Education
1989 - 1994: YSU, Faculty of Oriental Studies, student
1994 - 1997: National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Ph.D. student

Scientific Degree
Ph.D., associate-prof.

Experience
1997 to present:YSU,Faculty of Oriental Studies, Dept. of Iranian Studies, lecturer
2000-2007:YSU,Faculty of Oriental Studies, Dept. of Iranian Studies, assistant-prof.
2007 to present:YSU,Faculty of Oriental Studies, Dept. of Iranian Studies, associate-prof.
2014 to present: YSU,Faculty of Oriental Studies, Dept. of Iranian Studies, Head of the Department

Academic courses
Pashto, Judaeo-Persian, Ethnic and linguistic panorama of Caspian regions, Ethnic and linguistic panorama of Afghanistan, History and sociolinguistics of the Iranian languages, History of Persian language

Scale of professional interests
Indo-Iranian languages and dialects, Iranian religionsand culture, History of Iran, Near-Еastern ethnic and religious groups, Armeno-Iranica, Armen-Turcica

Languages
Armenian, Russian, English, Persian, Kurdish, Pashto, Azerbaijani,

Professional membership
Editorial board of “Iran-Name”, Armenian Journal of Oriental Studies
Editorial board of “Orientalia”, Proceedings of the Department of Iranian Studies
Editorial board of “Issues of Oriental Studies”, Proceedings of the Faculty ofOriental Studies
Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (USA)
Iranology foundation (Iran)
Armenian Association for Academic Partnership and Support (Armenia)