Jalal Harutyunyan

Jalal Harutyunyan
Ջալալ Հարությունյան
Defense Minister of Artsakh
In office
24 February 2020 – 27 October 2020
PresidentBako Sahakyan
Arayik Harutyunyan
Preceded byKaren Abrahamyan
Succeeded byMikael Arzumanyan
Personal details
Born (1974-11-11) 11 November 1974 (age 49)
Badara, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, USSR
Children3[1]
AwardsHero of Artsakh
Military service
Allegiance Republic of Artsakh
 Armenia
Branch/serviceArtsakh Defense Army
Ministry of Defense (Armenia)
Years of service1992-
RankLieutenant General
Battles/warsFirst Nagorno-Karabakh War
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

Jalal Anatolii Harutyunyan (Armenian: Ջալալ Անատոլիի Հարությունյան; born 11 November 1974) is an Armenian general from the Republic of Artsakh who formerly served as Commander of the Artsakh Defense Army and Minister of Defense of Artsakh.[1] He commanded the Artsakh Defense Army during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War until his dismissal on 27 October 2020 after being wounded in action. He was appointed Head of the Military Control Service of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia in February 2021.[2] Harutyunyan was suspended from this role in connection with a criminal case opened against him in September 2022.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Jalal Harutyunyan". Republic of Artsakh. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ջալալ Հարությունյանը նշանակվել է ՊՆ ռազմական վերահսկողական ծառայության պետ". Hetq.am (in Armenian). Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ջալալ Հարությունյանին մեղադրանք է առաջադրվել. նրա պաշտոնավարումը կասեցվել է" [Jalal Harutyunyan has been charged. His tenure has been suspended]. Aravot (in Armenian). September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.