Born on May 12, 1948 in Spitak.
1983 - Graduated from the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute.
1966 - 1969 - Worker, an engineer-constructor and chief technologist in the Spitak Sugar Factory.
1969 - 1981 - Worked as a technician and later as a skilled worker, chief engineer and Head of the Leninyan region water and sewage department under the executive committee of Yerevan City Council.
1981 - 1995 - Engineer, field Head, Deputy Director, Director in the Yerevan Plant of Chemical Reactives.
1995 - 1999 - President of the “Chimreactive” OJSC.
2001 - President of the “Agricultural Producers and Seed Growers' Union.”
2002 - Co - Director of the NGO “Armenian Toiler.”
1990 - 1995 - Deputy of the Supreme Council (electoral district # 242.)
1995 - 1999 - Deputy of the National Assembly (electoral district # 102.) Member of the “Republic” faction, and then member of “The Reforms” deputy group.
1999 - 2003 - Deputy of the National Assembly (proportional electoral system, “Unity” alliance.) Member of the Standing Committee on Financial - Credit and Budgetary Affairs of the National Assembly and then member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly. Member of the “Unity” alliance, then not included in any factions or deputy groups. Head the People's Agricultural and Industrial Union Deputy Group.
2003 - 2007 - Deputy of the National Assembly (electoral district #35.) Member of the Standing Committee on Financial - Credit, Budgetary and Economic Affairs of the National Assembly. Not included in any factions or deputy groups.
2007 - 2012 - Deputy of the National Assembly (proportional electoral system, RPA.)
June 19, 2007 - May 31. 2012 - Member of the Standing Committee on Protection of Human Rights and Public Affairs of the National Assembly.
May 6, 2012 - Elected Deputy of the National Assembly by the proportional electoral system, from the Republican Party of Armenia.
Married, with two children.
