Ambassador

H.E. Mr. Hrachya Poladyan

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the Republic of Armenia to the Arab Republic of Egypt

Date of birth May 16, 1971

Professional Experience:

sept. 2021-to date Embassy of Armenia to Egypt Cairo, Egypt

Ambassador

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 & Israel Division

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, Aleppo

Second Secretary

1998-1999 Embassy of Armenia to Syria Syria, Damascus

Second Secretary

1996-1998 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yerevan, Armenia

Europe Department

Third Secretary

1995-1996 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Yerevan, Armenia

Press Department

Attaché

1993-1994 Consulate General of Armenia in Aleppo Syria, Aleppo

Consular officer

Education:

1992-1994 Faculty of Arts, Aleppo University

Final magister paper: «Metaphors in Kheir ad-Dine al-Assadi encyclopedia»

1988-1993 Faculty of Oriental Studies, Yerevan State University

Arabic Studies department

Master of Arts in Oriental studies

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 21^st Century"

Additional information:

Language skills: Arabic, English, Russian

Author of several scientific articles and monograph

Participation in international conferences: Council of Europe (1997) & Greece (1996)

Awards

2016 Medal of Honor

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

*Received several certificates of gratitude by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassadors

IN MARCH 2019 HE WAS AWARDED A DIPLOMATIC DEGREE BY THE PRESIDENT: ENVOY EXTRA ORDINARY AND MINISTER PLENIPOTENTIARY

Married to Mrs. Zara Balaian, has two sons.

MFA RA
official website

Dual citizenship

Electronic visa

Visa applications