Education
MA/ BA in Oriental Studies of the Linguistic Department of YSU, the department of Oriental (Iranian) Studies. PhD studies at the Oriental Studies institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences in Moscow

Academic degree
Doctor of History

Professional Experience
Scientific-secretary, senior scholar, head of source problem group, head of Iran department at Oriental Studies Institute of NAS RA.
Head of Chair of World History, Vice Rector for Academic Programs, Rector ad interim at Armenian State Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovyan.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the RA to the Islamic Republic of Iran, advisor of the foreign minister of the RA, head of the Chair of International Relations and Diplomacy at YSU.

Academic courses
“The Armenian Question and International diplomacy”, “The Islamic factor in current International relations”, “The International Relations and current foreign policy problems of the Third Republic of Armenia”, “The Kurds, the Armenian Question and the Armenian-Kurdish relations”.

Scale of professional interests
International Relations of the Near and Middle East countries, History of Iran and Turkey, the Armenian Question, Kurdish Studies, Islam, Armenian community history in Iran, Armenian trading capital history.

Participation in grant projects
“The FAR” (the USA) grant.

Languages
Persian, Russian, English, Turkish, Georgian, German, French.

Professional membership
Member of academic degree awarding professional council at Oriental Studies Institute of NAS RA, editorial board member of “The Near and Middle East countries and nations” series published by the same Institute, editorial board member of “History of neighboring countries of Armenia” in four volumes, editor of “International Relations, Politics” journal of Bamber (Bulletin) of Yerevan State University.

Awards received
“Fridjof Nansen” Medal, YSU Gold Medal, special Diplomas awarded by The Armenian World Congress, the Union of Armenians of Russia, Ministry of Diaspora and NAS RA, Union of Armenians of Russia medal, «Dawn of Revolution» Gold Medal of Islamic Republic of Iran, The Foreign Ministry of the RA Medal «For outstanding achievements in the sphere of diplomacy», “The Armenian State Pedagogical University” Medal.