Rita Sargsyan | |
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First Lady of Armenia | |
In role 9 April 2008 – 9 April 2018 | |
President | Serzh Sargsyan |
Preceded by | Bella Kocharyan |
Succeeded by | Nouneh Sarkissian |
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Armenia | |
In role 17 April 2018 – 23 April 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Serzh Sargsyan |
Preceded by | Lilit Karapetyan |
Succeeded by | Lilit Karapetyan (Acting) |
In role 4 April 2007 – 9 April 2008 Acting: 25 March 2007 – 4 April 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Serzh Sargsyan |
Preceded by | Susanna Margaryan |
Succeeded by | Gohar Sargsyan |
Personal details | |
Born | Rita Aleksandri Dadayan 6 March 1962 Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, Soviet Union |
Died | 20 November 2020 Yerevan, Armenia | (aged 58)
Nationality | Armenian |
Spouse | |
Profession | Music teacher |
Religion | Armenian Apostolic Church |
Website | Official website |
Rita Aleksandri Sargsyan (Armenian: Ռիտա Ալեքսանդրի Սարգսյան, née Dadayan (Դադայան), 6 March 1962 – 20 November 2020[1]) was the wife of Serzh Sargsyan, the President of Armenia from 2008 to 2018.
She was born to a military family and was a music teacher by profession.[2][3]