Aram Sargsyan

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| name = Aram Sargsyan

| office = 9th Prime Minister of Armenia

| image = Aram Sargsyan 2010.jpg

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| caption = Sargsyan in 2010

| predecessor = Vazgen Sargsyan

| successor = Andranik Margaryan

| office2 = Leader of the Hanrapetutyun Party

| predecessor2 = position established

| party = Republican Party of Armenia {{small|(until 2001)}}
Hanrapetutyun Party {{small|(since 2001)}}

| otherparty = Armenian National Congress {{small|(2012)}}

| office1 = Member of the National Assembly

| termstart1 = 2 April 2017

| termend1 = 14 January 2019

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|01|02}}

| birth_place = Ararat, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union

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| death_place =

| spouse =

| relations = Vazgen Sargsyan (brother)

| alma_mater = Yerevan Polytechnic University

| occupation = Civil engineer

| imagesize = 250px

| term_start = 3 November 1999

| term_end = 2 May 2000

| term_start2 = April 2001

| term_end2 =

| native_name = {{nobold|Արամ Սարգսյան}}

| native_name_lang = hy

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Aram Zaveni Sargsyan ({{langx|hy|Արամ Զավենի Սարգսյան}}; born 2 January 1961) is an Armenian political figure. He is the younger brother of Vazgen Sargsyan. After his brother Vazgen was assassinated, he became Prime Minister of Armenia from 3 November 1999 to 2 May 2000.[http://www.parliament.am/deputies.php?sel=details&ID=34&lang=eng Government biography] Accessed 2 April 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927013750/http://www.parliament.am/deputies.php?sel=details&ID=34&lang=eng Archived] 2 April 2009."WORLD BANK: World Bank President expresses cocondolences & continued economic support for Armenia." M2 Presswire November 16, 1999

In 2001, he founded the Hanrapetutyun Party. He supported the opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosyan in the 2008 Armenian presidential election.

Sargsyan was elected to the Armenian National Assembly in May 2012 with the Armenian National Congress, but he didn't accept the seat.[http://www.armenianow.com/vote_2012/38012/may_vote_aram_sargsyan_refuse_deputy_mandate No Thanks: Party leader Sargsyan joins Ter-Petrosyan in giving up mandate]

In the 2017 Armenian parliamentary election, Sargsyan was elected through the proportional list of the Way Out Alliance.

Prior to the 2018 Yerevan City Council election, Sargsyan co-led the Bright Alliance.

Sargsyan led the Hanrapetutyun Party as its candidate for Prime Minister in the 2021 Armenian parliamentary election. The party received 3.04% of the vote, coming in fifth place.

In May 2024, Sargsyan joined the United Platform of Democratic Forces.

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Category:Prime ministers of Armenia

Category:Living people

Category:1961 births

Category:People from Ararat, Armenia

Category:Hanrapetutyun Party politicians

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