Seyran Ohanyan | |
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| Defence Minister of Armenia | |
| In office 14 April 2008 – 3 October 2016 | |
| President | Serzh Sargsyan |
| Deputy | David Tonoyan |
| Preceded by | Mikael Harutyunyan |
| Succeeded by | Vigen Sargsyan |
| Defense Minister of Artsakh | |
| In office August 1999 – May 2007 | |
| President | Leonard Petrosyan Arkadi Ghukasyan |
| Preceded by | Samvel Babayan |
| Succeeded by | Movses Hakobyan |
| Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces | |
| In office May 2007 – 14 April 2008 | |
| President | Robert Kocharyan Serzh Sargsyan |
| Preceded by | Mikael Harutyunyan |
| Succeeded by | Yuri Khatchaturov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1962 Shushi, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, USSR (now Shusha, Azerbaijan) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Armenia Alliance |
| Awards | see below |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Artsakh Armenia |
| Branch/service | Soviet Army Artsakh Defense Army Armenian Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1983–present |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Commands | Soviet 366th Motorized Rifle Regiment Armenian 5th Army Corps |
| Battles/wars | |
Seyran Musheghi Ohanyan (Armenian: Սեյրան Մուշեղի Օհանյան; born 1 July 1962) is an Armenian military officer and politician currently serving as a deputy in the National Assembly of Armenia. He served as Defence Minister of Armenia from 14 April 2008 until 3 October 2016. A native of Nagorno-Karabakh, he participated in both the first and second Karabakh wars, and from 2000 to 2007 served as defence minister of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh.