Personal Information

Full Name: Hrachya Arshak Poladian
Date and Place of Birth: 16 May 1971 – Yerevan, Armenia
Married with two sons

Professional Experience

From 10 July 2025
Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Sultanate of Oman (resident in Muscat)

2024–2025
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
Adviser, Middle East and Africa Department

2022–2024
Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the League of Arab States (resident in Cairo)

2021–2024
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Arab Republic of Egypt (resident in Cairo)

2021–2024
Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Sultanate of Oman (resident in Cairo)

2021–2024
Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria (resident in Cairo)

2018–2021
Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Republic of Iraq (resident in Baghdad)

2012–2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
Middle East Department
Head of the Arab Countries and North Africa Division

2008–2011
Embassy of Armenia in the Arab Republic of Egypt
Political Counsellor

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

2002–2006
Embassy of Armenia in the Syrian Arab Republic
First Secretary for Political Affairs

2001–2002
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
Middle East Department
Second Secretary

1999–2001
Consulate General of Armenia in Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic
Second Secretary

1998–1999
Embassy of Armenia in the Syrian Arab Republic
Second Secretary

1996–1998
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
Europe Department
Third Secretary

1995–1996
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
Press and Information Department
Attaché

1994–1995
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia
Policy Planning Department
Attaché

1993–1994
Consulate General of Armenia in Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic
Consular Staff Member

1987–1988
Printing House of the Armenian Academy of Sciences
Arabic Typesetter

Education

1992–1994
Faculty of Arts, University of Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic
Final research paper: Metaphors in the Encyclopedia of Khair al Din al Asadi

1988–1993
Faculty of Oriental Studies, Yerevan State University
Department of Arabic Studies
Master’s Degree in Oriental / Arabic Studies

Special Training

1994
Diplomatic Institute in Cairo, Egypt (three months)

1995
Diplomatic Academy in Vienna (five months)

2003
Diplomatic Academy in Beijing (one month)

2016
Training Course – Washington (MESA)

Additional Information

• Languages: Arabic, English and Russian
• Author of numerous academic and analytical articles and a book
• Participation in international conferences including the Council of Europe (1997) and a conference in Greece (1996)
• Awarded the Medal of Honour of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia in 2016
• Received several certificates of appreciation from the Foreign Minister and ambassadors
• In 2019, he was granted the diplomatic rank of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary by the President of the Republic
• In 2023, he was granted the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary by the President of the Republic.