Ruben Rafiki Hayrapetyan (Armenian: Ռուբեն Ռաֆիկի Հայրապետյան, born 9 March 1963 in Yerevan, Armenia),[1] also known by his nickname Nemets Rubo (Rubo The German),[2] is an Armenian football official,[3] a former member of the Armenian Parliament and a businessman.[4]
Between 2002-2018, Hayrapetyan was the president of the Football Federation of Armenia (FFA).[1] He was elected to the Armenian Parliament twice, in 2003 and 2007.[5] On 3 July 2012 he was forced to step down from Parliament, after the controversial death of an army doctor at a restaurant owned by him.[6]
In 2014, Hayrapetyan started investing in different business projects.[4] Since 2007, he has been a member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA). He holds a degree in economics from the Armenian State University of Economics.[1]
- ^ a b c "Ruben HAYRAPETYAN". National Assembly of Armenia. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Հլը սրան տարեք ստեղից. Նեմեց Ռուբո". Armtimes.com (in Armenian). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "No Charges to be Brought for Beating of Air Armenia CEO". Asbarez. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Zhoghovurd: Ruben Hayrapetyan starts investing in business projects in Nagorno-Karabakh". TERT AM, LLC. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "President of Armenia's Football Federation abandons politics". NEWS.am. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ "Harsnakar Owner Resigns from Parliament Following Avetyan Murder". The Armenian Weekly. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2016.