Samvel Karapetyan (general)

Samvel Karapetyan
Personal details
Born (1962-09-11) September 11, 1962 (age 62)
Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, USSR
AwardsHero of Artsakh
Military service
Allegiance Republic of Artsakh
Branch/serviceArtsakh Defense Army
Years of service1991–2019
RankMajor General
Battles/warsFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War
Four-Day War

Samvel Jamili Karapetyan (Armenian: Սամվել Ջամիլի Կարապետյան; born September 11, 1962), also known by his nom de guerre Oganovsky, is an Armenian military commander from the Republic of Artsakh who participated in the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. He held the rank of major general in the Artsakh Defense Army prior to its disbandment in 2024, and has received the award Hero of Artsakh.