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,
Martakert Martakert (, , also , ) or Aghdara ( ) is a town in the Aghdara District of Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Until 2023 it was controlled by the breakaway Republic of Artsakh, as the centre of its Martakert Province. The villa ...
,
Aghdam Aghdam () is a town and the nominal capital of the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan. Founded in the 18th century, it was granted city status in 1828 and grew considerably during the Soviet period. Aghdam lies from Stepanakert at the eastern foot ...
and was wounded at least three times. Hakobyan was the commander of the battalion of his native village Chartar from July–September 1992. Afterward he served as deputy commander, then the commander, of
Shushi Shusha (, ) or Shushi () is a city in Azerbaijan, in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Situated at an altitude of 1,400–1,800 metres (4,600–5,900 ft) in the Karabakh mountains, the city was a mountain resort in the Soviet Union, Soviet ...
defense district from 1992 to 1993. From September to December 1993, he commanded the defense of Monteaberd (Martuni). Subsequently and until 1998, he was commander of the 2nd Defense District of Martuni and from 1998 to 1999 of 4th Defense District of Askeran. From 1999 to 2001, Hakobyan was deputy commander of the
Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army The Artsakh Defence Army () was the defence force of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh. Established in 1992, it united previously disorganized defence units which were formed in the early 1990s. It was disbanded on 20 September 2023 under t ...
, in charge of combat readiness. Following his graduation from Russia's Academy of the General Staff, on 24 July 2002, Hakobyan was appointed Adviser to the Defense Minister of Armenia, and in July 2003, as first deputy commander and chief of staff of the NKR Defense Army. Hakobyan became the Defence Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh on 11 May 2007 by decree of the President of Nagorno-Karabakh Arkadi Ghukasyan, succeeding Seyran Ohanyan. In June 2015, Hakobyan was appointed deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia. Hakobyan was appointed Chief of the General Staff on 3 October 2016. He was dismissed from this post by newly elected Prime Minister
Nikol Pashinyan Nikol Vovayi Pashinyan (born 1 June 1975) is an Armenian politician who is serving as the 16th and current Prime Minister of Armenia, prime minister of Armenia since 8 May 2018. A journalist by profession, Pashinyan founded his own newspaper in ...
on 24 May 2018 and appointed Head of the Military Control Service of the Armenian Ministry of Defense (chief military inspector). Hakobyan was dismissed from his post as chief military inspector on 19 November 2019 but later reappointed to the same post. On 18 November 2020, during the political crisis created by the
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement was an armistice agreement that ended the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. It was signed on 9November by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and the Pr ...
, he submitted his resignation from the post of Head of the Military Control Service of the Armenian Ministry of Defense.Top military official resigns in Armenia
PanARMENIAN.Net, 18 November 2020
Hakobyan gave a press conference following his resignation where he alleged a number of failures by Nikol Pashinyan's government in the
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war The Second Nagorno-Karabakh War was an armed conflict in 2020 that took place in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding occupied territories. It was a major escalation of an unresolved conflict over the region, involvi ...
. Hakobyan's press conference became the subject of investigation by the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia. On 3 May 2021, Hakobyan was charged with revealing state secrets and summoned by Armenia's National Security Service for questioning.


Personal life

Hakobyan is married and has two children. His nephew,
Armen Grigoryan Armen Grigoryan (, ) is a singer/songwriter, artist, and the front man (and main songwriter) of " Krematorij" (''Crematorium'') Russian rock-band. Biography Armen Grigoryan was born on November 24, 1960, in Moscow to Armenian parents. During sc ...
, has served as the Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia since 17 May 2018.


Awards

*
Hero of Artsakh Hero of Artsakh () was the highest title of the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh. According to the official website of the President of Artsakh, the title Hero of Artsakh "is awarded for exceptional services in the defense of the state, streng ...
(2 September 2002) * Order of the Combat Cross, 1st degree * Order of the Combat Cross, 2nd degree * Order of the Combat Cross, 2nd degree * Medal "For Services to the Fatherland", 1st degree * Order of Vardan Mamikonian *
Order of the Red Star The Order of the Red Star () was a military decoration of the Soviet Union. It was established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of 6 April 1930 but its statute was only defined in decree of the Presidium of the ...
* Jubilee Medal "70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR" * Medal "Soldiers-Internationalists" * Medal "From the Grateful People of Afghanistan"


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NKR Defense Minister
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