Personal Information:

Full name: Hrachya Poladyan

Date of birth: May 16, 1971

Diplomatic Rank: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

Marital Status: Married, with two sons

Professional Experience:

Nov 2024 – Present
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yerevan, Armenia
Counselor, Department of Middle East and Africa

2021 – 2024
Embassy of Armenia to Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
Ambassador

2022 – 2024
League of Arab States, Cairo, Egypt
Plenipotentiary Representative

2022 – 2024
Sultanate of Oman and People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria
Ambassador (Non-resident)

2018 – 2021
Embassy of Armenia to Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Ambassador

2012 – 2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yerevan, Armenia
Middle East Department, Head of the Middle East, North African Arab Countries

2008 – 2011
Embassy of Armenia to Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
Political Counsellor

2006 – 2008
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yerevan, Armenia
Policy Planning Department, Head of the Information Division

2002 – 2006
Embassy of Armenia to Syria, Syria, Damascus
First Secretary, Political Affairs

2001 – 2002
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yerevan, Armenia
Middle East Department, Second Secretary

1999 – 2001
Consulate General of Armenia in Aleppo, Syria – Second Secretary

1998 – 1999
Embassy of Armenia to Syria, Damascus – Second Secretary

1996 – 1998
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yerevan – Europe Department, Third Secretary

1995 – 1996
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yerevan – Press Department, Attaché

1994 – 1995
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yerevan – Policy Planning Department, Attaché

1993 – 1994
Consulate General of Armenia in Aleppo, Syria – Consular Officer

1987 – 1988
Printing house of the Armenian Academy of Science, Yerevan, Armenia
Arabic Typesetter

Education:

1992 – 1994
Faculty of Arts, Aleppo University
Master thesis: “Metaphors in Kheir ad-Dine al-Assadi Encyclopedia”

1988 – 1993
Faculty of Oriental Studies, Yerevan State University
Master of Arts in Oriental Studies (Arabic Studies Department)

Special Trainings:

1994
Cairo Diplomatic Institute, Egypt (3 months)

1995
Vienna Diplomatic Academy (5 months)

2013
Beijing Diplomatic Academy (1 month)

2016
MESA Washington, Training course on “Sykes-Picot of the 21st Century”

Awards:

2016 – Medal of Honor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia
Received several certificates of gratitude by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassadors

Additional Information:

•  Languages: Arabic, English, Russian
• Author of several scientific articles and one monograph
• Participant in international conferences (Council of Europe – 1997, Greece – 1996)