Rustam Gasparyan

Rustam Gasparyan
Rustam Gasparyan
Parliament of Armenia
	In office; 19 June 2007 – 31 May 2012
Personal details
Born	April 11, 1961; USSR
Died	October 17, 2020 (aged 59); Hadrut Province, Republic of Artsakh (de facto)
Citizenship	Armenia
Children	2
Education	Armavir "Ararat" University
Occupation	Politician ; Military commander
Military service
Allegiance	Armenia ; Artsakh
Branch/service	Armed Forces of Armenia ; Artsakh Defence Army
Commands	Sev Hovaz Detachment
Battles/wars	First Nagorno-Karabakh War; 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict;
Awards	Hero of Artsakh ; Medal for Courage (Armenia) ; Medal for Courage (Artsakh) ; Mkhitar Gosh Medal ;

Rustam Gasparyan (

military award

.

Biography

He was born on 11 April 1961 in Janfida village of Armavir Province. In 1996 he graduated from “Ararat” University of Armavir with a degree in law. In 1979 – 1981 he served in the Soviet Army. From 1989 he took part in the Artsakh freedom fighting. In 1994-2000 he served in the army of Armenia, occupying different commanding posts. On May 12, 2007 he was elected as a deputy of the National Assembly from the electoral district # 12. In 2017 he left politics and Prosperous Armenia party.^[1]

In 2020 Rustam Gasparyan's car was hit by an

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, as a result of which his 29-year-old son died on the spot, and Rustam Gasparyan received multiple wounds to the head. On October 16, Rustam Gasparyan was operated in Stepanakert, then transferred to Goris MC, then to Erebuni MC. On October 17, it was reported that Rustam Gasparyan had died.^[2]

Awards and honours

He was awarded the "Courage" Medal of Armenia, the "Courage" Medal of the Republic of Artsakh, as well as numerous Commemorative Medals of the Ministry of Defence of Armenia and Yerkrapah Voluntary Union. On 14 September 2011, he was awarded the Mkhitar Gosh Medal.^[3] On 25 December 2020, he was posthumously awarded the Hero of Artsakh, the highest title of the Republic of Artsakh, was awarded as well the "Golden Eagle" order. The mayor of Armavir city posthumously awarded Rustam Gasparyan with the title of Honorable Resident of Armavir.^[4]

Personal life

He was married and had two children.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Rustam GASPARYAN". www.parliament.am.
^ "Մահացել է ԱԺ նախկին պատգամավոր Ռուստամ Գասպարյանը". hetq.am. Hetq. 2020-10-17.
^ "Հայաստանի Հանրապետության մեդալներով պարգևատրելու մասին". president.am (in Armenian). 2011-11-14.
^ "Рустам Гаспарян посмертно удостоен звания "Почетный гражданин Армавира"" (in Russian). 2020-12-25.

[rustamgasparyan-1] "Rustam GASPARYAN". www.parliament.am.

[2] "Մահացել է ԱԺ նախկին պատգամավոր Ռուստամ Գասպարյանը". hetq.am. Hetq. 2020-10-17.

[3] "Հայաստանի Հանրապետության մեդալներով պարգևատրելու մասին". president.am (in Armenian). 2011-11-14.

[4] "Рустам Гаспарян посмертно удостоен звания "Почетный гражданин Армавира"" (in Russian). 2020-12-25.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]