Samson Harutyunyan

Samson Harutyunyan
Minister of Justice
of the First Republic of Armenia
In office
4 November 1918 – Spring 1919
Prime MinisterHovhannes Katchaznouni
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byHarutyun Chmshkyan
Personal details
NationalityArmenian

Samson Harutyunyan (Armenian: Սամսոն Հարությունյան) was an Armenian politician who served as Minister of Justice of the First Republic of Armenia from 1918 to 1919.[1]

In a letter to his wife, the first prime minister of Armenia, Hovhannes Kajaznuni, described Harutyunyan as having "been in public life for many years", adding: "he has been in public life for many years, he has experience and energy, but he is poor both in mind and spirit, he is a small person who can successfully manage small affairs, but the state scale is beyond him. of abilities. On top of all that, there is cunning and intrigue."[2]

  1. ^ "Samson Harutyunyan - Encyclopaedia Orientica". August 21, 2016.
  2. ^ Hakobyan, Tatul (29 December 2022). "Հովհաննես Քաջազնունու նամակը Երևանից Թիֆլիսում գտնվող կնոջը՝ Սաթենիկին. 1919թ հունվար" [Hovhannes Kajaznuni's letter from Yerevan to his wife Satenik in Tiflis. January 1919]. ANI Armenian Research Center. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023.