Jalal Harutyunyan
Jalal Anatolii Harutyunyan (Armenian: Ջալալ Անատոլիի Հարությունյան; born 11 November 1974) is an Armenian general from the Republic of Artsakh who formerly served as Commander of the Artsakh Defense Army and Minister of Defense of Artsakh. He commanded the Artsakh Defense Army during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War until his dismissal on 27 October 2020 after being wounded in action. He was appointed Head of the Military Control Service of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia in February 2021. Harutyunyan was suspended from this role in connection with a criminal case opened against him in September 2022.
Jalal Harutyunyan | |
|---|---|
| Ջալալ Հարությունյան | |
| Defense Minister of Artsakh | |
| In office 24 February 2020 – 27 October 2020 | |
| President | Bako Sahakyan Arayik Harutyunyan |
| Preceded by | Karen Abrahamyan |
| Succeeded by | Mikael Arzumanyan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 November 1974 Badara, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast, USSR |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Hero of Artsakh |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Republic of Artsakh Armenia |
| Branch/service | Artsakh Defense Army Ministry of Defense (Armenia) |
| Years of service | 1992- |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | First Nagorno-Karabakh War 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War |
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