Mikael Harutyunyan

Mikael Harutyunyan
Defence Minister of Armenia
In office 4 April 2007 – 14 April 2008
President	Robert Kocharyan Serzh Sargsyan
Preceded by	Serzh Sargsyan
Succeeded by	Seyran Ohanyan
Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces
In office 1995 – 4 April 2007
President	Levon Ter-Petrosyan Robert Kocharyan
Preceded by	Norat Ter-Grigoryants
Succeeded by	Seyran Ohanyan
Personal details
Born	(1946-02-10) 10 February 1946 (age 78) Sagiyan, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Armenian Russian
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Frunze Military Academy Soviet Union General Staff Academy
Awards	see below
Military service
Branch/service	Soviet Army  Armenian Ground Forces
Years of service	1963–2007
Rank	Colonel General

Mikael Harutyuni Harutyunyan (Armenian: Միքայել Հարությունի Հարությունյան; born 10 February 1946) is an Armenian general who served as the Defence Minister of Armenia from 4 April 2007 until 14 April 2008. From 14 April 2008 to 24 May 2018, he served as Chief Military Inspector and advisor to the President of Armenia. From 1995 to 2007, he served as the Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces. He currently resides in Russia and is wanted in Armenia on charges related to the violence during the 2008 Armenian presidential election protests.