Zhirayr Tevanovich Poghosyan (; born 15 January 1942) is an Armenian politician who was

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from 15 June 1998 to 30 June 1999. He studied in

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and from 1960–1965 attended the Polytechnic Institute in

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. After graduation and until 1969, he served as technician, engineer, senior engineer and designer at the Scientific Research Institute. From 1969 to 1971, he was a leading designer at the Scientific Research Institute of Microelectronics. In 1971 he moved to the Electric Engineering Institute where he stayed until 1990, becoming a team leader, deputy head of department, head of department, deputy director for research projects, and senior scientific researcher. Being active in politics, starting 1992, he was chief specialist of Special Affairs of Armenia and then 1992 acting Deputy Prime Minister of

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. In June 1998, he replaced

Leonard Petrosyan Leonard Petrosyan (; 11 October 1952 – 27 October 1999) was an Armenian politician who was the acting President of Artsakh, President of the Republic of Artsakh, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from 20 March 1997 to 8 September 1997. He also served a ...

as Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic serving until 24 June 1999, when he was succeeded by

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.ԼԵՌՆԱՅԻՆ ՂԱՐԱԲԱՂԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԿԱՌԱՎԱՐՈՒԹՅԱՆ կայքէջ: ԼՂՀ-ի Նախկին Վարչապետներ
(in Armenian) He is married and has two children.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Poghosyan, Zhirayr 1942 births Living people People from Martuni Province Armenian political scientists