Samvel Babayan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Samvel Babayan
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Mar 5, 1965(1965-03-05)
Age	59
Birthplace	Stepanakert
Country	Azerbaijan
Horoscope	Pisces

Samvel Babayan Biography

Samvel Babayan is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 5, 1965 in Stepanakert, Azerbaijan. Babayan was born on the 5th of March, 1965 in Stepanakert in Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan SSR. He graduated in 1982. graduated from Armenian secondary school number 7 named in honor of Eghishe Charents from Stepanakert. From 1983 until 1985, he was a member of the Soviet military unit located in East Germany.

In the session of 26 February concerning the case of attempted assassination on 22 March 2000 against Arkadi Ghukasyan, a resident of Stepanakert the sentences of the defendants of 16 were read aloud. Babayan received 14 years’ prison.

During the investigation and in jail, Babayan’s health greatly deteriorated. He was said to suffer from hepatitis and other ailments which could not be treated in prison. On 18 September 2004, Samvel Babayan was released from maximum-security prison in Shusha due to health concerns, with the terms of release including a probationary period and continued disenfranchisement.

In November 2005, Samvel Babayan founded the Dashink political party with his supporters. The party did not achieve any major success.

Samvel Babayan is the recipient of the titles of the Commander of the Self- Defense Forces of Nagorno-Karabakh and Minister of Defense. Babayan has been awarded the ranks as Lieutenant Colonel (1992) colonel (1993) Major general (1994) and lieutenant general (1996). He was awarded the Golden Eagle medal of the Nagorno-Karabakh republic (1997) and was named to be a Hero of Artsakh. His wife is married. He has 3 kids. His sister Karen was the City Mayor for Stepanakert in the state of Tennessee and also Minister of Internal Affairs of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

Samvel Babayan Net Worth

Samvel Babayan is one of the richest Politician from Azerbaijan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Samvel Babayan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Samvel Babayan (Armenian: Samvel Babayan born on March 5, 1965) is an Armenian political and military commander. He was a hero in the War of Nagorno- Karabakh. After his participation in the conflict, Babayan was appointed as the defense minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic from 1994 until 2000. Through this time, Babayan “became not only the military leader but the most powerful man in Karabakh overall, controlling its government and economy.”

The year 1988 was the time that Samvel Babayan joined an army paramilitary unit. He was promoted to the position of commander of his own unit, and later the organization professionally. From 1989 to 1991 , he was the head for the Stepanakert second Volunteers Company and a member of the Stepanakert central headquarters for the underground. Major General Samvel Babayan rose to prominence in the military phase of the Nagorno-Karabakh war between 1991 and 1994. Babayan coordinated Armenian military operations inside Karabakh and was involved in the creation of the plan to take Shusha and was also the leader in charge of the main front Lachin. The unified military command started with the establishment of Nagorno Karabakh between 1992 and 1993, Babayan became the Commander of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army in 1993 following the departure of his former commander Serzh Sargsyan quit for the position of Armenia’s Defense Minister. Under his direction the Karabakhi military was able to win several important combats against Azerbaijani military, and gained the control of most of Nagorno-Karabakh and also partially governing seven districts in Azerbaijan.

By December 1999, Babayan was forced to relinquish his position as the Self- Defense Forces Commander. Armenian president Robert Kocharyan’s precarious position in post-27 October political environment did not allow him to tackle the Babayan issue directly, leaving it to the unrecognized government of Nagorno-Karabakh under president Arkadi Ghukasyan and the new Karabakh Army leadership. On 22 March 2000, Babayan allegedly launched an assassination attempt on Arkadi Ghukasyan, leaving the president seriously wounded but alive.

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Who is Samvel Babayan Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Samvel Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Azerbaijan. Samvel Babayan celebrates birthday on March 5 of every year.