Suren Papikyan | |
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Սուրեն Պապիկյան | |
 Papikyan in 2018 | |
| Minister of Defense | |
| Assumed office 15 November 2021 | |
| President | Armen Sarkissian Vahagn Khachaturyan |
| Prime Minister | Nikol Pashinyan |
| Preceded by | Arshak Karapetyan |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia | |
| In office 2 August 2021 – 15 November 2021 Serving with Mher Grigoryan | |
| President | Armen Sarkissian |
| Prime Minister | Nikol Pashinyan |
| Preceded by | Tigran Avinyan |
| Succeeded by | Hambardzum Matevosyan |
| Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia | |
| In office 11 May 2018 – 2 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Davit Lokyan |
| Succeeded by | Gnel Sanosyan |
| Chairman of the Board of Civil Contract | |
| Assumed office 16 June 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 April 1986 Stepanavan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Civil Contract Party |
| Alma mater | Yerevan State University Saint Petersburg State University |
Suren Rafiki Papikyan (Armenian: Սուրեն Ռաֆիկի Պապիկյան; born 26 April 1986) is an Armenian politician currently serving as the Minister of Defense of Armenia. He formerly served as minister of territorial administration and infrastructure and briefly as deputy prime minister. He is also chairman of the board of the ruling Civil Contract Party.